Even in today's highly developed modern society, there are some people who still live the most primitive life and retain the most simple concept of survival.
The Zhuoba people are such a mysterious tribe, this tribe lives on the border between China and India all year round, at the foot of the Himalayas, for thousands of years, has been undisturbed by the outside world, living an isolated agricultural life. It was not until the arrival of the photographer Aman Jotani that we got to know the Zhuoba people and such a mysterious tribe that likes to arrange flowers on their heads, likes to eat vegetarian, and has their own unique way of breeding.
The Zhuoba are said to be descendants of the Aryans
There are currently more than 3,000 Zhuoba people, mainly in three small villages on both sides of the Ganges. From the available image data, the Zhuoba people have their own unique facial features, mainly between the Caucasian and the yellow species, and are highly similar to the Aryans.
In addition, the word "Zhuoba" in Ladakh means "Aryan", so from a written point of view, the Zhuoba people are likely to be the descendants of the Aryans. Regarding this, there is such a legend among the tribes of the Zhuoba people.
In 327 BC, Alexander's army included a team of Aryans, who followed Alexander the Great to the south in the process of invading India, but unexpectedly lost contact with the large army, after a long journey they were already deeply tired, so when passing under the Himalayas, they chose to stay, and after generations of multiplication, there were later Zhuoba people.
This ancient legend has not been confirmed, but from the analysis of the text and appearance of the Zhuoba people, the relationship between the Zhuoba and the Aryans is closely linked.
Zhuoba people like flowers on their heads and insist on being vegetarian
After thousands of years of inheritance and development, the isolated Zhuoba people have their own unique culture and customs. And liking flower arrangements above their heads is undoubtedly one of their favorite customs.
In fact, the Zhuoba people like to arrange flowers on the top of their heads as a decoration, which is a manifestation of the aesthetic of beauty. And both men and women, Zhuoba people like to arrange flowers on the head, the color of the flowers is also arbitrary, according to personal hobbies to choose, sometimes you will see a burly and tall table man with a red bright rose on top of his head. They also like to wear shells, silver ornaments and rattan rope as clothing, which, together with the flowers on their heads, is very characteristic of Zhuoba.
Because the Zhuoba people live in the foothills of the Himalayas, where the temperature is mild, the water is plentiful, and there is also fertile land, so the Zhuoba people have always lived an agricultural life and achieved self-sufficiency. At the same time, they are vegetarian on weekdays, only on special days, occasionally by eating meat to improve their diet, but most of them, they are mainly based on crops.
The Zhuoba people without the institution of marriage have a special way of reproduction
Everyone has a love for beauty, and the love of the Zhuoba people is more direct, whether it is the colorful flowers on the head, or the costumes dressed in silver ornaments and shells, all of which have a great relationship with their wedding customs.
In fact, the Zhuoba people do not have a fixed marriage system and marriage relationship, so they do not have a fixed partner, which may seem incredible to us when we see this, but in the eyes of the Zhuoba people, this concept is normal.
Here, people are encouraged to express their love, so in order to be "favored" by the opposite sex, they will always pay attention to dressing up, and flowers on their heads are one way.
Since there is no marriage system, how do the Zhuoba people maintain a stable relationship between the two people?
In fact, the Zhuoba people do not need to rely on external things to maintain the relationship between partners, two people together because of spontaneous liking, so here, men do not need to marry, women do not need to marry, young men and women as long as they like each other, they can directly combine and reproduce in a romantic way.
If two people are tired and have no feelings between them, they can freely choose to separate, and it will not involve a lot of interests, in their eyes, free choice is very important, and they are really happy when they are happy.
Zhuoba people have their own living habits and ways of reproduction, and we don't have to judge their quality with modern concepts, and respecting them is the right thing to do. On the contrary, the love of life, the attitude of loving beauty and advocating freedom of the Zhuoba people are also worth appreciating.