Miao Social Life

Old marriage customs and songs about marriage

M301 Arranging marriages according to the old customs. Written by Wang Ming-ji
M302 Old Miao songs about marriage 1.
The Woman Bang and the Man Bang-li-byu.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M303 Old Miao songs about marriage  2.
Song by the bridegroom’s friends.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M304 Arranging marriages according to the old customs  3.
A match-making song.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M305 Old Miao songs about marriage. 4.
Song about entertaining the Middleman and the Headman.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M306 Old Miao songs about marriage.  5.
Song of collecting livestock from the bridegroom’s family.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M307 Old Miao songs about marriage. 6.
Song about serving breakfast.
Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M308 Old Miao songs about marriage.  7. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin
M309 Old Miao songs about marriage.  8. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin
M310 Old Miao songs about marriage.  9. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin
M311 Old Miao songs about marriage.  10. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin
M312 Old Miao songs about marriage.  11. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin
M313 Old Miao songs about marriage. 12. Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin.
M314 Old Miao songs about marriage. 13
Song of the old folk who had no children.
Transcribed by Yang Yung-xin.

Love songs

M321 Miao Love Songs Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M322 Song of maidens and a youth. Collected by Wang Ming-ji.

Songs of runaway lovers

M331 The song of the run-away girl. Wang Ming-ji.
M332 The run-away girl. A man from Hmao-a-gw-gw
M333 The run-away girl and the run-away youth. 1. The woman running away from a man A man from Hmao-go-ndlao
M334 The run-away girl and the run-away youth. 2. The man running from the woman Wang Jie-chuai
M335 The girl who fled Singer not recorded
M336 Concerning cousin Bang-ndlie and the youth, cousin Mang-shi-ndlie Singer not recorded
M337 Song of parents grieving the loss of their daughter's strength. Singer not recorded
M338 Old procedures followed in settling cases of divorce. Contributed by Wang Ming-ji
M339 Ancient traditions of the Miao old folk Supplied by Yang Yung-xia

Songs lamenting the "old people"

M341 Songs remembering the old folk. 1 Sung by Yang Zhi
M342 Songs remembering the old folk. 2 Sung by Pan Xie
M343 Songs remembering the old folk. 3 Sung by Tao Zi-gai
M344 Songs remembering the old folk. 4 Sung by Wang Shu-xing.

Hua Miao spirit worship and the songs of spirit worship

M351 Hua Miao spirit worship Compiled by Wang Ming-ji
M352 1. The Spirit Zu-gi-za and the ancestors. 1 Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M353 1. The Spirit Zu-gi-za and the ancestors. 2 Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M354 1. The Spirit Zu-gi-za and the ancestors. 3 Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M355 2. The spirits Bi-jio-a-su Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M356 3. Bi-nzao Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M357 Worship of the venerable and the old Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M358 The worship of Drao-bo Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M359 4. Water kizo Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M360 5. A-she Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M361 6. Zi-qiao-bao Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M362 7. Yeu-jio-dlang-knu Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M363 8. Worship of the door a-nzhang Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M364 9. The ti-shao-ma Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M365 10. Be-a-dli (Sowing souls) Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M366 11. Ndao-shu (a daughter had polluted the house) Compiled by Wang Ming-ji.
M367 Diagnosis of sickness using an egg. Information from Han Zhen-ming

Miao spirits that were worshipped and those that caused sickness

B0021 Background to the accounts of old Miao spirit worship
M371 Miao spirits that were worshipped and those that caused sickness. Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M372 1. Worshipping the spirit Zu-gi-za. Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M373 11. Be-a-dli (Sowing souls.) Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M374 10. Worship of the door a-nzhang. Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M375 9. Worship of the venerable and the old. Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M376 12. Ndlao-shu Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M377 3. Water Ki-zo Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M378 2. Striking the bi-nzao Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M379 6. Fanned by the zi-qiao-bao Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M380 7. The Yi gi-lao-jiw Compiled by Yang Yung-xin.
M381 A song of spirit worship. Offering a chicken and a pig to the ancestors. Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M382 A song of spirit worship. Devoting an ox and a pig to the ancestors. Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M383 A song of spirit worship. Washing the ancestors feet. Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M384 A song of spirit worship. The Hmao-dang clan's song of offering an ox to the ancestors. Collected by Wang Ming-ji
M385 Song of the spirit woman and the widower Sung by Tao Zi-gai
M386 A song about head-shaving Sung by Zhang De-jui from Hmao-lo
M387 Song of Hmao-chi borrowing a drum for spirit worship Colleceted by Wang Ming-ji
M388 Concerning the Man Li-dao. Section three Sung by Tao Zi-gai
M389 The origin of the Hmao-chi ancestral sacrifice Narrated by Yang Xui-gong
M390 The song of Du-bw he weak one Collected by Wang Ming-ji