Research On Agricultural Sacrifice In North Sheep Village Of Hong Tong County

This paper researches the sacrificial activity in Niuwangmiao,North Sheep Village,Hongdong County by using the principle of folklore and analyzes the connotation of folk culture as well as inheritance and change of folk belief behind agricultural sacrifice from the aspect of overview of agricultural sacrifice of North Sheep Village,historical change of sacrifice and agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village,agricultural sacrifice ceremony in North Sheep Village,daily management and function of agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village respectively.Chapter 1 is introduction,while Chapter 2 mainly analyzes the overview of occurrence of agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village from the aspect of geographical nature,humanity history and overview of agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village.In Chapter 3,the historical changes caused by agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village are analyzed from the perspective of definition,history,belief space and so on.Chapter 4 mainly discusses the agricultural sacrifice ceremony in North Sheep Village,and detailedly describes the change and development of two kinds of sacrifice ceremonies in old times and new period and reflects the differences between them more directly by utilizing the method of comparison.Then the daily management and functions of agricultural sacrifice in North Sheep Village are analyzed and embodied from the aspect of society,culture and economy in Chapter 5.