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She Nationality

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She nationality distributes in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Anhui Province. They call themselves 'hill visitors' or 'shanha', which means they are visitors, but not native people. There are two parlance talking about the oriJingal, one is that She nationality was with the same ancestor with the Yao nationality, and the other one is that they are the descendant of ancient people of Yue Kingdom. They speak their own language. .

Men's costume are like those of Han.
Style of women's costumes are more colorful. short pants, leg wrappings and bare feet are basal image of a woman. Her hair is coiled on hair with red line. When she is a bride, she wears phoenix coronet, which is made of a bamboo tube, covered a piece of red cloth.

Sweet potato is their staple-food, and they like to drink tea. Wine is a symbol of a good life. They like to talk as to eat the cooking dishes

Young people fall in love through folk songs, and a marriage is immerged in songs sinJingg.

A funeral is like the Hans'.

The festivals are: Spring Festival, Sweeping-tomb Day, Dragon Boat Day, Zhong Yuan Festival, Mid-autumn Day and the Double Ninth Festival.
Their own festivals are: offering sacrifice to ancestors on March 3, Making Malt Extract Food Day ( on April 8 ); wielding Duobei King on October.

Cultural arts are colorful with folk songs, legends, folk stories, fables, riddles. Folk songs are bright cultural pearls. They not only sing at festival and happy events, but also take it as a daily way to make dialogue. 'Shuang Tiao Luo' is rare in folk songs performance, the way of which is a singer sings two or four words ahead, and then another singer will follow to sing on.

The actions of a dance is full of powerful, humor and lively, expressing minute and really.

The industrial arts plays gloss at embroidery and weaving. Bamboo hats and flowery bands are characteristic handicrafts. The women like to embroider birds and flowers in the clothes. A five years old girl will learn weave. The quality of a piece of colorful band is to manage a girl's skill.

They worship ancestor and believe ghost and immortal. A wizard is not a special occupation.

Wedding of She Nationality