Walking marriages of Mosuo People

How is walking marriages?
• Today, over 90% of Mosuo people still perform the walking marriage. In a walking marriage, the couples do not marry to each other and both stay in their own matrilineal (母系的）family for their whole life. The women open their doors to their lovers every evening, and the men walk home to work in their mother’s household every morning. The woman and man in this relationship call each other A-xia, which means lovers in the sense of husband and wife.
Walking marriages of Mosuo People

Do you know walking marriages?
One of the best known, and least understood, aspects of Mosuo culture is their practice of what has been called “walking marriages”.
What’s walking marriages
Exactly as its name implies, walking marriage is a form of relationship where if a woman is interested in a man, she invites him to her bedroom..
Discussion
• Have you ever heard walking marriages? • What is your opinion on it? • Would you like to share your opinion with us?
Mosuo people and children
• The child would be raised by the woman’s family, and the father has little or no responsibility for the child. Does this mean that Mosuo women are the only ones who will be supporting the family and raising children? No！In fact, Mosuo men are responsible for taking care of the children of the women in his own family, for example, his sister. That’s why the Mosuo people are extremely close to their uncles, and they often seek their advice when it comes to important decision-making.