A Brief Introduction of Minority Customs
A Brief Introduction of Minority Customs
Among the 56 nationalities of the Chinese people, there have been much exchanges,interactions and assimilation. Owing to these,there have been formed many similar customs related to typical festivals of each nationality. For example,the important festivals of Han nationality are also observed by other minority nationalities. Moreover,Han nationality shares similar methods to fix festival dates with the Mongolians,the Manchus,the Koreans, the Zhuangs. Although the festival dates of these nationalities are different from those of the nationality of the Yis,the Tibetans, the Lisus, the Chiangs, the Tungs，the Pumis，the Tajiks， and the Hanis，nearly all the festival activities of these nationalities either involve celebrating harvest, offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods, family reunion and amusements, or convey wishes for happiness and valuing time. As for ways of festival celebrations,such as the way family get together, the way they sit up through the lunar New Year's Eve,or pay visits on the lunar New Year's Day, they share more similarities than differences. Those who have settled down away from their native land have also become assimilated with the local customs while retaining customs of their own nationalities.
Among the 56 nationalities of the Chinese people, there have been much exchanges,interactions and assimilation. Owing to these,there have been formed many similar customs related to typical festivals of each nationality. For example,the important festivals of Han nationality are also observed by other minority nationalities. Moreover,Han nationality shares similar methods to fix festival dates with the Mongolians,the Manchus,the Koreans, the Zhuangs. Although the festival dates of these nationalities are different from those of the nationality of the Yis,the Tibetans, the Lisus, the Chiangs, the Tungs，the Pumis，the Tajiks， and the Hanis，nearly all the festival activities of these nationalities either involve celebrating harvest, offering sacrifices to ancestors and gods, family reunion and amusements, or convey wishes for happiness and valuing time. As for ways of festival celebrations,such as the way family get together, the way they sit up through the lunar New Year's Eve,or pay visits on the lunar New Year's Day, they share more similarities than differences. Those who have settled down away from their native land have also become assimilated with the local customs while retaining customs of their own nationalities.
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