Guizhou: the head of the moon they find objects in the funeral

Longhorn Miao is a hermit in theGuizhouIn the mountains of Miao branch, for hundreds of years until they retire,NorwayJohn Gjestrum inadvertently encounter, that this group of "head moon", "Your Highness style" of the people for the first time in the external field. And in the community around 100 years of customs, is also let the world wonder: the old man to life in the drum in the end, the young man in the "jump flower field" on love, girl look for objects at the funeral......

They, strange hair

In the province of Guizhou Special Administrative Region and the Zhijin county at the junction of the high mountains and lofty hills, where an ancient and mysterious: Longhorn Miao Miao. The Miao branch of only 4000 people, year lives in the mountain 2000 meters above sea level, a mysterious and ancient tribal life.

They have weddings and funerals customs, rich and unique distinctive style of music and dance art. In the past 90 years of the last century, they have been retire, until the middle of 90's, a man named John Gjestrum of the Norway museum experts, inadvertently entered into their living in fairyland, gradually revealing the mystery of the ethnic group, the history of civilization, they can appear first in the world......

����The ancestral worn on the head

They in the stockade, the woman is the most peculiar scenery -- because they are wearing a hairpin head only two sharp upward, and wrapped in twine and real hair and mixed wig, weighing 2~4 kg, looking ahead, like the top of a crescent moon.

Although the head is so heavy "Moon", but the women walk up all go with head high and chest out, lightsome and clever. Go up century 90 time metaphase, early to Norway museum experts Gjestrum here, see them so elegant, dignified and confident deportment, amazing to praise: "is your style".

In need of her help, to complete

About wearing hairpin this custom, they should start from the origin. Legend has it that in history, after a Miao Miao after the war, which took refuge in central Guizhou's dense forests in the deep mountains, with hunting, recuperate and build up strength. Later, because the mountain beast, in order to protect themselves, they in the hair bundle on the horn comb, then thread, wool and lost their long hair knot into large bun, disguised as a "horn" of "God", to scare beast.

Some scholars study found, the hair is "cattle they worship" totem prove. In the eyes of local people, cattle are divine animal, with horns as decoration is the most primitive totem worship. They think the hair more beautiful, and tribal name "they", hence the name.

They live in the mountains of Guizhou

In fact, the hair also contains a memorial to the ancestors and descendants back. Nowadays, they wear headgear wig, mother, grandmother, all include grandmother and great-grandmother family female hair, can say, a horned headdress is often several generations of women's hair with. Although many Hmong branch other also have hair habits, but "will be worn on the head, is the ancestor" they and other Miao branch of the greatest difference. They think: the hair winding, with several generations of their fate and soul will be close together, and that the memory of ancestors and excellent character, future generations will inherit and carry forward the......

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