There is a saying: Hani wears a waist on his chest. Praise Hani's breasts, probably because they are covered with shiny silver ornaments; Praising the waist of Dai girls is really inseparable from the skirt. Tight-fitting top and beautiful skirt show the graceful jade waist of Dai people's little "Bu Shao" incisively and vividly.
In addition to the basic functions of keeping warm and decorating clothes, the skirt has many advantages:
The first is durability. The skirt is just a rectangular piece of cloth with edges, which is easy to make. Make a skirt around the waist, which is convenient to wear. "Mi Tao" likes black, "Bu Shao" loves flowers, suitable for all ages; Wearing single clothes in hot weather and double clothes in cold weather is popular in all seasons. Older people have experienced the shortage of materials for buying cloth, tickets and coupons. The front legs and buttocks of trousers are the most easily worn. When we were young, it was common practice to mend pants. Skirts can be rotated back and forth, moved left and right, and worn differently. Once worn, you should die, quit the stage, and there is no need to repair it. It can be said that it is the most economical and practical economic clothing in the world.
Secondly, it is convenient to repel insects. The sanitary conditions in remote villages in Banna are poor, cattle, horses, pigs and poultry are scattered, feces are everywhere, and insects and mosquitoes breed. The worst are fleas and leeches. Fleas jump gently, jump on your thigh silently, bite you in a knot, and itch painfully; Grass leeches are also very powerful, and unconsciously they get into your crotch and kiss your thighs. Flea leeches get into pants legs, and friends who wear pants are miserable. Hurry to find a hidden place to deal with it, so as not to make a fool of yourself in public, but fleas and leeches have long run away, leaving blood stains and lumps on your legs. It is much more convenient to wear a skirt. Shake the skirt gently and the flea will run away. When you put your hand into the skirt to play, the leeches fall.
The third is the convenience of wading. Banna has a subtropical climate. In the rainy season, it rains continuously and the sun doesn't shine for several days. Living in Banna rural area, it is inevitable to cross rivers and ditches. If the water depth does not exceed the instep, friends who wear trousers can roll up their trousers, wad. If the water is knee-deep, they have to let the water soak their pants. The smell of these wet pants is uncomfortable, and you will catch a cold if you are not careful. Wearing a skirt is very different. As long as the Dai girl gently relaxes her pink arm and ties her skirt to her chest, even if the water is not as deep as her thighs, she still wades through, and the skirt is not wet.
Another point is that it is convenient to take a bath. Banna Dai is a water Dai, who loves water and loves to bathe in the river. Men can take off their clothes and jump into the river After all, women are too shy to be naked in front of people. At this time, the skirt can come in handy. You can have fun without making a fool of yourself by tying the skirt to chest height and even lifting the shoulder strap.
Even better, it's convenient. If you want to eat and drink, you need to pull it out, you can't get in, and you have to hold back your illness. In remote Dai villages, there is no habit of building toilets, so it is necessary to urinate in the convenience room according to local conditions. Going out on business and going to the market is inevitable. Friends wear pants, men can find a hidden place to "facilitate", and women often encounter embarrassment. It is really convenient for a Dai girl to wear a tube skirt. When the skirt leans forward slightly, a "clear spring" gently gushes out from the skirt, and you just "see the waterfall hanging in front of the river". Dai girls also smiled, without any embarrassment.
Shortly after jumping the queue in Dai township, one day I went to fetch water with a bucket. There are several Dai girls on the roadside. The older one is only 14 or 15 years old, and the younger one is only 10 years old. Suddenly called my name, lifted my skirt at me, and said "triumphant". Scared me to run back to the dormitory. I didn't expect the tube skirt to be a prop of "sex education" and also have the function of "showing love".
It is said that during the Cultural Revolution, Dai women were forbidden to wear skirts. However, the national tradition is deeply rooted and cannot be banned casually. Dai girls go their own way and wear skirts. 1999 and 2004, I went back to Banna twice and found that Dai girls now wear more pants and less skirts. I don't know whether the reason is the progress of civilization or the result of assimilation. I'm worried about whether skirts will become museum exhibits and tourist attractions in a few years. National traditions should be carried forward, national costumes should be colorful, and tube skirts should continue to develop with the progress of the times to make Dai girls more beautiful. The fear that that skirt will disappear is just unfounded.
In the self-defense counterattack in the 1970s, two Dai girls took off their skirts as stretchers to rescue the wounded. Their courage is really commendable. Skirts have this magical effect, which is really eye-catching and incredible!