Research On The God-worshiping Performance Customs Of Litang Village In Xinmi City

In the 1990 s,with the advent of the academic trend in the overall context of folk culture,the interaction between art and its local society has become the prospect of folklore and art research.In the current process of modernization and urbanization,it is of positive significance to examine how activities related to god-worshiping performance were repeatedly performed and inherited in the rural society in order to better protect traditional culture,enhance the cultural consciousness,boost cultural confidence of the local society,and promote the cause of rural revitalization.Litang Village of Xinmi City in Henan Province has a long history,profound accumulation and complete inheritance of customs related to god-worshiping performance,which can be divided into the customs of regular god-worshiping performance and the customs of unscheduled god-worshiping performance.Taking place in fixed dates every year,the customs of regular god-worshiping performance show people’s consciousness that “ the law of heaven is constant ”.Its generation and continuation are inseparable from the local worship of fire,the coal industry and the trading of medicinal materials,showing that people ’ s production and life are the inexhaustible source of vitality of folk culture.In addition,the national policy and the local government have offered supporting measures for the recovery and continuation of Litang village ’ s customs of regular god-worshiping performance,and local elites also play an important role in its boosting;The customs of the unscheduled god-worshiping performance refers to the custom activities held on certain events,demonstrating “ personnel uncertainty ”.The the emergence and continuation of the customs of unscheduled god-worshiping performance show that people care about carrying on the family line and real life,as well as their purpose of entertainment and self-realization and the needs of seeking good luck and avoiding evil by worshiping gods and praying for blessing in daily life.The customs of regular god-paying performance and the unscheduled ones are complementary and internally unified.They jointly help to solve the problem of how people put themselves in the face of nature,society and life by the practice of “ the unity of heaven and man ”.People imagine and communicate with god in the way that they deal with personnel affairs,by which they acquire a sense of order and meaning and avoid feeling loss.The customs of god-paying performance,with their subtle and powerful moralization function,are in accord with Chinese tradition of moralizing people with rites,music and belief in god,which can play a new and sustainable role in the ever-changing social and cultural ecosystem.