A gift
Xian "Hada" is the Tibetan people, the most common kind of courtesy. In Tibet, weddings, funerals, festivals, greeting sent, called on the elders to meet with Buddha statues, bid farewell to a long journey, which have Xian "Hada" habits. Xian, "Hada" is the other side said the purity, sincerity, loyalty, respect for meaning. It is said that the Tibetans into the temple gate, a first-xian Hada, and then Buddhist shrine, to visit the palace, with the ride, to the farewell when still in his place sat a seat behind a hada to express my owner has to leave, but the My heart still stay here.
"Hada" is a Health and silk, spinning too sloppy, such as networks, is also useful as a material of silk. Top grade, "Hada" weaving a lotus flower, Aquarius, canopy, and expressed his auspicious conch various hidden floral pattern. Hada the material, because of economic conditions vary, but people do not care about material advantages and disadvantages, so long as to express the master - 'films good wishes on the list. Varying the length of Hada, the elderly l to 2 of feet short by 3 to 5 feet. Tibetans believe that the white symbolizes purity, Geely, therefore, Hada - 'like is white. In addition, there are colorful hada, color blue, white, yellow, green, red. Blue blue sky, white is the white clouds, green is the river water, red is the space for defending God, yellow symbolizes the earth. Colorful Hada is dedicated to the Buddha and close relatives made the arrows used in color is the most precious gift. Hada is a colorful interpretation of the Buddhist doctrine of Buddha clothing. Therefore, the colorful hada only in certain circumstances to use.
Xian, "Hada" action varies, in general, use both hands Hada, held high and shoulders flat, and then Ping Shen forward, bending to each other, when, Hatta is working with the head level, this means that right each other's respect and best wishes - good luck. Respectful attitude to the other side with both hands flat pick. Right Bhante, elders, give a gift when his hands too much and the body to lean forward slightly, will Hada Pengdao seat before or with a single step; pairs of same generation or subordinates can be tied to their neck. A gift in Tibet are very common, and even when people communicate with each other, but also the envelope and inserting a small Hada, to show blessings and greetings. Particularly interesting is that the Tibetan people when they carry out to bring a few hada to prepare for the long-awaited encounter on the way relatives and friends to use. "Hada" in different situations represent different meanings. Festival of the day, it is each other a gift, congratulations on a pleasant trip and a happy life; wedding presents hada, which means loving wishes for the newlyweds, such as mountains, bald conjugal bliss; Welcome dedication Hada, when expressed a pious, praying Buddha bless; funeral Xian Hada, is expressed condolences to the dead and comfort the families of the deceased.
With regard to the origin of a variety of Hada argument. There is a saying that the Han dynasty, Zhang Qian's mission to Tibet, passing through two fields to the local tribal leaders Xian silk, the ancient Han to silk as the EC, a symbol of purity and perfection of friendship. As a result, the Tibetan tribes would think that this is a gesture of friendship and blessings of etiquette, a monthly rise of from the central plains of the great big bang came courtesy, so we directly use ever since. There are - kinds of argument, saying that the ancient Tibetan King Basiba back to Tibet after the meeting of Kublai Khan, when silk pattern on the Great Wall and the "auspicious" indication. Later people also made some of the religious origin of Hada's explanation, saying that it is a fairy body streamers, and to its holy and a symbol of white supremacy.
Meals
Tsampa is a Tibetan staple food. Tibetans have tsampa three meals a day. Tsampa, the names of these sounds fresh, green trees is actually fried noodles. It is the barley wheat fried, pulverized, but the screen of the fried noodles, fried noodles with our country is somewhat similar to the north, but the north after the noodles are fried before grinding, while the Tibetan tsampa is first fried, after grinding, is not removed skin.
Meals, the bowl put some butter, red tea people have added fried noodles, stirring by hand. When mixed, first with the middle finger to stir fry for the bowl of light, so as not to spill tea bowl; and then turn the bowl, and use finger pressure on people close to Wanbian tea in the noodles; to be fried noodles, tea and butter mix well, can hand shape into groups, can be eaten. When eating a bowl stir constantly kneading by hand, blend into the group, by hand delivery to the mouth. The Tibetan people to eat - like do not have chopsticks, spoon, only clutch. Such methods and Indians like to eat, the Indians also used the clutch to eat rice, called pilaf.
As tsampa eat simple, easy to carry, very suitable for nomadic life. Herders, when taking a trip around his waist hung a tsampa always be pockets of hungry, grasping the tsampa pocket to eat. Sometimes, they pulled out a wooden bowls from the arms, loading some tsampa and pour point of buttered tea, add some salt, stirring several times, arrested and eat. Sometimes, eating tsampa, side drink buttered tea. Sometimes, the tsampa pour one called "Tangguh" skin pocket, then add butter tea in one hand and grasp the bag mouth, hand bags Zhuanie separated, while, fragrant can be imported in the tsampa.
When Tibetans had Cangli Nian, and everyone must put a cupboard in Tibetan is called "Bamboo Suoqi Ma" auspicious wooden bucket, bucket filled with green trees inside, very bad, and Dolma (ginseng fruit), etc., and surmounted Green spike trees, wheat flower, and a school called "Zizhuo" and painted the sun, moon and stars pattern color spleen. Neighbors or relatives and friends to New Year's, the owner will side had "Bamboo Suoqi Ma," one customer grabbed 1:00 tsampa hands in the air and even the withdrawal of three times, then grasping a little into his mouth, and then say: "le "(auspicious), of blessings.
Drink butter tea
In Tibet, Tibetans in each family, anytime, anywhere can see the butter. Butter every day of every Tibetan is not a lack of food.
Butter from the cow, goat's milk extracted out. Previously, herders are special refining method of butter. First milk meter heat, and then poured into something called the "snow-Tung" big wooden tub (high 4 feet in diameter l feet or so), forced beat up and down, back and forth hundreds of times, causing unrest oil-water separation, float above a layer of Lake yellow fat quality, scoop it up and poured them into the skin pocket, cooled it becomes butter. Now, in many places gradually refined the use of cream separators, butter. Generally speaking, a cow producing 45 kg milk per day, per jin jin butter milk can be extracted 56.
Eat a variety of butter, mainly playing buttered tea drinking may also be placed in JI l Rake Lane to reconcile with food. Deep-fried fruit on holidays, but also with butter. Tibetan people like to drink butter of weekdays. When making butter tea. First or the brick tea tea, boiled water for a long time and even thick, then pour tea, "Dong Mo" (butter tea barrel), and then put butter and salt, force the "A Rod" on the down dozens withdraw sword, the upsets the tea-oil blend, and then poured into the pot heated, they become fragrant and delicious butter tea has.
Tibetan butter tea hospitality commonly used, they drink buttered tea, as well as a set of rules. When the guests were to sit at the table when the Tibetan side, the owner will be He holds a wooden bowls (or cups) into the front of the guests. Then the owner (or housewife) against the buttered tea pot (now commonly used to replace thermos flask), shaking several times, to the guests Pour over buttered tea bowl. Just fallen buttered tea, guests do not drink right away, first, and chat with the owner. Such as the master once again mentioned the buttered tea pot stand when the guest front, guests can Duanqi Wan, the first in the butter bowl gently blowing lap, will be floating in the tea on the Youhua blowing open, and then sip on one, and Praise: "This play nice butter tea, oil and tea are inseparable from the sub." guest bowl back on the table, give fill up the owner. In this way, Bian Hebian Tim, not a finish, warm the owner, always want to bowl fill up the guests; If you do not want to drink, do not move it; if the drink half and did not want to drink, and master the bowl fill up, you arrayed; guests say goodbye, you can drink a few mouthfuls of attached, but not Hegan, a bowl to leave at the end of drift Youhua tea. This is consistent with Tibetan customs and courtesy.
Tibetan folk taboo
To receive guests, whether it is walking or discourse, always give the guests or elders first, and use of honorifics, such as the name behind the plus one, "and the" word to show respect and cordial, taboo address him by name. Set for an active guests, we should lower my eyes, upper bodies bent forward, smiling. Indoor sit, to sit cross-legged, not legs straight, feet towards people, not look around. Acceptance of gifts, to pick up both hands, gifts to your hands Gaojuguotou upper bodies bent forward. Offer tea, wine, tobacco, we should give it, can not put a finger sized.
Tibetans are an absolute ban on eating donkey, horse and dog meat, some areas do not eat fish.
Propose a toast, the guests must first dipped in a little wine with the ring finger in the air bombs, three times to show heaven, land and ancestors, and then gently sipping one, the owner will promptly fill up, drink a Adds full, even to drink three, to fourth fill up must be drained.
When you do not want to eat a meal mouthful, bite do not say anything, drink no ring.
Drink butter tea, the host poured tea, guests have to wait in front of the master hands Pengdao in order to take over the drink.
Taboo others spit back, making the palm.
Of the road encountered monasteries, Mani Dui, pagodas and other religious facilities, we must detour from left to right.
Does not cross a Buddhist implements, brazier.
The tube, after rounds must not be reversed.
Taboo others, hand-to-head.
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