After 1 century, the Huns began to split, and the north and south parts of the split chose different roads. The southern Xiongnu chose to enter the customs, and the northern Xiongnu chose to go west. Different living environments make Huns form different cultural customs from Han people.
This difference is first manifested in diet. Unlike the Central Plains, Huns like to eat meat and cheese. This is also related to their social and economic conditions at that time. The social economy of Xiongnu is dominated by animal husbandry, which has played a great role in the production and life of Xiongnu. In addition, Huns also have a hobby of drinking, which, in my opinion, has a lot to do with their being nomadic. In addition to diet, the differences in customs are also reflected in clothing. Xiongnu costumes are called khufu.
Because animal husbandry is very developed, the fur of livestock has also been given great significance. They often make clothes and trousers from the furs of livestock, and put on boots to ride horses. In addition, residence has also become a major feature of Xiongnu customs. They made a tent out of the fur of livestock, and then made a roof out of felt. They built a "vault", which is where they live.
Having said that, let's talk about their marriage. In marriage, Huns have the custom of marrying a stepmother after the death of their father and a sister-in-law after the death of their brother. In addition, intimacy is also a major feature. All these characteristics, without exception, reflect the cultural traditions of the Huns and make great contributions to their development.
In the Huns, it is very common for sons to marry their mothers, which has also become a criticism of the Central Plains people. In fact, you don't need to look at it this way, because mothers here rarely refer to "biological mothers", mostly so-called "elders" such as fathers' concubines. Among these women, there may be many people who are not as old as the nominal "sons".
Because his father died, the son should take the responsibility of protecting and raising the woman left by his father. But with responsibility, you can't deny my obligation. You can let my father sleep. Why can't you let me sleep? The thought of Huns is so simple and direct, and this is the culture of Huns. We can't evaluate it with our own values.
And in the tradition of Huns, the belief is to have more children. How to have more children? Give more women a chance. The Xiongnu's environment is not good, and it is luck that the child can survive after birth. Because you may die if you catch a cold accidentally, you must have more children indirectly.
Moreover, in the values of the Huns, there is nothing for nothing. You are my father. Why should I support you for my father? Therefore, it is reasonable to take everything from my father, horses, cattle and sheep, and the woman who took over my father by the way. Of course, some abnormal Huns have Oedipus complex and occupy their own birth mother, which ... makes people speechless.
Speaking of unofficial history, it was a headache for Wang Zhaojun to marry his nominal "son". Later, Wang Zhaojun had to marry his nominal "grandson", which made Wang Zhaojun collapse.