First, folk customs
1, Tujia Chinese New Year: Tujia worship ancestors is very worshiping ancestors known as the "New Year." The family year, to be held in the ancestral ancestor worship ceremony, the first sacrificial king, and then sacrifice their ancestors. Ancestral hall, the fireworks constantly, iron roar, horn sound, "Hey Hey" bursts, its grand occasion is difficult to compare with other festivals; Friends, the song and banquet, really "full of mountains and villages are full of songs, joyous flow of guests," up to three or five days long.

2, "March 3" Outing Festival: On the eve of each year on the Qingming March 3, Xiushan folk outing festival. People will scallion, meat and sticky rice into a noodles for the offerings, to the grave grave ancestors, miss the enemy, called the outing, and offerings have become Xiushan Tujia, Miao, Han people like to taste the March three baba.

3, crying marriage song: "crying marriage" is a wedding Xiashan Tujia and Miao, Tujia girl married a few days ago, the companions are gathered in the bride's home, with the bride crying, recall the grace of parenting, express brother Sisters brotherhood, Yiyi homes about the pain of parting. The girls cry while singing, often crying a few days and nights, this is Tujia's "cry of marriage."

Second, folk culture:
1, Xiushan lantern: Xiushan lantern has a long history, in the ceremony of jumping lanterns, flower lantern (folk Lantern) must first set up the light hall, . Xiushan lantern ceremony more, different styles.

2、土家摆手舞：摆手舞是土家族独具艺术特色的民间舞蹈，是土家族民间乐舞形式，跳摆手舞的时间通常为每年正月初三至十五元宵节，原始的摆手舞起源于土家族的祭祀活动，这种活动在祠堂里举行，通过长期的演变，逐渐成为土家族人民自娱性的舞蹈。