Investigation And Huang Ping Lusheng Festival

Lu Sheng festival is the Miao people’s traditional festival in Huang Ping, which is a kind of living state culture, and it is a part of national folk culture.There are a variety of folk tales about the origin of Lu Sheng festival, such as "Thunder Dragon King" and "Open Close", Especially in the Lifting Rituals story, which confirms the conclusion that "Lu Sheng culture originates from primitive religious gatherings, to be promoted by the dual marriage life".From the content of traditional festivals, it concludes:blowling Lu Sheng songs, Lu Sheng dance, bullfighting, horse racing, and singing in antiphonal style, etc. From the cultural meaning, it shows the belief culture of the natural worship, ancestor worship and spirit worship.the natural worship of Huang ping miao is mainly manifested as for the worship of the thor the dragon king, it is a kind of metal dependence in miao ancestors under the social limited condition of understanding of nature, at the same time, the people hope that to rewarding goodness and punishing evil by the case, it express the mystery and the simple natural emotion.The ancestors worship of Huang Ping miao embodied in miao ancient songs inheritance, which expressed the Huang Ping miao Grateful to the mother of butterfly and Jiang father, Jiang mother’s creation and gratitude, in fact, it is huang ping miao ethnic memory, complex psychological and spiritual beliefs. Huang Ping miao lusheng culture occupies an important position in the miao cultural system, it has a said,"Lu Sheng don’t ring, the grain don’t grow," Lu Sheng is a Musical Instruments, is artifact, and is ties ever, Huang Ping miao people has a strictly distinguish for the occasion in blowling Lu Sheng songs, Lu Sheng dance. In miao traditional festival activities, it is necessary for blowing Lu sheng songs and Lu Sheng dance, it express good wishes for Huang Ping miao people’s blessing and getting rid of disasters. This festival content in modern society has had the certain change, for example, the Lusheng festival in GuLong, the opening ceremony which spended four hours almost and a theatrical performance has become the centerpiece of the festival.From the point of the nature of the holiday, it has changed from begging rain for harvest years to make entertainment festival for the people in modern of rituals, and have a certain carnival meaning. Festival "god" in the center position has been replaced by the people’s entertainment, the festival features has changed from the worship of gods into fun, people participated in the festival to get physical and mental relaxation and emotional communication. Huang ping festival is the result of local elites and grassroots power, festival culture is characterized by a variety of forms to the outside world due to many people’s efforts.The modern significance of Huang ping miao Lu Sheng festival lies in the inheritance of national culture, the protection of intangible cultural heritage and the reconstruction of national cultural spirit.