9. Marriage custom of the Matriarchy

I traveled 15 years ago in the village of Luguho in Yunnan, China. It is famous for its special marriage customs in the world. These days, I was surprised to read the old Bavarian culture that I learned in Unit7. Because it closely similar the custom of marriage here. Luguho has been maintaining a traditional maternal society to this day. Meeting with a man who arrives at night without a formal marriage ceremony is very important for getting a healthy child. The child is naturally owned by the mother and the role of the father is taken by the younger or old brother of the mother. Because it is a powerful matriarchy, mother has all the property and important decisions. All the hard and rough things in the village are taken care of by the women, and the men live in the house and raise the children. I was really surprised to see the women doing the electrical work hanging from the road pole. Wagons and boats for tourists are all women. I heard they believed that it is natural as a result of mother’s birth. As I learned 'Founding a Spouse', it became a very interesting class because of the similarities of old Bavarian culture and Luguho customs.

This picture is a female tour operator doing a boat tour.