Drinking Customs among Ethnic Minority Groups(1)
Tokens of Ethnic Minorities 1
The Shui Nationality
The Maonan Nationality |
Chinese wine culture has a long history and ethnic minority groups have their own drinking customs. For them, home brewed wine is an indispensable part in festival celebrations and makes an ideal gift for friends and relatives. Wine drinking is a way of expressing their unrestrained and happy feelings. There are a wide variety of drinking customs among ethnic minority groups, reflecting their unique lifestyles. Whenever they raise a cup of wine, there’s singing and cheering drifting around, creating a joyous atmosphere. |
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Some Examples
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- Drinking by the Fireplace
- In areas with ethnic minority populations, home drinking is in most cases carried out by the fireplace.
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- Pipe Drinking
- According to different pipes, pipe drinking is also called
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- Circle Drinking
- Circle drinking means that a number of people sit together, forming a circle and then drinking together.
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- Clubbing-together Drinking
- Clubbing-together drinking is a custom shared by many nationalities.
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- Drinking with One Heart
- Drinking with one heart is two people drinking at the same time, sharing the same wine utensil.
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- Proposing a Toast on Horseback
- Over the long process of social development, riding horses or mules is the most important way to get around for ethnic minority groups in mountainous regions.
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