A Study On The Rites Of The Hani's "Angmatu" And Its Changes

Ritual research has always been an important field of anthropology,through ritual research we can understand the religious beliefs,social organization,common spirit and values of a nation." Angmatu " ritual is Hani traditional religious ritual activities,an important part of its purpose is to sacrifice the village's largest protection of God,it is Hani once a year solemn,grand collective religious ritual activities.According to the literature," Angmatu " ritual has been a thousand years of history.Therefore,from the " Angmatu " ritual,from the point and face,from shallow to deep,and then fully understand the Hani social and cultural,has important theoretical and practical significance.This article takes a typical Hani village in Yuanyang of Honghe County as a case,and records the most important religious rituals village of the Hani traditional culture with the ethnographic way.The main contents include " Angmatu " historical legends,ritual preparations,sacrificial groups,ritual process,long street feast and so on.This article adheres to the principle of complete record and faithful analysis of the "Angmatu " ritual of the Hani people,as far as possible the full appearance of the "Angmatu " ritual,and then explores the social function and modern changes of the "Angmatu " ritual in the Hani village,The relationship between the elaboration ceremony and the local social organization,and the important role it plays in building a solid local social order.The article argues that the " Angmatu " ritual is an important way for the Hani village to unite the social forces and maintain the network of social relations,and it is also an important means to regulate the social order of the Hani village.With the development of the times and social progress,Hani traditional rituals and other cultural phenomena will be changed to better meet the Hani villagers social and psychological needs.