"Tiger Jump" A Traditional Sport Of Yi Nationality In Shuangbai County Research On The Relationship Between It And National Totem Worship

Traditional sports of our country is experiencing for thousands of years of history,formed the content rich variety of forms,with distinctive characteristics of national traditional sports culture,it is an important force for the development and survival of a nation.The traditional sports "Tiger Jump" activity in the Shuangbai Yi area originated from Maidichong Village in Chuxiong Prefecture,Yunnan Province.The Yi sports "Tiger Jump" activity is a "living historical material" of the Yi tiger totem,which is both simplicity and primitive,with a profound national style.It is not only the sacrificial traditional sports activities,but also the national traditional sports activities with strong self-entertainment.This article conducts an in-depth study from the origin of the traditional “Tiger Jump” activity of the Yi people,the expressions of primitive religions,and Interrelationship.To explore the influence and function between the primitive religious totem worship and the traditional Yi sports "Tiger Jump" activity,to study the sports function value of the "Tiger Jump" activity,and put forward effective suggestions for the scientific and modern development of the "Tiger Jump" activity of the Yi people in Shuangbai,Yunnan.This article mainly uses the method of combining literature,interview,practical investigation and logical analysis to explore the inner relationship between traditional sports of ethnic minorities and primitive religious totem worship.The relationship between them is complex and multiple.We will infiltrate each other and influence each other.In the future,we must give full play to the role of national culture and bring into play the positive influence and role of the worship of primitive religions on the development of national culture.Although there is also a negative role,it must also exert a positive influence to promote it to carry forward,better inheritance of national culture.Through the research of this paper,the following conclusions are drawn:(1)The formation of the "Tiger Jump" activity of the Yi people's sports is gradually formed through continuous inheritance and development.It has rich cultural connotations,Its generation is related to human productive labor and social practice;(2)The cultural characteristics of the “Tiger Jump” activities of the Shuangbai Yi nationality included: the regional cultural characteristics of the mountain people,the imitation of animal behavior by ancient peoples,the sacred religious rituals of the ethnic groups,the universal national belief system,totem worship and primitive sports Fusion form;(3)There is a close relationship between the traditional tiger sports of Yi nationality and totem worship.The two penetrate and influence each other.Totem worship plays a positive role in promoting the formation of Yi sports' tiger jump.It provides specific material and spiritual conditions for "tiger jump",enhances skills,and achieves universalization,However,totem worship also restricts the development of "tiger jumping" to the scientific and cultural needs,modern development needs of the direction of development;(4)The modern changes of the traditional sport "tiger jump" in shuangbai yi nationality:Totem worship consciousness gradually weakened,From entertaining the gods to entertaining the people,the folk customs to the public activities,the ethnic sacrificial activities to the sports and cultural arena.