Yao men's and women's clothing is mainly blue earth cloth. Men like to wear collarless tops and trousers or knee-length shorts.
The staple foods of ethnic minorities are mainly corn, rice and sweet potatoes. Daily dishes include soybeans, Mi Dou, pumpkins, peppers, poultry and livestock. Yao people in Dayaoshan, Jinxiu, Guangxi, used a "bird pot" to catch migratory birds and keep them as Qiang, which is a delicious treat for guests.
Generally speaking, Yao people do not intermarry with other nationalities, and the custom of uxorilocal is more common.
Yao people have many festivals, including big festivals and small festivals. Big festivals include Wang Pan Festival, Spring Festival, Slave Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Social King's Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day and so on, and small festivals are held almost every month. The Danu Festival of the Yao nationality in Du 'an, Guangxi is quite grand, and it is said to be a festival to commemorate the ancestors' resistance to the Tusi. King's Day, commonly known as "the king of jumping tickets" and "the king of bargaining". It is held every three to five years, on October 16th of the lunar calendar, and is usually held by one household, several households or one village. The main ceremony was that the host prayed, sang the king's songs and danced for a long time, and prayed for the blessing of Pan Wang (Tiger Pan). Wang Pan Festival, usually a festival of Yao people who call themselves "Mianzhi", is very grand.
Resources Baidu Encyclopedia Guangxi Yao Nationality Customs and Habits