Cultural Interpretation Of Tujia Folk Songs

Tujia nationality not only has a long history,but also has a profound cultural heritage and abundant cultural expressions.Tujia folk song can be called as a unique and rich treasure house in national culture.The Pan songs of Tujia nationality is a great work in this treasure house.Tujia folk songs contain profound cultural connotation with important cultural functions.The first chapter discusses the cultural environment of Tujia folk songs,characteristics and types.Tujia folk songs are generated in the unique natural geographical environment and the sociocultural context of Wuling mountain area.It is characterized by ritual,life,knowledge and entertainment.There are two mainly basic types: Ritual and life.The second chapter analyzes the cultural connotation of Tujia ritual.The ritual pan songs are mainly divided into sacrificial ceremony songs,wedding ceremony songs and funeral ceremony songs.The cultural connotation of the sacrificial ceremony songs is mainly embodied in the Tujia people’s world view that they believe animism,psychological consciousness of praying and praying for the new life;The cultural connotation of the wedding ceremony songs is mainly reflected in the Tujia People ’s yearning for free and equal love and marriage;The concept of family life is that the more sons,the more blessings.The view of family ethics is respecting for the elders;The cultural connotation of the funeral ceremony is mainly embodied in Tujia’s open-minded and realistic outlook on life.The third chapter analyzes the cultural connotation of Tujia Life songs.Tujia people’s life anthem is mainly divided into labor life Anthem,love life songs and other life songs.The cultural connotation of labor life is mainly embodied in their attaching importance to practical value is that to teach laboring experience and take labor as virtue;The cultural connotation of the love anthem is mainly embodied in the viewpoint that Tujia young men and women choose their spouse based on the standard that they love each other and the man is laborious yearning for beautiful love and opposing the autocratic marriage system;The cultural connotation of other life songsis mainly reflected in carrying forward the spirit of optimism,showing life wisdom,teaching life experience and knowledge.The fourth chapter discusses the cultural function,protection and development of Tujia folk songs.Tujia folk songs have the basic functions of carrying collective memory,promoting cultural identity,building a harmonious society,educating and entertaining.We should strengthen the protection of Tujia folk songs scientifically and promote its development.