It is the Dama Social Fire. One of the most popular forms of social fire in Xinzhou is the Dama Social Fire, a folk art form combining martial arts and social fire.
Daima social fire, popular in Dingxiang Hongdao and Yuanping Tongchuan area, set theater, dance, martial arts, acrobatics, folk music and ancient military formations as one of the folk festivals, rituals and cultural activities, is a square performance mime, in 2013, was included in the province's intangible cultural heritage project list. Because of the performance of the two sides of the war mostly for the cavalry combat, so called "big horse social fire".
Daima social fire popular in the folk, to the opera character-based, large lineup, unique form, dress colorful, fascinating, distinctive style, wonderful performance. In the performance team, the actors and actresses are all in high spirits and glowing. Every Lantern Festival, local villagers will organize themselves to play the "social fire", as a blessing to drive away evil spirits, to seek the wind and rain, forming a unique traditional folk arts landscape.
Damas Fireworks
Damas Fireworks has a long history, rich in connotations, strong artistic expression, and the thick historical lineage of the north of the Jin Dynasty, called by historians the living fossil of national history and culture. The way of hooking the face of the Dama social fire is slightly different from that of Beijing Opera and other operas, and there are more Jinbei characteristics in the face painting.
The make-up and clothing of the Dama Fireworks follows strictly the style of the story of the play. The actors and actresses are the most ordinary farmers. Every year, children are the happiest in the social fire performance, they not only watch the performance, some of them even participate in the performance. The children's participation is more of an inheritance of the traditional artistic expression of Dama social fire.