The origin of social fire

The origin of social fire was circulated in ancient times.

Folk social fire is a kind of folk self-entertainment activity during the Spring Festival. It comes from the worship of ancient land and fire. Society, land god; Fire, the ancestor of fire, is the legendary Vulcan. In China, which is famous for its farming culture, land is the foundation of people's foothold, which lays a material foundation for human survival and development.

Fire is the source of people's cooking and heating, and it is also an indispensable condition for human survival and development. Ancient people thought that fire also had "spirit" with primitive thinking, regarded it as a sacred object with special significance and worshipped it, thus forming the concept of respecting fire.

The worship of land and fire in ancient times produced the custom of offering sacrifices to social fires. With the development of society and the improvement of people's cognitive ability, the social fire sacrifice ceremony has gradually added entertainment elements and become a large-scale and rich folk entertainment activity.

The manifestation of social fire

There are various forms of social fire performance, such as an adult carrying one or three children, a horse riding a horse, a cow and a mule, a stilt, a car and a mountain. When playing the social fire, it depends on the actors' action performances, accompanied by flags, ceremonial ceremonies, drums, cymbals, cymbals and so on. The scale is huge and the scene is warm and spectacular.

The content of social fire performance is also extremely rich and extensive. Because you don't talk or sing during the social fire, you are not limited by time and space and content. From ancient myths and legends of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to historical stories, anecdotes of unofficial history and legendary heroes, you can do it.

Shehuo performance is a pantomime. In order to make it clear at a glance, its facial makeup emphasizes the main characteristics of the characters. Generally speaking, people specialize in their faces, such as Niu Hao and Zhou Cang, and they have pictures of cows and weeks painted on their foreheads.