The Maonan people ( Chinese : 毛南族 ; pinyin : Máonán zú ; Maonan : Anan , literally "local people") are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China . There are a total of 101,192 Maonan as of 2010, mostly living northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou in southern China .
7-506: Maonan may refer to: Maonan people , ethnic group in China Maonan language , spoken by Maonan people Maonan District , in Maoming, Guangdong, China Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maonan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-430: A Maonan woman became a widow, the brother of her late husband took her as his wife. During the funeral service, the children of the deceased had to "buy" water of a river to be able to wash the corpse. Before proceeding to the burial, the blood of a chicken was poured on the land to purify it and to bless the spirit of the dead person. Maonan cuisine includes many pickled dishes, of which the most famous ones are known as
21-406: A wooden plate on a wall facing the front entrance. Names of deities and family ancestors are written on the plate. The Maonan people also perform a redemptive ritual called vɛ da:u in order to show gratitude to ni fa:n su:i (cf. Chinese: Wansui Niangniang 万岁娘娘, the birth goddess). During Maonan weddings, couples ask the birth goddess for fertility. After the couple has children, they thank
28-536: Is called va na:n (Lu 2008:33). More than 80% of the Maonan share the same surname: Tan ( simplified Chinese : 谭 ; traditional Chinese : 譚 ). Maonan with the surname Tan believe that they are descended from the old inhabitants of the province of Hunan that migrated to Guangxi and married Maonan women. Other common surnames found in this ethnic group are: Lu (卢/盧), Liu (刘/劉), Shi (石), Qin (覃), Wei (韦/韋) and Yuan (袁). The towns of
35-491: The sa:m səm ta ma:u na:n (three-sour-middle-Maonan) "The Three Maonan Sour Dishes" (Lu 2008:47). These three dishes are: Rice wine is also popular among the Maonan. Traditional Maonan religion is both animistic and polytheistic, with heavy Taoist influences. Many deities and rituals are borrowed from Chinese folk religion . Important figures and deities are listed below (Lu 2008:51). Maonan household shrines are called ji:ŋ wa (Lu 2008:51). The shrine consists of
42-494: The Maonan do not surpass more than 100 dwellings. Their towns are organized by clan. Their dwellings are very similar to those of the Zhuang; they are usually made up of two floors and constructed out of planks and clay. The upper floor is used as the living quarters while the lower one serves as a granary and stable. Traditionally, the marriages were arranged by the parents when the future newlyweds are still children. Traditionally when
49-478: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maonan&oldid=932979506 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Maonan people The Maonan people's autonyms are ʔai na:n (a Maonan person), kjɔŋ na:n (the Maonan people). Their language
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