Introduction to Tujia Crying Marriage Art: Tujia girls no longer go out to work ten days and a half months before receiving notification from their husbands about the wedding date. First, a table is set up in the boudoir of the stilted building, and ten bowls of tea are placed. The relatives and neighbors are invited to sit around one after another, and the bride sings the wedding song. ". The bride starts to cry, "Anxi" takes over, and starts crying one by one, day and night. Crying for marriage songs are generally performed when the mother cries for the mother, and when the aunt cries for the marriage. The words for crying vary, and there are also fixed words for crying, such as "than the ancients", "crying in the same room", "Shi Hua", "Shi Embroidery", "December", etc. Crying has a melody, ups and downs, and is a very difficult art that combines singing and crying.

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