Historical origin of social fire in Qinghai

The historical origin of social fire in Qinghai is as follows:

The custom of offering sacrifices to the land on social day has been handed down from the pre-Qin period. There are also social fire activities extending from the social fire god. Zhang said in "Social Drama in Social Drama": In ancient Shaoxing, the sacrificial society wrote poems for the preface. Spring Festival means Spring Club is a sacrifice to pray for agriculture, and Autumn Festival means Autumn Club. By this time, the farmers' harvest had been finished, and a society was set up to reward the land god.

Later, it developed into a club offering performances. There are social fire activities everywhere, but different places have different names and contents. There are many contents of social fire, and the scale of activities is also very large. Hundreds of dramas in ancient times were all programs in social fire. Social fire not only refers to the folk entertainment activities held in traditional festivals, but also refers to all the entertainment activities in folk festivals. In the northern region, traditional festivals and folk activities held in temple fairs are collectively called social fires.

Local social fire

Distribution of local folk social fire activities in China: Shaanxi, Shanxi, Yuxian, Zhengning, Jinzhong, Longxian, Qianyang, Jingchuan, Qinghai, Yongjing, Populus alba, Yangxian, Liangzhou, Gulang, Benxi, Songxian and Baoji.

In Shaanxi, social fire is the floorboard of the core, stilts, bamboo horses, dry boats, lions and dragon lanterns. Qishan social fire has developed into a way of cultural exchange in the local area, and social fire conferences are held in various regions every year. Shehuohui is a mass organization organized by the people spontaneously to carry out cultural and recreational activities. Shanxi folk social fire is rich in content and diverse in forms. There are about 200 species in the whole province, which can be divided into gongs and drums, yangko, sedan chair, stilts, lights, simulated animals, simulated ghosts and gods, martial arts and so on.