"Snatching marriage" is a custom left over from the Miao nationality in Vietnam. Every Lunar New Year, Miao boys can kidnap a girl home on the road. The next day, both parents need to meet to discuss the marriage, but the woman's parents generally don't refuse, because once they refuse, other men in the family will become passive in "robbing the marriage" and the family will be humiliated.

Miao, a cross-border ethnic group (Miao in China and Miao in Vietnam), lives in the mountainous areas of Laojie, Hejiang, Laizhou, Huanglianshan and Luo Shan provinces in northern Vietnam.

The ancestors of the Miao nationality were active in the Central Plains five thousand years ago and after the Three Miao and Nine Li Dynasties. Its tribal leader is Chiyou. After the battle between Chiyou and Yanhuang Zhuolu failed, some of its tribes merged into China, and some moved south, becoming Wulin people and Wuxi people recorded in history books. And the Miao people in China are the same ethnic group (see Miao people for details).

Miao cultural customs

1, language

Miao people did not have their own written language in the past. Some old people know Chinese characters and can speak Chinese. Miao people have their own Latin alphabet, but it has not been popularized. School teaching is conducted in Beijing (Vietnamese).

2. clothes

The clothes of Miao residents are generally made of linen woven by themselves. The whole set of traditional costumes of Miao women includes: skirts, short bodices with slits at the front, front aprons, belts, back waist and leggings. The skirt is a hat-shaped folding skirt, which is trumpet-shaped and drooping, and it is very dynamic when walking. There are also tube skirts with discounts on both sides.

There are various decorative patterns on Miao costumes, such as snails, pig's trotters, dog's paws, butterflies, snakes, bird's eyes, rake teeth, lusheng, flowers, coins and crosses. The colors of the patterns are fresh and harmonious, which embodies the traditional cultural characteristics of the Miao nationality.

3. Folk songs

Miao folk songs occupy an important position, including sacrificial songs, love songs, wedding songs and daughter-in-law songs. Folk songs are not only sung by mouth, but also played by lusheng and lip harp, and even a leaf can play beautiful songs. The famous song Daughter-in-law is very popular.

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Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Miao nationality