Wa people revere the color black; for them, dark skin signifies diligence and health. Ifa Wa man marries a white-skinned girl, she will be teased and jokingly chided as a "lazy wife." Traditional Wa clothing is bla...Wa people revere the color black; for them, dark skin signifies diligence and health. Ifa Wa man marries a white-skinned girl, she will be teased and jokingly chided as a "lazy wife." Traditional Wa clothing is black. In the past, Wa people dyed their teeth black because they thought the black teeth matched their healthy black skin.展开更多
文摘Wa people revere the color black; for them, dark skin signifies diligence and health. Ifa Wa man marries a white-skinned girl, she will be teased and jokingly chided as a "lazy wife." Traditional Wa clothing is black. In the past, Wa people dyed their teeth black because they thought the black teeth matched their healthy black skin.