A Study Of Lin’ga People’s Dalin Ceremony Survival Condition

“Dalin” is a special link during the Lin’Ga people in important life etiquette-funeral ceremony, which including two parts, the “Tiaopai” and sing “Lin’ge”.Dalinceremony is formed by Lin’Ga people in long-term social life. It’s not onlyLin’Ga people ceremony simulation and symbol of BaiDi-TianWang, also is a sacredpresentation for religious belief in worship and a special behavior of narrative symbolsfor self-identity. The whole ceremony has a thick traditional accumulation, whichmixed culture historical, geographical, nationality, and other comprehensive factors.The author according to the method of ethnology, anthropology theory, uses dalinceremony status survey as the research case. Author carefully investigating on theorigin of dalin culture, process of ceremony, development of culture, hoping todiachronic and simultaneity comprehend dalin ceremony. This thesis is devided intofour parts, the first part is to introduces the research background and research methods,the second chapter explain origin of dalin ceremony, describes the whole process of thefunerary in chronological order and its cultural characteristics and cultural value, Thethird chapter further analyzes the current condition of dalin. Mainly discuss from thedistribution area, living environment, ceremony process, inheritance and protectionfunds, Fourth chapter through analyze present of dalin ceremony to find out aneffective approach of protecting it.The author thinks that dalin ceremony is an important way to inheriting culture,which has unique form, long history and national regional characteristics. Throughdalin ceremony, we can find symbol and symbolic significance in whole processes,interpret Lin’Ga people’s religious belief and gods worship. With the social change anddevelopment, the old ceremony also faces enormous challenges and threats. In May2012after various efforts, as a form of folk activity, dalin ceremony declares XiangXiAutonomous Prefecture nonmaterial cultural heritage, then listed in XiangXiAutonomous Prefecture the fifth nonmaterial cultural heritage list. However, a series of questions, such as distribution areas are narrowing down, living environment haschanging, successors are lost and fund shortage, confining dalin ceremony survival anddevelopment. How to take appropriate protective measures to save its out of the fire,the author according to the characteristics of its cultural and field survey put forwardsome suggestions, hoping to make contributions to the development of dalin ceremony.