Spend the night in the yurt, the red rope at the head of the hostess's bed is like a character test line, and if you are not careful, you will be severely punished to ensure that you will never dare to cross it again.
In recent years, with the continuous development of grassland tourism, more and more people choose to go to the prairie for a trip to empty themselves, to see the vast expanse of the prairie and the herds of cattle and sheep, and to feel the enthusiasm and exuberance of the sky high and the nomadic people. However, few people have the opportunity to live in the herder's own yurt, and it is even more rare to meet the hostess wearing a red rope at the head of the bed.
Speaking of Inner Mongolia, everyone's first reaction is a large white yurt.
During the day, nomads ride horses and graze sheep under the blue sky;
At night, you will sleep on the prairie, lying on the green meadows, the vast starry sky in full view, surrounded by the sounds of nature, away from the noise of the city.
At this time, you can let go of all the burdens on your shoulders, and perhaps a moment of peace can take away all the unhappiness in your heart.
The origin of the red rope as a "symbol of virtue" is no longer verifiable, but I can clearly tell you that this matter is false, this is a "rumor", it is the outside world that does not know much about the customs of mongolian compatriots, and it is just a matter of false rumors!
To say that the red rope is not, but the red cloth does exist, but this is a "mix of sorrow and joy" thing.
If you see a red cloth strip hanging on the front of the yurt, it is best not to disturb it, for the specific reasons I will elaborate on later.
I specifically asked the Mongolian colleagues who had worked together before, his family was from the Hulunbuir steppe, and when he heard this, he smiled helplessly and said how could such a thing happen, which was simply a rumor.
Growing up, he had never heard of the so-called "red rope", and there was no one in the family to be a guest, but the elders' way of dealing with it was not like this at all.
When you have enough to eat and drink, the Mongols will leave you here for one night, because the whole steppe can be said to have no hotel, if you want to stay in the yurt can only spend a night, for the hospitable Mongolians naturally will not let you go.
Usually a yurt has only one kang, and for enthusiastic Mongolians, guests are not allowed to make bunks, so this time can only sleep together.
Speaking of this, everyone will have a doubt, that is, the hostess's husband will not be at home, in Mongolia, the average man will follow his cattle and sheep to a far place to feed, a trip out is at least three or five days to return home, so at this time only the hostess is at home.
There is only one bed in the whole room, in order to facilitate the guests to rest, this time a red rope will be placed on the bed. So what is the main role of this root: to detect your character
Just as the so-called upright gentleman, at this time, whether you can hold on to it, whether you can not do something out of the ordinary depends on this red rope. It can be said that the red rope is the most important evidence to test your character.
If you have some illegal thoughts, or if the red rope is passive while sleeping, then you will be punished very severely.
This red rope can be said to be a real Chu River boundary, but also a moral bottom line, in the face of the hostess to take you in, you also do some things out of the ordinary, then your character can also be imagined and will not be good.
In the yurt, the owner will hang a red rope in the place of sleeping, this rope is not an ornament, nor is it a role in driving away evil spirits, it is a way to test the integrity of the guests, if the rope is messed up, then it is considered that the guests have crossed the line, then the host will be a little unhappy, unhappy will punish the guests, the punishment method is to punish three bowls of wine.
If the red rope is not chaotic, indicating that the guests are very obedient to the rules and have not crossed the line, then they will feel that this guest is worth making deep friends, then they will be more enthusiastic on the basis of the original, and the attitude towards the guests will be better, which is a way of distinguishing between nomads in the past, and now Mongolia on the mainland basically has a fixed residence, and there are very few people living in yurts, most of which are brick houses.
So where did this false claim evolve?
I specifically looked up some information about the Mongols, and a particular account caught my attention, that is, around the 13th century, a man named Marco Polo came to the present-day Siberian region, and in his "travel records", it was mentioned that some nomadic peoples such as "Tatarstan" had this phenomenon.
In addition, when it comes to Mongolian tourism, there are some taboos that everyone should pay attention to
Although the Mongolian compatriots are hospitable, we as guests should not break their hearts.
1, do not step on the threshold when going to the host's house as a guest, this saying is in many ethnic groups in the south, stepping on the threshold is very impolite behavior.
2. When the knife cuts the meat, the knife edge is facing itself, and the tip of the knife should not be pointed at the main house.
3, after entering the house, wait for the main family to arrange seats, do not sit casually with a big grin, we said above where to sit is very important.
4, the elders of the main family when speaking, please listen patiently, do not interrupt randomly, in the eyes of the Mongolian compatriots this is a very impolite behavior, we must respect the elders.
5, others serve tea to respect you when they taste it, this is respect for others.
6, do not say some sad words when eating, everyone gets together for a moment, it is not appropriate to say these sad words, this situation is the same everywhere.
7, when eating, it is best to eat clean, such as the broken meat on the bone is also cut clean with a knife, and it is a good virtue not to waste food.
8, things are too hot you wait a while before eating, do not go to blow air cooling, this is also impolite performance.
Ten miles of different customs, everywhere you go, you must learn to follow the customs, you must learn to respect each other's customs and habits. Only by understanding the customs and habits of the destination in advance can we cope with it when traveling, and at the same time, we can avoid many embarrassing things for us to reduce unnecessary trouble!
