土家姑娘的结婚喜庆之日是用哭声迎来的。新娘在结婚前半个多月就哭起,有的要哭一月有余,至少三、五日。土家人还把能否唱哭嫁歌,作为衡量女子才智和贤德的标志。哭嫁歌有“哭父母”、“哭哥嫂”、“哭伯叔”、“哭姐妹”、“哭媒人”、”哭梳头”、“哭戴花”、“哭辞爹离娘”、“哭辞祖宗”、“哭上轿”等等。 Tujia girl’s wedding day is ushered in with a cry. The bride begins to cry more than half a month before marriage, and some have to cry more than January, at least three or five days. Tujia people also sing or marry songs, as a measure of the wits and virtues of women’s logo. The crying marriage songs include “Crying Parents,” “Crying Brother and Sister,” “Crying Uncle,” “Crying Sisters,” “Crying Media,” “Crying,” “Wearing Wears Flowers, ”Crying ancestors“, ”crying on the sedan" and so on.