Guiping City is a place where many ethnic groups live together, with different folk customs, rich and colorful, and full of fun. Here we introduce the marriage customs of Banyao compatriots in Mushan Village, Zijing Town for readers. Parents "send the bride" On the wedding day of Banyao compatriots in Mushan Village, Zijing Town, the bride's family does not hold a banquet to entertain guests. On that day, the bride's parents bring their family and relatives and friends to send their daughter to the groom's house to attend the wedding and eat wedding wine. The number of people "sending the bride" from the bride's family is an important symbol for people to measure the beauty of the bride and the reputation of her parents. In order to show this, the bride's parents will lobby for customers and send invitations to relatives and friends after their daughter is engaged. In this way, the number of people participating in the bride's "sending the bride" is often as many as two or three hundred. - Spread the good news On the day of the wedding, the bride's "sending the bride" team will stop when they arrive at the edge of the groom's village and send a gun to the sky to fire three consecutive shots to announce the good news. When the groom's family heard the gunshots, they knew that the bride and the "sending the bride" team had arrived. So they quickly took action to prepare to welcome the bride. After this work is done, they send a person to the edge of the village to fire three shots continuously into the sky as a signal to invite the bride and the "wedding escort" team to enter the village. When entering the village, the "wedding escort" teams of the groom's family and the bride's family all use this opportunity to fire guns for fun, which is very lively. Bonfire singing In the evening, after feasting, eating and washing, a pile of bonfires are lit in the yard (the marriages of the Yao people are mostly in winter, when it is cold and freezing), and the wedding singing will begin. The wedding singing of the Ban Yao people is divided into "two major camps" of the groom's family and the bride's family. The forms of singing include men and men, women and women, men and women alone, mixed men and women, and the elderly and the young, etc. When singing, the distance between the two parties is 8-10 meters. They can sit around the bonfire or stand around the bonfire. They can sing casually or with books spread out. In short, the forms are not limited. The content of the singing is mainly about the history of the Yao people and myths and legends for the elderly; the young people are mainly about love, marriage and the longing for a better life. During the singing process, both the bride and groom can organize cheerleaders to cheer for themselves. Therefore, on the night of singing, people often stay up all night. The bride and groom give up their beds. The "wedding night" is the sweetest moment for the newlyweds. However, on the wedding night of the Banyao compatriots in Mushan Village, Zijing Town, the bride and groom have to give up their beds in the new bridal chamber to the bride's parents (i.e. the groom's father-in-law and mother-in-law) and younger brothers and sisters (i.e. the groom's younger brothers and sisters) for accommodation. The Yao customs here believe that the bride has been raised by her parents since she was a child, and now she has "flew far away" and left her parents without fulfilling her obligation to serve the elderly. Therefore, when leaving her parents, she should give up the bed in the new bridal chamber to her parents and younger brothers and sisters to rest at the most precious moment "wedding night" to show her filial piety. The groom should also understand that his father-in-law and mother-in-law personally raised their daughter and sent her home to be his wife, and their merits are as great as "mountains". Therefore, on the wedding night, it is reasonable to give up the bed in the bridal chamber to the father-in-law, mother-in-law and brothers and sisters-in-law. On the wedding night, after the bride and groom give up their beds, they will sing songs and receive guests all night long.