The Significance And Function Of The Ceremony Of WaXiangRen

Xiangxi wa xiang ren living in the Yuan River Basin Luxi,Xupu,Guzhang,Chen Creek,Yuanling and other counties at the junction of a group.In the wa xiang ren living area,the generation of a celebration pay God,I wish the next year,a folk customs ritual ceremony,called jump incense.Dancing ceremony because of the form of dance in a high degree of combination of religious culture,dance,music,characteristics of folklore and labor production,which contains rich artistic characteristics and cultural values.The tricks of the people were held for generations to celebrate the ceremony,because they felt that through this ritual,both to reward the gods to bless thebumper harvest of the purpose,but also once again pray for the gods bless next year to continue the good wishes.In other words,people in the process of shaping the faith at the same time,but also through the faith to reinforce the ceremony held.Dancing ceremony as the Xiangxi tile Township each year to hold a grand religious ritual activities,is the ancestors of tile-wan ancestors through their own wisdom to create the wisdom of crystallization,living in this area of tile-wang people hope that through the dancing ceremony evil,Pray for the next harvest.Therefore,the ceremony is a kind of psychological comfort and sustenance,it is irreplaceable special significance.The dancing ceremony as a celebration of the celebration of God,not only expressed the desire of people to pray for the harvest of the gods,but also a relationship to maintain the feelings of intercourse,the relationship between the spiritual ties.In recent years,the function of the dancing ceremony has gradually changed from an ancient ritual activity to a popular spiritual entertainment celebration.People not only as a sacrifice ceremony,it is regarded as a folk celebration to inherit and carry forward.Dancing ceremony as a folk art treasures,still in western Hunan Luxi County,Yuanling County,Guzhang County and other popular.Yu River Creek Lushi County has been to keep the ceremony is two townships-eight Shi Ping,Liang Jiantan.In this paper,taking the banana village of Liangjiatan Township in Luxi County as an example,the field investigation of the dancing ceremony was carried out,and the meaning and function of the process were discussed.The purpose of this study is tohope that through the dancing ceremony contained in the history and culture,folk art,folk beliefs and other aspects can have a more in-depth understanding,and thus look at the dancing ceremony as a traditional culture through the millennium heritage value The Dancing ceremony as a Xiangxi Wuxiang area characteristics of folk ritual dance,to a certain extent,show the tile Township's religious beliefs,customs,intercourse and so on the activities of the situation.Therefore,by exploring the origins and development process of the leaping ceremony,the process of analyzing the rituals,the glimpse of the meaning of the dancing ceremony,and the function orientation.Through the full field investigation,long-term living experience,grasp the various aspects of the dancing ceremony,learn to use the local people's eyes,standing on the "cultural holders" point of view to observe its cultural characteristics,to understand its meaning and function.