The Mosuo of Lugu Lake belong to the Naxi ethnic group, but share very different customs from the Naxi. The first major difference is that Mosuo is the only existing matriarchal society on earth. The Mosuo has a lead woman as the leader of the family and she chooses her successor from her daughter. The family lineage and property are passed from the mother and not from the father.
The Mosuo speak an oral language that belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language group. The language is preserved from generations to generations through oral stories and songs. The Daba priest is the guardian of the language but there are less and less Mosuo becoming Daba priests. The Mosuo is a matriarchal society. They are known for their walking marriages. This is a relationship where a man visits the woman at night and leave in the morning. While it sounds to the west like a one night stand, the walking marriage is a complicated relationship that is often misunderstood. Many walking marriages last for years and lifetime and often involve the same person. Should children be produced by these marriages, the father has no formal relationship with the children. The mother's uncle is the one responsible for helping raise the children. The father visits as a guest and has no decision making in his children's future. There is no relationship existing with the father's parents and his children. During the revolution, the Red Army forced the Mosuo to get married formally. Some did. Today some of those married women has since returned to their maternal families and continue to live as they have always lived. The matriarchal society is in danger of dissolving as more and more Mosuo move toward marriages and move away from Lugu Lake. The Mosou like to drink and offers their guests home made wine whenever they can. They eat a simple Tibetan fare of Zanba (made of barley powder and butter tea), potato, and Yak Butter Tea. The Mosuo like to sing and dance. Visitors are welcome in villages by a nightly bonfire where the Mosuo show off their traditional dances and play their traditional flute music. The Mosuo practice two main religions: Daba and Tibetan Buddhism. Daba is an ancient religion that is an animist and involves ancestral worship. The day to day life, however, is largely influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. There are two Buddhist temples in the islands of Lugu Lake. Mosuo women annually go for a three day retreat and fasting. The Mosuo women wear long white pleated skirt folded into a waist sash. They wear different color long sleeve mandarin collared shirts. They used to fix their hair up, but now wear a separate hair wig in this style made out of black silk thread. They usually wear an ornament on their hair. Young women adorn their hair with many flowers and attractive ornaments. Older women has less adornment. Women start to wear the traditional dress and hair when they reach the age of 13. The Mosuo home is similar to the Naxi houses, with three houses and a screen wall. The main difference is that they have a flower room which is saved for the young woman of the house to receive her lover. Because the matriarchal family often house generations of children, the houses are often large. 
The Mosuo speak an oral language that belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language group. The language is preserved from generations to generations through oral stories and songs. The Daba priest is the guardian of the language but there are less and less Mosuo becoming Daba priests.
The Mosuo is a matriarchal society. They are known for their walking marriages. This is a relationship where a man visits the woman at night and leave in the morning. While it sounds to the west like a one night stand, the walking marriage is a complicated relationship that is often misunderstood. Many walking marriages last for years and lifetime and often involve the same person. Should children be produced by these marriages, the father has no formal relationship with the children. The mother's uncle is the one responsible for helping raise the children. The father visits as a guest and has no decision making in his children's future. There is no relationship existing with the father's parents and his children.
During the revolution, the Red Army forced the Mosuo to get married formally. Some did. Today some of those married women has since returned to their maternal families and continue to live as they have always lived.
The matriarchal society is in danger of dissolving as more and more Mosuo move toward marriages and move away from Lugu Lake.
The Mosou like to drink and offers their guests home made wine whenever they can. They eat a simple Tibetan fare of Zanba (made of barley powder and butter tea), potato, and Yak Butter Tea.
The Mosuo like to sing and dance. Visitors are welcome in villages by a nightly bonfire where the Mosuo show off their traditional dances and play their traditional flute music.
The Mosuo practice two main religions: Daba and Tibetan Buddhism. Daba is an ancient religion that is an animist and involves ancestral worship. The day to day life, however, is largely influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. There are two Buddhist temples in the islands of Lugu Lake. Mosuo women annually go for a three day retreat and fasting.
The Mosuo women wear long white pleated skirt folded into a waist sash. They wear different color long sleeve mandarin collared shirts. They used to fix their hair up, but now wear a separate hair wig in this style made out of black silk thread. They usually wear an ornament on their hair. Young women adorn their hair with many flowers and attractive ornaments. Older women has less adornment. Women start to wear the traditional dress and hair when they reach the age of 13.
The Mosuo home is similar to the Naxi houses, with three houses and a screen wall. The main difference is that they have a flower room which is saved for the young woman of the house to receive her lover. Because the matriarchal family often house generations of children, the houses are often large.
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