She Fire Ceremony And The Construction Of Village Community

“Shehuo” is a kind of folk belief activity based on "agency ",mainly held during specific festivals.The organization mechanism and performance form of shehuo ceremony reflect the geographical identity with the belief of "SHE " as the core.This article takes Xiaojiapo village shehuo in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi as the research object,through field investigation,in-depth interview and folk literature combing,the historical evolution,organization structure and exhibition form of Xiaojiapo village shehuo are excavated and sorted out;On this basis,based on the theory of ritual symbol,this paper analyzes the relationship between shehuo ceremony and village community construction,and finds that shehuo ceremony plays an important role in constructing village identity and forming villagers' emotional belonging.It is found that Guanzhong shehuo in Shaanxi has important functions of maintaining blood relationship,stabilizing geographical structure and constructing harmonious community.This paper is divided into four chapters.The first chapter is the introduction,which mainly expounds the research background and significance,research review and research ideas.The second chapter is mainly about the historical documents of Xiao Jiapo Village and Xiao Jiapo's shehuo and the presentation of related field investigation materials.The third chapter mainly introduces the exhibition of Xiao Jiapo's shehuo,which is introduced from two aspects:the form and content of the social fire exhibition,including the detailed exhibition process of the shehuo ceremony and the elements in the exhibition,The exhibition forms include burning shehuo,asking God to send God,shehuo parade and so on.The main contents of the exhibition are core performance,table live couplets,changing plays on the spot,etc.The fourth chapter analyzes how Xiao Jiapo's shehuo ceremony constructs the village community by establishing village identity and sense of belonging.