The waCustoms and habitsWa holiday information and clothing characteristics

In the wa region widely circulated at the legend of "division in the post".Cimo area wa to explain, "post" is a stone, "in" is out, meaning that early humans came from out of the cave.The legend wa is the first out of the cave.Ah wa cave is located in the central mountains, from the county town of cimo about 60 miles west of the mountains.Since cimo of wa people put the caves as a "holy land".Of cangyuan wa explain "duty" is the "bottle gourd", is "in", meaning that people coming out of the bottle gourd.

Regional wa, though different interpretation of "the company" in the post, but ah wa mountain is regarded as the cradle of human, but also reflect their common ah wa are mountain area is the earliest inhabitants."In the" department of post is wa memories of their national ancient hole life.

The religion of wa

Before the founding of new China, wa religion is a primitive natural worship, believe all things have spirit, don't think all of mountains, rivers, and understand the phenomena of nature are the elves, will bring people to descend.Wa's worship is the highest human dominated in accordance with the "" wood, his five sons are respectively in charge of the heaven, monarch, thunder,The earthquakeThe ancestors of god and wa.Besides, there are all kinds of water demon, tree, etc.Part of the wa region of mahayana and theravada Buddhism and christianism, it is nearly one thousand two hundred years of religious forms.

There are a lot of wa people's taboo.Historically, taboo and habits is one of the important factors hindering the development of the wa people productivity.

Wa diet

Is it wa that rice is the staple food.Cimo region of wa all like vegetables and salt, rice one-pot into thicker rotten rice.In other parts of the wa is to eat more rice.During the rural busy season the eclipse 3 meal, eat 2 meals.Chicken porridge, such as camellia porridge for homely food to taste.Upland rice to eat more ground now, young men and women all eat chili, folk presence of hot pepper do not have enough to eat.

Wa main source of meat poultry, pigs and cows and chickens.In addition also has a habit of prey on mice and insects.Some areas wa have the habit of insects, more consumption of pupa and parasitic herbs of red caterpillars and broom insect wax gourd and parasitic in wax gourd tree and so on more than 10 kinds.Are usually put edible insects boiled into porridge with rice, vegetables and salt, mix pepper, spicy and tasty.

Wa beekeeping is common, but beekeeping method is very special, with a hollowed log, first two head sealing, leave behind a hole, for the wild bees in and out, in the forest or the eaves, make its breeding honey, cut 2 or 3 times a year, with the bee pupa.

Wa xi drink bitter tea, in general.The drink, wine is made from their bubble liquor.Often drink liquor harmless to the body, is good for health.Wa to drink white wine.

Wa more likely to drink bitter tea.Bitter tea boil very thick, almost into tea cream.Although bitter tea taste bitter, but after drinking cool and refreshing feeling.Quench your thirst for climate burning hot area in wa, a magical effect.

Chewing betel nuts are a common hobby wa men and women, old and young, work to rest or chat at ordinary times, mouth chewing betel nut.Chewing betel nuts were German oak leaf with lime boil substitute, allegedly JianChi chewing betel nut, but according to the medical research suggests that perennial chewing betel nut (not substitute) is an important cause of oral cancer.

Typical food are: camellia porridge, fire snake meat and peas Fried eggs, Fried wood worm, etc.

The customs of marriage in wa

Wa marriage is free, have a "bunch of girls" (love), the young man to the age of 17, 18, began to "series of girl".But wa girl "string" manner is more groups, before the formal sure love relationship, activity less alone.And the "girl" series of activities, much to man's initiative.

Wa young men and womenTo get marriedGenerally choose in not farming season: choose part of the lunar April, i.e., the wa cut cow worship activities to build wooden drum front this month;Others choose between September and December, namely: the completed house roof terrace to sacrifice during this time of the water.

In the past, in accordance with the customs and habits of the wa, husband died wife can turn a house to his brother.If my brother married, subject to consent by the sister-in-law and his wife, can also be converted to brother little wife.If don't want to turn the family room, but also the other to marry, but it must be paid by new in-laws dowry to late husband's brother or the family of the same family name.Such transfer marriage, husband and wife, also can divorce, but if the groom offered, the family is not refundable dowry;If the family put forward, the dowry to return the man's house.

Wa national holiday

Because of its sacred status and role, wooden drum "drum" into wa very grand, grand religious sacrificial activities.A wooden drum, is from the stockaded village outside the forest to cut down trees, into ZhaiLi, make new drum, replace the old drum.Than the lunar calendar in November (wa calendar January).Then, first of all be determined by the village heads meeting la drum and priest who (the bull and bear the costs of activities), ready to kill Piao buffalo for the head and the liver see diagrams cattle, and liquor food etc.Pull a wooden drum on the same day, the day Piao offerings of god, in the evening by the male youths uphill deforestation has chosen trees, preparation of drum material.Second day early in the morning, QuanZhai men, women and children (some women cannot attend) are dressed in festive costumes, come la drum, song and dance, the drum with a rope drag to the stockade.But on the day of wooden drum is not into the village, park village, to kill the goose that sacrifice, after another pick an auspicious day rijin village.

New drum into the village, the village exultation.Neighboring village people beating drums, also came to congratulate, singing and dancing, and Piao cattleKill pig, drinking entertainment.

The new wooden drum production takes about 20 days.Dig chiseled finish, ring, and immediately to the QuanZhai report good news, and a new drum ceremony was laid.Night, QuanZhai people gathered from around the wooden drum room, dance song again, to celebrate the new wooden drum made smoothly.At this point, the whole wooden drum worship activities come to an end.

It is said that the wa is to worship god MoWei pull a wooden drum.MoWei wa people points out, is the embodiment of human ancestors, it usually live in paradise, don't ask, don't thing in the world.Only hear the sound of the drum, it will descent XieWei rescue or Shared joy for mankind.

Love affairs "series of girl"

The marriage of the wa, most is established through the free love.Marriage age in twenty years or so commonly, more male big female small.But young men and women from can start to love affairs of 15 or 16 social entertainment activities.This kind of love, commonly known as string of girl.

Bunch of girls in groups.Before the official to determine the relationship, less activity alone.In this activity, man has been in active status.

Girl is mainly carried out in the evening.No specific place, more in a girl home.When night falls, young men and women will be gathered into groups, boys play the three-stringed and blowing a flute, to wait for their girl home.We sing and dance together and give each other a tobacco, betel nuts, men and women brush their hair, each other laughing play, leer, secrets.After several times series of girl, the young man take a fancy to a girl, will send some bracelets and necklaces, comb, scarves and other gifts for her.If a few days or a period of time not see girl return gift, can decide she already have a special liking to himself, would like to as her lover.While the girl comes to the net, no matter who gifts will take one by one.Gifts they believe that the young man, the more the better your appearance and personality etc, the more glorious.Her parents bunch of daughter who will be more happy and proud.But don't want to continue to develop relations guy, will soon returned to his gift.If also have a plenty of in the process of string of girl, the young man take a fancy to a girl, it will take to her jewelry and scarf, said asked her to marry him.At this point, the girl whether they like it or not, all want to Shouting, pretend to resist.If you don't ask for in just a few days, to accept the lad's courtship.

Determine the relationship between the lovers young men and women, will be out of the group, began its individual contact.And then formally proposed media and engagement, marriage, tie the knot.

Hanis living

Wa is an agricultural nation, Past productivity level is low, the ability to withstand natural disasters.Around the formation of agricultural production, therefore, a lot of worship god blessing of sacrifice sexual activity, have gradually formed the custom, developed into a festival.Hanis living is one of them.

Hanis living isriceMature, harvest festival, tasting new meters.Because of climate differences, the grain mature time are different, and each region and each village, and even every household is a holiday time is different also, but instead of the lunar July and August (wa calendar October 9).Date, it is according to their respective food mature choose an auspicious day.Second is to mutually is the best on the day of parents or grandparents died.Intended to please the patriarch soul back, with his family changxin as tribute rice, share its joy.And please their soul to bless the children a happy family, good crop weather, the grain harvest.Around for wa compatriots to celebrate hanis living, cangyuan wa autonomous county in 1991 and joint decision, cimo wa autonomous county every year lunar calendar August 14 as wa "hanis living".

Hanis living more traditional families alone.Festival on the same day, master to get up early and ready to feast wine meat food.New to the field after cutting in valley.Cut back millet a bunch of hanging on the door, said valley soul into the family.Grain under the rub, micro fire baked in cast iron pans, our new rice, rice.Then to hold a ceremony of man ethnic: a bowl of new rice, place on a fetish with a variety of dishes, please wizard spell, valley of sacrifice to the god, and laid their ancestors.After the ceremony, headed by wizard and the old man, the whole family or changxin as tribute.After, the host can open the door, put our holiday information told neighborhood folks.So the villagers to carry a variety of gift came to congratulate.Master is to kill chickens and kill pig, even Piao hospitality, we sang, to share the joy of harvest.

Wa are good people.The bamboo dance, the past is a blessing to jump a dance, after the death of the old man has now become an entertaining dance.

Dance form the same as the hainan li bamboo dance in our country.The two big bamboo pole flat on the ground, outside the two big bamboo pole, couple, two people face to face with small bamboo pole, sliding back and forth along the big bamboo touch attack, dancers in the gaps between the two sliding rod collided.Dance moves for imitating ants, leopards, thrush, dove takeoff animal forms, lively and cheerful.

Bamboo dance, generally in the village have prestige and influence have held the old man died, with reef pestle and struck a bamboo pole dance, male and female old and young in the village all can attend.The old man said, "although people dead, but the soul not die, also cannot leave after it to another world singing and dancing, so people want to sing and dance farewell to him."It is this view of life, has created many funeral dance of wa.