Kemu people
In ancient times, most of China respected men. Only in modern times did they begin to pursue equality between men and women. However, in some corners of the world, because some villages are too remote, their thinking is still relatively feudal, and the status of men and women is not equal.
is like the Kemu people living in Xishuangbanna. In the process of getting along with boys and girls, boys have a lower status than girls, and even boys can only live in tree houses. If wants to come down and live with girls, they must go through girls’ agree.
"Kemu people" girls have a higher status than boys.
The Kemu people are an ethnic group mainly distributed in the Indo-China Peninsula in Asia. They are distributed in China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and other countries, but the majority are in Laos. . The number of K wooden people is not very large. There are about 3,000 now. They have their own language, no written language, and a small number of people understand Dai and Chinese.
Kemu people village
Kemu people have a very traditional cultural phenomenon called "totem worship". Like primitive tribes in ancient times, they are divided into several totems, and tribes with the same totem surname cannot get married. Is considered "disrespectful". They believe in ghosts and gods, their ancestors, and every village will worship "official ghosts". The
worship ceremony is almost the same in several villages, usually in January and February of each year, under a towering tree, a stone with a portrait of their ancestors or a totem is placed, and then Set up a shed to hold the ceremony. And their ancestor worship ceremonies are generally held at night. In addition to praying from the heart, they also imitate the movements of their own totem.
, for example, "flags its teeth and dances its claws" like a tiger, or waving its arms to imitate the "eagle". The Kemu people are a relatively small group in China. Most of them are distributed in the Xishuangbanna area of Yunnan, and some branches are close to the city. Z6z has gradually learned some Chinese in communicating with other people. The other branches of
Kemu people
are hidden deep in the forest, far away from the crowd, leading a relatively primitive life, and these Kemu people have a custom that is "eye-opening". You know, in today's society, most people pursue equality, and everyone's status is the same. However, the Kemu people hidden deep in the forest of Xishuangbanna are different, they still retain the feudal ideas.
This group of "Kemu people" is mostly girls, and the number of boys is relatively small, and they have always maintained the feudal idea of "female respect" handed down long ago. Whether it is in daily life or in the interaction between men and women, is the one that is "dominant" by girls. And like this kind of people, it seems that "blind date festivals" and various "activities" are essential.
Then if a girl meets her favorite boy during "festivals" and "events", then she can directly take the "person of choice" home. If the girl’s parents are very enthusiastic towards the boys, means that the parents have agreed to the marriage; if the parents’ attitude is very cold, they even ask the boys what to do at home.
Kemuren
This means that the parents are not satisfied with the boys, and the boys will stand up and leave. The Kemu people practiced "monogamy" and "wife is the biggest". After the man and woman get married, the woman will build a tall tree house for the man to live in. If the man wants to come down, the woman must agree. The method that
agreed with is also very unique. They use a long bamboo pole to knock on the door of the tree house to inform the man that they can come down to live and breed with them. After all, tree houses are generally built very high, and as women and with high status at home, they will naturally not climb up and down, so uses bamboo poles instead, which saves time and effort.
So why do these Kemu people respect women? Why do they always retain such a feudal idea? Are there any people like them in the world? In fact, whether it is the "male respect" in ancient times or the "female respect" of the "Kemu people", there are many reasons for to create such class thinking.
Kemuren
Why is "female respected"
first reason, The issue of male to female ratio, to put it bluntly, is "the minority obeys the majority". The Kemu people, especially the group of Kemu people distributed in the Xishuangbanna Forest, have a much higher proportion of girls than boys. Among almost ten people, 6,7 are girls. So no matter what decision you make, girls account for much more weight than boys.
At this time, the "herding effect" took place. A dozen girls made this decision. Even if two or three boys hold objections, there is no much use, they can only compromise. There are more compromises, and also acquiesces to the situation that "girls are right" , and the status of girls naturally becomes higher. The second reason for
is environmental factors. Most of these Kemu people live in the forest, far away from big cities, and rarely have contact with outside things and outsiders, so their thinking is naturally relatively backward. Nowadays, life is stable and there are no special circumstances. promotes their lifestyle and thinking mode to change, so they have maintained the status quo.
Kemu people
After so many years, Kemu people have become accustomed to the "female respected" life. People are actually a bit "lazy thinking". Once they get used to certain things, they rarely take the initiative to change the status quo. As for whether there are any people in the world who respect "female as the people" like the "Kemu people", naturally there are still some people. After all, the world is so big. Some peoples in have feudal thoughts like the "Kemu people", which is nothing. Rare thing.
For example, the "Baiku Yao" who also come from China are mainly distributed in Nandan County and Lihu Yao Township in the northwest of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The number of them is more than the "Kemu people", there are more than 30,000 people, which is 10 times the "Kemu people". They are recognized as the nation with the most complete preservation of national culture, and is known as the "living fossil of human civilization".
"Baiku Yao" is actually a branch of "Yao", they call themselves "Bunuo". However, because the men of this tribe always wear knee-length white trousers, they are also called "Baiku Yao". Since they are said to be "living fossils of human civilization", shows that they have always retained ancient traditional customs.
Baiku Yao nationality
"Baiku Yao nationality" mostly live in remote mountainous areas and the living environment is very harsh. In the life of struggling with the natural environment, they have created their own unique national culture, such as "Tong Drum Dance", which is one of their most representative traditional cultures, . Bronze drums are beaten every time when the grains are abundant, or when it is a major festival. The
"Bronze Drum Dance" is also closely related to the love between men and women of the "Baiku Yao Nationality", because most of them express their hearts to their favorite objects during the night when they dance the bronze drum. And like the "Kemu people", the "Baiku Yao" is also the dominant girl in the relationship between men and women, and can boldly pursue the man they like.
Even before the man and woman get married, the man needs to give the woman time to say goodbye to her former lover. If the boy cannot bear that the girl had a relationship before marriage, then he will be criticized by everyone and will be regarded as narrow-minded, and the woman may regret the marriage at any time.
Baiku Yao nationality
should be tolerant towards cultural differences.
Of course, the farewell ceremony between the woman and her former lover is open and transparent, and the woman’s family should prepare 20 catties of glutinous rice for the lover as the final farewell gift. However, "Baiku Yao" and "Kemu people" are still different. After the male and female parties of "Baiku Yao" get married, the woman lives with the man, and the status of the man is higher than when they were dating.
Perhaps in the eyes of modern people with advanced and open thinking, the thinking of these "Kemu people" and "Baiku Yao people" is too backward, feudal, and some people at think this custom is "fun", even It's a bit "ridiculous" , but this custom has actually been followed by "Kemu people", "Baiku Yao people" and others for decades and hundreds of years. This custom of
is actually a kind of inherited culture of the "Kemu people" and the "Baiku Yao people". If it is not necessary, it does not need to be changed. It is better to let it go. What's more, if they want to make their thinking like everyone else, it must take a longer time to settle. Before , everyone should actuallyAdopt an "inclusive" mentality to look at this cultural difference.
