? To hold a traditional Qiang wedding, first by the village dance experts, composed of 12 "wedding guests" (men) and "bridesmaids" (women). On the day of the wedding, summer or winter, when welcoming the bride near the cottage door bridesmaids are already prepared to clear the water, ruthlessly escort passengers who spilled things that prevented them from entering the camp, welcoming passengers to hand over the "door gift" before it is passed. For holding the walled village after the "just afternoon rice" (Qiang language) ceremony, speech of the source of people and new love escorted after the other content. The speech is completed by the start of the feast, the naughty bridesmaids gallery chopsticks are replaced with wheat straw, welcoming clients to see the food and wine, but can not dine. Expressions of Ling Li bridesmaids' welcoming looks in the title, words improvised compilations, singing, dancing, funny fireplace, plus Wang Chai, they sweated wolfishly. Everyone smiled happily, and the female relatives and friends (married women) danced a lyrical and beautiful "ceremonial dance. These women wore a red dress with a red sash tied around the waist in front of the fireplace and stood in a semicircle into singing a happy song "Nissi Heat", hoping to have more and more families, living in harmony, grabbing each other's dancing partners with a red sash, dispersing and jiggling on the body, followed by the dance of the dancers in twos, whose role is characterized by the immobility of the upper body, the bristles waist and hips. The "ritual dance" is still preserved in the heart of the ancient Qiang tribe's "Nanshui Department in the red Soviet Union area of Vi City in Maowen County and Yao Ping Qiang Village in Li County, which is the center of the ancient "White Dog Strong Department Zone. According to legend, the "ceremonial dance performances, later evolved into women dancing, singing, hosting ceremonies of the ancient witch, but still retains the dispersion of the top hip inversion hip joint function. Welcome the bride the next morning, the bridesmaids sauce for the bride, sang a "wearable song", and then the bride carried by their peers out of the cottage door, the bride dressed in red, waving a red umbrella, riding a horse, the bridesmaids and escorted around the powerful to go to the groom's home. To end the ceremony and banquet, then the singing and dancing begins. "Congratulations Dance" of relatives and friends of the banquet-hop dance, simple lyrics, the content of the marriage closely, the dance moves begin mostly with the right foot and left foot in front of the ride once or twice, "one step at a time" or "two steps at a time tread." OAN
? The wedding can not be separated from the wine, including wine-themed wine dance, dance simulating the shape of a peacock, lively movements. At different agricultural times of the year, the Qiang pot village dance, also known as the "agricultural festival dance frolicking. The festival of "Tian Wu Zi" is held in the fall (the first day of October) to circulate the "Nanshui" Qiang. On this day, both wear red? Clothes, women with a feather go to the mountains to sing and dance all day to welcome the immortal and pray for disaster. The "Russian Correction" festival is held at the beginning of May to pray to the god of the mountains not to hail and not to flood, which means to contain prayers and offerings. The festival jumps "before the god busy Guozhuang, low body, left and right foot clapping action. The fifth day of May Dragon Boat Festival is an important festival along the Li County Qiang sacrifices to the mountain gods, you want to dance "digging sand Hua foot sticker date" dance, jumping feet alternately left and right, moving the feet with arms outstretched, up and down dance, such as the eagle flying strong He Pu area, in the evening of the 30th of the waxing moon to dance "rice whole rice pot Zhuang! Dance. When the guests come to the village before the construction, the main king will barley wine, men and women are relative holding a rolling pin and dance, the mood is very cheerful.
Game color pot Zhuang dance, also known as "game pot Zhuang", such as pincer strong game Guo Zhuang, dancers handle the station level and everyone walks around the leader, everyone in turn from the second and third armpit drilling through the back of the right shoulder hand, and then walk around, from the third and fourth armpit drilling until all the hands were back on their shoulders like a buckled chain, and then drilled past the third and third armpits until they were liberated. Strengthening and jumping and endless laughter. OAN
? Spreading the field of wedding Guozhuang's characteristics, the style is also distinctive. 25 kinds of common Maowen County pot Zhuang dance, celebrating the love of the mother had a lot of praise for the content of the lesser. Dance in outdoor scenes, the village can participate. More diverse strata due to different dance contents and forms. To dance, stand in two rows and dance two opposite each other. "Dance tripartite action" open both sides "is also known as" strong "that is, the left and right turn to jump" turn "is also known as" four corners picking waves "Four-corner Pick Wave Ying", immediately turning around and jumping in four directions; "Western Waxia", i.e., left, right, and jumping in front of the turn. This is evident from the names that characterize the dances of these movements. In addition, there are many names for the dance of joy of speech, such as "Shanshan", "Cable", and "Beibei Cable," which are dances of joy to be avoided. The deficit of Maowen County is not in the Soviet area gas two people's satisfaction in accordance with the mother's home", in the appearance of the left foot limp in the lower position, unique movements of the pot Zhuang dance, dance handles the leg to stand horizontally when the right foot limp leg, the left foot is low, and even the foot limp leg and hip swing. Wenchuan, Li County often dance pot Zhuang dance: vegetables and flowers "," Cabbage Flower "excellent Western costumes "," Muxi "," the content of the week and production Labor and so on more than 20 kinds of closely linked to the agricultural harvest. To Li County Xue Cheng Guo Zhuang "sieve" performance in the grain field sieve wheat ash, people think food and clothing, seems to hear the shovel pot, clanking sound, "does not stop the sound. Jiasan pot Zhuang "about" also harvest corn. In short, Wenchuan County, Li County pot Zhuang, pace near the chatter, like fan wings or walking applause, mood, cheerful character cheerful, clamp pot Zhuang, containing special flexibility, Guo Zhuang have humor, unique action is interesting feet, knees inward water, at the top of the left foot on the left side of the elongated, palm up wing left foot slightly raised.
? Things to worry about potsherds - Qiang participated in the funeral, the funeral ceremony ancient style is very strong and highly valued, Victoria Mimmo dynasty records: "the death seat position on the gallows Scotia hat bow admired by such students, the end of the public curse on sale pig potsherds and the name of the action and the name is not the same as the goat, and the fire is strong on the evening of the funeral held jumping Qiang jumping potsherds around the things to worry about! Worry. Longxi's "Nankansuo" pace, single-legged jump "kick out the left foot forward, the right foot gently small jump, and then change legs. Jumping hand clap, emphasizing the chest. Wenchuan Yanmenxiang Gasha Gasha" is a very standardized set of dances. Worried about the music and dance of the potshoos, do not understand the solemn Korean custom, such as "jumping melody, plus sprinkle plus sprinkle" lively, brisk movements. Worried about the simple lyrics of things potjang, to express sadness, to tell the feelings of the deceased loved ones, his children.
? "Witch Dance - Liberation, in addition to the neighboring regions outside of Tibet, the Qiang believe in Lamaism part, the rest is widely believed to be on the roof of the White Stone worship, animists believe that God. According to legend, the ancestors of the Qiang people lost because of the war, from the north into the Minshan region, with the local indigenous clans of the Goki people, the Goki people hunting clans, physically strong, fierce killing war, despite the strong. When the transmission was ready, the strong God's chief dreamed a dream, let them hardly Whitehead and sticks as weapons, hanging woolen symbols on the neck, so the Qiang people did the same, after the bloody defeat of the Goki people, settled down. Thanks to God, Whitehead became the supreme god of the Qiang people. Strong witch said, "Promise," Whitehead said, "Russian Asahi, communication media of the Qiang people with the god of the shaman. oan
? Witches, through generations of strong also involved in labor. The festival village shaman epic recitation, the villagers pray for exorcism (such as "yak willing"), as well as droughts to seek rain witch range of functions. Wu Qiang's puja is manifested through dance. The "Yak Willing" is held in three to five days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar and, according to legend, was quite popular along the Xuecheng of Li County during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Early liberation is still this ancient custom. When the guide line shaman dressed in vestments, wearing a hat, left hand holding a sheepskin drum, rhythmically beating, sometimes Shen Song jumping, sometimes squatting and scurrying pouncing, holding high spears, knives, bright muskets and sticking to the crowd, the shaman leadership, leaving the rhythmic pounding part in the surrounding cottage, gathered in the square, strong slaughtered cows to worship the gods, followed by drumming and dancing crowd. Since liberation, the Qiang people gradually get rid of religious superstitions, held "yak wish" activities have disappeared. OAN
? The Qiang people pay special attention to the funeral. Zhuangzi once said, "Qiang people die, burnt and raised its ash." Rewarded "Spring and Autumn justice, because the Scripture recorded: "The people of the Qiang, its Krupp did not worry about their bonds, and worried about their death nor burnt. "It can be seen that the main custom of the Qiang funeral fire sacrifice for a long time, in ancient times symbolized the fire of life, held cremation, representing the immortal soul and the meaning of life, eternal. Strong custom, after death is held in a three-day grand funeral for rich people, presided over by a shaman. On the first day of the funeral dance "Yelong, leather encouraged to dance on the second day (Qiang "Mordasha", "messy date collapse"), and on the third day a grand funeral tribute dance was held in the form of a dance to honor the dead. This is from the ancient Qiang expedition rituals, the meaning of which is to honor the active soldiers and officers, to boost everyone's morale, presided over by the army shaman, who held a crossbow, two brass bells hanging from his shoulders, a leather helmet with interpolated wheat stalks and a pheasant ridge, the leader of the team and the leaper. Now lost this dance. Finish three segments divided into three large funeral dance during the funeral, the beginning of the funeral song; seconds of the armor dance, funeral song burial. OAN
The following forms of strong Wu dance: OAN
Leather encouragement. Strong" Woo Dance, generally there are two kinds of a short elevator before the dance, playing a drum followed by a drumstick (right-handed law enforcement action, but also requires an iron ring plate, the left hand holding a leather drum). Strong customs, funerals of illness or death, jumping skin drums, shaman lead jumps, and friends and family participate. The operation of the customary drum dancing from right to left, and then from left to right dancing, named "both sides hit", the speed from slow to fast, gradually increasing the front jump squat jumping action, some shamans are also in place to play the spinning is very interesting, it is said that there are as many as 108 kinds of jumping and beating of the drum part. Encourage the pace of squatting and jumping, leather walker" (front court free kick, jumping, make it feel like the front foot foot to the front line), both sides tiptoe jumping" (jumping left foot of the left front, the right foot immediately (the right foot leaning forward to its neighboring toes pointing to the ground, the two legs alternately to do)," loose knee walking "Relaxed knees, alternating legs while doing so because of the special dynamics of the loose knee trembling)," character step squat jump (feet away from the eight step in a full crouch while hitting the drum), "flinging the drum to hit the drum step" (standing eight step while hitting the drum to pour into the drum through the legs). OAN
? Second, the dance of the cat. The Qiang people believe that cats are honored as agricultural pesticides. Many simulate the cat form when belonging to the agricultural plate ritual witch dance, dance, squatting jump, turn, pounce quite sensitive, standing on one leg, arms switch five fingers open, shaped like claws, the image of the cat was exaggerated and deified. OAN
? Jumping "horse long. Witch dance circulated in Wenchuan County, a witch jump, equipped with the production of refined leading coarse hemp rope more than ten feet long dragon body, leading head dancing as the leader, tail flap sound and long rope circling and soaring, unique, quite spectacular. Horse dance dragon fashionable intelligence, we must have the strength of the arm, but there is also the dexterity in addition, the shaman based on the pace, squatting and jumping, swinging the long rope, increasing the difficulty. Hopping horse long Ming, Qing dynasties cantonment, and then in the vast Qiang region cantonment Chinese Han, Qiang region into the mainland culture, customs, jumping on the horse in this case, can be absorbed for a long time in the Han region of the Dragon Dance developed from the. iv armor dance. Armor Dance The Grand Funeral Dance is a ceremonial dance in a military rite, consisting of two parts of the Expedition and Veuve to intimidate the enemy "Hi, Hi" shouts Expedition Festival; Kaige part of the village soldiers to win the war Lyrics, jumping armor Dance, the dancers are divided into two rows of the face of the relative position, holding crossbows "or" Gao, the shape of the pace, jumping on the horse. "Go, the pace is shaped like the battlefield offensive and defensive, the main two sides of the pace jumping (left foot jumping step, the right foot toes pointing to the ground in the future, alternating while doing so), the second pace shrugs the shoulders of the side of the dance, tiptoeing a foot put together to jump. The third is equipped with a range of weapons and a punchy style. Scattered retreats to dances and songs. Jumping Maowen Three Dragons dance, two people in addition to wearing helmets, wearing armor outside the bearskin also relative to the two dancers, leading the jump, two people's shoulders hanging brass bells, jumping jingling pace dispersed, these two people are actually ancient shamans presided over by the image of the big funeral ceremony.