Strange custom among the women of this tribe living in China to wear the hairwig of the ancestors

Beijing, Thursday, February 3, 2022

Even in modern times, some centuries-old traditions are astounding. The Miao people live in Guizhou, China in the southwest. The Miao are said to carry their history with them. This is because the women of this tribe wear ancestral hair wigs This strange custom has been going on for centuries. Normally, women throw away the hair that falls on their heads when they lose their hair, but the women of this community collect one hair and pass it on to their daughters.

Centuries later, the legacy of inherited hair has grown so much that today women's heads are covered with inherited hair. Women and young women take great pride in wearing inherited hair at festivals. According to the people of this community, men used to wear ancestral hair wigs decades ago but this practice gradually disappeared and it is still practiced among women. Surprisingly, these people of Chinese tribal community consider cow as sacred animal. Since no such feature is found in any community, many tourists try to get a closer look at the people of this tribe in Guizhou.