Its predecessor is the singing activity of farmers when transplanting rice seedlings, which originated from agricultural production and labor. Every year in spring ploughing, dozens of farmers, women and children go to the fields to transplant rice seedlings together, each playing a big drum. As soon as the drums ring, "the songs of the group contend day after day", which is called "Yangko". The custom of "making yangko" in northern Shaanxi has a long history. According to legend, the northern Shaanxi yangko was originally a yangko. "It's sunny when you say it, and it's fun to play the song."
Creation background
Yangge originated from farming activities. In the ordinary daily work, the singing, jumping, walking and other movements during the working period were combined, and some folk customs and sacrificial activities in northern Shaanxi were skillfully combined to form the original yangko.
affected area
Yangko is a representative form of folk dance. Mainly popular in northern China. However, due to different regions, there are northern Shaanxi Yangko, northern Shaanxi Yangko, northeast Yangko, Henan Yangko, Hebei Yangko, Shandong Jiaozhou Yangko, and millet Yangko. On holidays, yangko teams are organized in urban and rural areas, and villagers also dance yangko to each other, which is more lively than singing and dancing.