Miao people are good at casting spells. Miao people have both young and mature seedlings. Seedlings live in Miao village, but mature seedlings are unfamiliar to society. Generally, young seedlings can cast curses, but mature seedlings can't. The distribution of Miao people is as follows: Miao people are mainly concentrated in Guizhou (48 1%), followed by Hunan (2 1, 49%) and Yunnan (. 62%), Guangxi (5 18%), Hubei (2.4%), Sichuan (1.65%), Hainan (0.69%) and other provinces and cities. In addition, it is also distributed in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Many Miao people call themselves Mu, Meng, Mao, Guo Xiong and Lao Dai. In some places, Miao people are given different names according to their places of residence and costumes, such as "long skirt Miao", "short skirt Miao" and "long horn Miao". Miao people believe in primitive religions with animism.

1. Marriage habits

The marriage mode of Miao nationality is basically the same as that of Yi nationality. Besides singing at Huashan Festival, dating will also be negotiated in other places. The difference is that on their wedding day, when the groom goes to the bride's house to get married, he should first prepare some lunch (that is, dry food) from home and eat it halfway. The bride should also be prepared to eat from noon to halfway before coming out of her family. They should prepare enough for the groom and the people they bring. In the middle of eating, only the bride and groom and bridesmaids have the right to eat chicken parts, such as chicken thighs, and the rest are eaten by people who take them. After the wedding, after the bride's farewell party left, the groom's house was closed and locked immediately. After some conversation, the groom's house opened. People outside rushed into the door with a big stone, shouting "rich, rich".

2. Other hobbies.

Miao men like to catch birds and keep hunting. Once the prey is caught, no matter how much, the participants have a share.

Miao people like to play Lusheng and Heizi. Dance music is a dance that Miao people, both men and women, like. When it comes to festive festivals, they go to the host place in droves for happy activities.

Miao martial arts

3. Miao costumes

Miao people have their own national costumes, and men wear the same clothes as other ethnic groups. Women have their national costumes. In the past, Miao women could weave their own fabrics to support themselves. The woman wearing it has a scarf made of cloth on her head (Hmong: H not u). The outermost layer of the sleeve is embroidered with patterns, and the edge is hung with iron wire. There is a wooden comb on your head. Hand-embroidered patterns are everywhere on the national costume. There is a belt around the waist, embroidered with patterns at both ends and some beads at the top. When tied, the ends of the belt hang down to the sides of the hips. The belt is tied with a layer of waist, embroidered with patterns in front of the waist, with a row of beads hanging in the middle of the waist and leggings wrapped around the calf, about 20 points wide, just like a soldier in a war, walking easily and neatly. They have pointed shoes on their feet. During the festival, Miao women wear national costumes to participate in activities.

4. Funeral customs

The funeral customs of Miao nationality are basically the same as those of Yi nationality. The difference is that after death, the owner (that is, the family of the deceased) pays for a juggler (playing lusheng and drumming). When it comes to slaughtering cattle, the masters first read Chen and other languages, then played musical instruments, and then the master of slaughtering cattle handcuffed the cattle with an axe until they were handcuffed to death.

5. Huashan Festival

The biggest festival of Miao nationality is Huashan Festival. The annual Huashan Festival starts from the second day of every year and lasts for five days to one week. Speaking of Huashan Festival, the organizer planted a flower pole in the center of the selected venue, tied loose hair on his head and inserted a red flag at the top. At that time, people who celebrate the festival will dance around the pole and dance the music that their nation has been dancing for a long time. There are men and women singing folk songs on Huashan Mountain. Men are carrying musical instruments, and women are dancing with cheerful Miao music.