What are the taboos of Yao nationality?

Yao people have many traditional customs and taboos. In the past, the worshiped Yao people generally banned eating dog meat, which was related to their dog totem worship. Yao people who worship "Miruotuo" did not eat mother pork and eagle meat in the past. The eagle is regarded as a god and it is unlucky to eat it. In Chenxi County, southwest Hunan Province, cucumbers are fasted before the fifth day of the seventh lunar month. Most Yao people don't eat black duck, cat meat and snake meat. Black ducks and snakes are unlucky things. Cats are human's closest friends, so they don't eat them. In some places, women do not eat lard in the first few days after delivery.

The fireplace is very respectful to the Yao people. You can't step on it, cross it, or spit in it. Don't burn paper with words in the stove, and the tripod on the fireplace can't move casually. Pregnant women and women who have just given birth cannot stay at God's table, nor can they fry stones and dig holes in graves and cemeteries. It is also forbidden to cut down the fengshui forest in front of and behind the village.

Men and women can't touch the emperor's head. If there is a pregnant woman at home, outsiders can't enter the house. Generally, you can't hang clothes at the entrance of the main house, sit on the threshold, whistle at home, and put sundry items on the god table. This will be considered disrespectful.

Don't wear white shoes and white hat when entering Yao's house, because it symbolizes funeral; Avoid sitting on the threshold; You can't wear sandals upstairs; Can't sit on a housewife's stool; On the raft, avoid "umbrella". When talking about "umbrella", say "rain cover" because "umbrella" is homophonic with "scattering"; When logging, avoid saying ominous words such as "eat meat" and "die".