The marriage of De 'ang people is monogamous. Both men and women have freedom of love, and women also have certain autonomy in choosing objects. There is no strict hierarchical marriage within the country. As long as the other party is willing, the rich and the poor can get married. At the age of fourteen or fifteen, boys began to pester girls. In the evening, I went out to play lusheng at the girl's house and took the girl out to fall in love.
After the two sides established relations, they exchanged daily necessities such as bracelets, belts, collars, bracelets and brocade, and invited the old people in the village to meet their female compatriots. As long as the woman agrees, parents generally don't object. They think it is not good for a girl to love her and disagree. As for whether the son-in-law is satisfied or not, it is her life, and parents can do nothing about it. If parents object, girls can live with their husbands.
At the engagement ceremony of young men and women of De 'ang nationality, the chicken head should be cut off. If the head of a chicken and the body of a chicken split in two, neither side can regret it; Women can't kill chickens if they don't approve of marriage. Weddings usually last three days. In three days, all the men, women and children in the village will go to the bride and groom's house to celebrate. The parents of the bride and groom will eat, sing, sing and laugh together.
National food customs:
De 'ang people used to be called "dragons". 1985 officially changed its name to De 'ang. It is one of the oldest ethnic groups in the southwest frontier of China. They mainly live in Yunnan province. Mainly engaged in agriculture, planting rice, corn, buckwheat, potatoes and so on. , specializing in growing tea.
Most of the De 'ang people are mainly rice, and some areas grow corn and potatoes. They are good at cooking all kinds of food, such as pea powder, tofu, rice noodles, rice cakes, zongzi and so on.
De 'ang people pay more attention to diet and use a wide range of materials. He is good at cooking, stewing, stirring and lifting weights. There are many kinds of vegetables. Bamboo shoots are vegetables that keep fresh all year round. In addition to eating fresh, it is usually processed into sour bamboo shoots or dried bamboo shoots.
Use other vegetables when cooking stewed bamboo shoots with sauerkraut. Sour bamboo shoots are widely used. Even if the stewed chicken is fried or boiled, you should add pickled bamboo shoots. Influenced by the local Han people, many Han people soak tofu, which is also a common dish on the dining table of De 'ang people. The main features are colorless papaya, cold grilled fish, bamboo rammer, crispy melon, Le Lang and so on.
Drinking strong tea is the hobby of adult men and women of De 'ang nationality. Legend has it that this custom has existed since ancient times. Therefore, De 'ang families are used to planting some tea trees around their homes or villages, collecting tea for their own consumption, and taking them to the market to trade with other ethnic groups when they have surplus.
Tea is not only an ordinary drink, but also the best gift for friends and relatives. In daily life, De 'ang people can't live without tea, weddings and funerals. Tea is a gift for visiting relatives and friends.
For example, attending a wedding and sending a packet of tea with red lines crossed; Send a pack of bamboo or linen tea to the funeral. When the guests arrive at De 'ang's house, the hospitable host will welcome them into the bamboo building and hand them a cup of burnt strong tea.
Tea people love tea like life. They said they didn't drink tea all day, and they lost their strength. Only by drinking a cup of hot tea can you refresh yourself. You can also drink "sour tea", also called wet tea, which was called valley tea or ancient tea in ancient times. Sour and sour can promote fluid production and quench thirst. It also has the effect of clearing away heat. This kind of tea is made of freshly selected fresh tea leaves, sealed with bamboo tubes and fermented.
Sour tea can also be directly chewed, slightly sour, slightly bitter and sweet in aftertaste. Tang people think that this kind of tea can clear away heat and detoxify. Dry sour tea can be sold in the local market, usually by Ms. De 'ang and the elderly. They are called Mianning, which means "tea mother" in De 'ang language.
In the rainy season, pickled tea leaves are put into a mortar immediately after harvest, filled and then squeezed with a thick cover. After a few months, take out the tea leaves and mix them with other spices.
There are also clay pot pickled tea and fresh pickled tea. Add pepper and salt, mix well, put it on a clay pot and press the lid tightly, store it for several months, that is, "pickled tea", and take it out for consumption. Making snacks is also very useful.
Extended data:
De 'ang, also known as "Benglong", is a mountainous minority in the border area between China and Myanmar. Its national language belongs to the Waan branch of the Mon-Khmer language family of South Asian language family, which is divided into three dialects: Bulai, Rumai and Ruojin. Do not have their own written language. Due to the long-term coexistence with Dai, Han and Jingpo, many people speak Dai, Chinese and Jingpo.
De 'ang people mainly live in the border area between People's Republic of China (PRC) and Myanmar. They are typical ethnic groups with large dispersion and small settlements, and they are widely distributed. China is mainly distributed in 9 counties and cities of Dehong, Baoshan and Lincang in Yunnan Province, and Myanmar is in Shan and Kachin States.
References:
Deangzu-Baidu Encyclopedia