What kind of dance is Nuo dance? Wedding dance, sacrificial dance, celebration dance, there is no specific occasion.

Nuo dance is also called "big Nuo" and "dancing Nuo", commonly known as "ghost play" or "grimacing". It originated from the totem belief in ancient clan society, and later developed into a ritual in primitive witchcraft, and gradually evolved into a festival ceremony with fixed purpose and content. This kind of folk dance with a long history generally has two performances: one is performed by four protagonists, and the performers wear masks such as crowns, skins and SHIELD, making a "Nuo" sound. The other is composed of 12 people, each with a painted hair and a few feet of hemp whip in his hand, shaking and shouting the name of the god who specializes in eating evil spirits and beasts, accompanied by music.

Because Nuo dance is spread in different regions, its performance style is also different, including the genre of "Wen Nuo" with complex scene changes, meticulous and rigorous performance, strong life atmosphere and beautiful and moving dance; There is also the "Wu Nuo" school with great momentum, unrestrained and cheerful mood, bright rhythm and vigorous movements. This ancient traditional flower of Nuo dance is still popular in the stage, hall and village head of De-an Yu, Wuning and Duchang counties.

The origin of dance, "(once said) whoever is in the late spring has finished his spring clothes, and the champion is five or six, and the boy is six or seven." They bathed in interpretation, the wind danced and sang in response. The master sighed and said, "I have a point." (The Analects of Confucius Advanced) "Fan Chi never swam under the dance, saying ... Confucius said ..." (The Analects of Confucius Yan Yuan) "Dance" is contrary to poetic rhyme. The original address of "Dance" is in the south of Qufu County, and there is an altar on the waterfront highland. Li Daoyuan's Book of Water Classics, Volume 25, said: "Yishui is facing Jiymen in the north, one is your door, and the other is Wanmen. Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty "On Balance? 6? 1 Mingrou has a lot of complaints about this, saying:

Spring and Autumn Annals, Lu Dalun, sacrifice of drought and flood. If it doesn't rain for a long time, pray for blessing. If you are sick, pray to God to solve the disaster. ……

Why do you have to keep your word? It is said that there is no satirical article in Zuo Qiuming, Ram and Gu Liang's heirloom Spring and Autumn Annals, which should be made clear. I once told Confucius that in the late spring, those who have taken spring clothes, five or six people are crowned, and six or seven boys are bathed in interpretation, dancing in the wind and singing home. Confucius said: Me and Canon! Lu set up a sacrifice in Yishui. Twilight is getting late, and spring is April. The spring service was completed, and it is said that the service in April was also completed. The champion, the boy, and the sacrifice are also fun. On the interpretation of the bath, it involves drowning, like a dragon coming out of the water. The wind is dancing and singing. Singing and offering, singing and sacrifice, singing and sacrifice. Speaking of home, I think that those who bathe in Yishui will also dry up. It's April in a week, just in February, and it's still cold. Can you take a bath and dry yourself? From this perspective, wading without bathing is sacrifice.

"Spring and Autumn Zuo's Family Biography" says: The opening is awkward. Say it again: the dragon saw it. It's February, and we're starting to see the dragon when it stings. February in spring and August in autumn. Pray for spring rain and autumn grain. Today is the spirit star, autumn is also. Spring is wasted, and autumn is coming. Therefore, the sacrifice of Lingxing is also a one-year sacrifice. Confucius said that I made good use of my points and wanted to reconcile yin and yang with sacrifice, so I also made good use of them. If you want to do it, Confucius should be specious and improper. From traveling, I felt Wei asked, Cilu can't worship virtue and be a disciple.

Lotus is ancient. Therefore, the "Rites" said: Sacrifice, sacrifice for floods and droughts. Therefore, there is a ceremony, so Confucius does not laugh at it, but Zhong Shu applies it. If the husband is like this, he will sacrifice and worship. ..... Push the meaning of Spring and Autumn Annals, seek the theory of sacrifice, and test the meaning of Zhong Shu. Now that Confucius is dead and Zhong Shu is dead, who should I ask? Only Confucius' disciples and Zhong Shu's party can speak. "

"The Rites of Nanqi No.1" contains: There was a drought in Jianwu for two years, and there was a discussion about offering a hall. The discussion of the ancestral hall He Langtang said, "Zhou Li?" 6? 1 Si Wu said:' If the country is dry, it will be handsome and dance.' Zheng: "Yong, it's right to make sacrifices. The son of heaven is above God, and the princes are under the Lord God. " "Witch" said, "Drought leads to dancing". Zheng: "Maids dance and offer sacrifices, and worship Yin." Zheng Zhongyun: "Pray for rain to help the witch." Book of rites? 6? 65438+ The October Order said:' One was ordered to worship mountains and rivers for the people, and the musician was Emperor Lu. It is the person who ordered Baixian to worship Baisi for the benefit of the people in order to pray for the grain. Zheng: "The sun is strong, and there is no rain after a long drought. There are hundreds of mountains and rivers, and those who can cloud and rain can also. A lot of water comes from the original, so you have to sacrifice first. Yu, begging for rain is also a sacrifice. The Jade Emperor is called Nanjiao Altar, offering sacrifices to the Five Fine Emperors, accompanied by the First Emperor. From beginning to end, he had a good time. He only uses singing and dancing. Hundreds of nobles, the ancients above all, known as Goulong and Hou Ji. "Spring and Autumn Biography" said that when the dragon saw it, it was also in April. "Suyun Wang:' Dalang, sacrifice for the rain. It is said that when the dragon saw it, it was April. If there is a drought in May and June, it is also useful. "Li" is meaningful in May. "Yong-he Jin, Zhong You, Fu, etc. were made in the southern countries as altars, praying to God as a hundred monarchs, dancing eight columns of sixty-four people, and singing" Han Yun "poems, all with the rain being too strong. At that time, the doctor discussed the old altar, and Han and Wei each looked for it. " "Moon Order" said, "It is a great fate to have a worship of mountains and rivers. Some people also say that' it is the life of a hundred counties to worship hundreds of nobles'. Then the sacrifice made by Lu Da should only be dedicated to the Five Spices Emperor. Gou Mang and other five gods are not only the assistants of the five emperors, according to Zheng Xuan, they should be the foodies in the court. Zheng said' the altar is in the southern suburb next to it', but he didn't distinguish between things. Find a tunnel to respect the right, and the altar light in the suburbs should be on the left. It is advisable to build an altar in the east of the suburban altar and outside the camp. Sacrificing the five emperors is the right altar. Looking for the altar is high and wide, and there is no clear text about ceremony and communication. The situation of the pilgrimage ceremony is that the altar is four feet high, and there are six pieces of jade like Zhang Gui, which are dedicated to the gods of heaven and earth. The king led the princes to kiss him, so he taught him and respected him. Sacrificing the five emperors can be roughly followed. It is said that the altar should be built four feet, and its wide wheel is still four degrees, with a diameter of four feet, a circumference of twelve feet and four steps. Set up five emperors, each according to its own side, such as instrument in the hall. Emperor Qi used the five skills of his ancestors in the Hall of Fame, and it is also appropriate to match them in the funeral altar today. In ancient times, Oracle bones were sacrificed in the suburbs of Meng Chun, and rain gods were sacrificed in Xia Meng. Although these two sacrifices are different, what they do is one. Only the winter solstice can be reported to the sky, and it didn't rain at first. Although there is no winter solstice sacrifice today, and there is also a gift to pray for the newspaper in the southern suburbs, there is no reason why there is nothing else to answer. Sacrifice to the emperor is held in the suburbs, which is relatively economical, while Zhou sacrifices to Yang Di Hou Ji, each with a sacrifice; Today, it is appropriate to sacrifice a calf to the five emperors and ancestors, which is called the ceremony of the southern suburbs. Huang Wu's secret is not over yet, so he can't play such grand music. As for the dry sacrifice dance, Gai means urging, which means no joy, so there is no doubt. The rest of the history says that Yang Qi Ling Ze is just. Ritual dancing is to not make people feel strange. Witches nowadays are not used to singing and dancing. They should try. I'm afraid they shouldn't worry. According to the discussion in the Jin Dynasty, it is appropriate for boys to choose at the right time. Sima Biao's "Book of Rites" said that soap clothes serve the clouds, and cover is the meaning of worshipping Yin. Today's sacrificial clothes are all worn, and there is nothing to change. The poems he sang, as well as all the offerings, were applied by the owner. "From it.

Yishan believes that Zeng's "bathing in interpretation, dancing in wind, and returning to songs" reflects the practice of repairing tombs in ancient times. This practice is not necessarily a sacrifice without any magnanimity, nor is it necessarily a sightseeing nature without any sacrifice, but an ancient folk custom developed from sacrifice (the legacy of witchcraft). "Zhou Li? 6? 1 Guan Chun said: "The decree of the Witch Palm Group: If there is a drought in the country, it will be handsome and dance; If there is a national disaster, you will be handsome and make a witch; Sacrifice, and then * * * wow Lord, and cloth, and the museum. All sacrifices, keep food; Where there are funerals, they are all gifts from witches. The wizard looks at the worship, looks at the face, awards the number, and recruits the hair. The winter hall is a gift, and there is no party. Spring moves to get sick. Wang Diao, then go with it. When the witch is in her palm, she will be taken out to bathe, and when she is dry, she will dance. If the Queen is hanged, it will be with Zhu Qian. When the country is in trouble, the song cries and asks. "

Han Zheng declared that "when a witch is in the palm of his hand, he should get rid of the trouble bath", saying: "When he is in the palm of his hand, he should get rid of it, and now it is like water in March. Bathing is bathing with fragrant herbs. " The eighth volume of Ying Shao's "Secular Righteousness" lists the cultivation of sacrificial rites as an important content. As the saying goes: "The wizard looks at the palm of his hand, looks forward to development, and recruits hair;" When the witch reached the age of 10, she took a bath to get rid of her troubles. " Everything that is awkward is clean. Spring, silly, just want to shake. Shangshu: Analysis of Yin Zhongchun and Juemin. Analysis of people. When treating diseases, it is also clean on the water. The last person, Zhi Zhi also, the evil disease has gone, praying for it. ""really? 6? 1 etiquette notes: "It is the fourth day of the month, and the officials and the people are clean in the east. It is said that washing and removing dirt is a big cleanliness. Monks, the yang is smooth, and everything is done, which is also the beginning. " Liu Zhao noted: "The Chinese poem says: The custom of the State of Zheng. In March, I visited Ershui Flower to evoke spirits and catch bluegrass to dispel bad luck." He also said, "Cai Yong said," The Analects of Confucius "said,' Those who are late in spring have been crowned with five or six people, and six or seven boys are bathed in interpretation, dancing in the wind, and singing back'. From top to bottom, there was this ceremony in ancient times. On the third day of March this year, I squatted in the waterfront, which was built for this purpose. "