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The word "going to the countryside" is often used to describe that it is extremely difficult to complete a task, and it is necessary to overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles. But do you know that "going up the knife and going down the fire" is actually a cultural custom activity in Nanning. Next, let's walk into Nanning culture and see what the incredible "going up the knife and going down the mountain" is all about.

"Fire" is a kind of performance, in which the soldiers directly step on the red coal with bare feet, and sparks fly everywhere. Then wash your face with charcoal in your hand, which is really a veritable "baptism of fire"; Finally, throw a thick chain into the fire, burn it half red, and then turn it by hand, showing a brave spirit of ignoring all kinds of constraints in the world. The fire flushed their faces and whole bodies, just like the lower bound of the powerful Vulcan.

In the activity of "jumping into the fire", some people will continue to scatter Ai Xiang with exorcism into the fire pit, and sparks will splash, which is very spectacular. The last ceremony of the evening was to arrange the lit incense into the shape of knives according to the number of knives to be installed in that year (36 or 72), and the warriors stepped on them one by one. It is said that if that person can't pass the candle, he will have to be disqualified from the hilt. The baptized warrior couldn't go home, so everyone danced around the fireplace all night.

"Going to the knife mountain" is also called "going to the knife bar". The first is to erect the arbor. The length of trees is determined by the number of stalks of "thirty-six years old and seventy-two years old". Generally, it is a sharp long knife hanging upside down, tied to the pavilion with a chestnut pole of nearly 30 meters and three golden bamboo strips. There are three storeys and three castles under the pavilion. All kinds of yellow, white, red, green and blue paper flowers and magic flags are tied on the whole pavilion. The erected pavilion is like a straight "ladder", standing on the ground of the pavilion.

Then came the ceremony of offering a knife to God. It is carried out under an upright pavilion, usually one pig and nine chickens. A pig and a chicken are provided at the foot of the tree, and one is provided in four piles on each side. It is presided over by a priest (the master who climbed the knife pole, called "Pani" in Yi language), and the sacrificial language can be chanting, singing or dancing. The main content is: "Fire has Vulcan, and knife has Knife God. Sacrifice a knife and pray for God, so as to ensure safe survival. ".

Boarding the pavilion is the climax of the festival and the most wonderful moment. Soldiers dressed in colorful clothes buckle their blades with their hands, then step barefoot on the knife ladder and climb up step by step. They are fearless, natural and unrestrained, showing the majestic posture of iron-toed tough guys. The first warrior to climb set off firecrackers at the top of the pole to celebrate the victory, and read four auspicious words: "The grain is abundant, there is no disease and no disaster, the six animals are prosperous, and the country is safe." Some soldiers also perform various difficult movements such as handstands at the end of the pavilion. In order to congratulate the success of the warriors, people "jumped" around the knife pole, wishing the warriors victory, celebrating the happy holidays and wishing people health and happiness.