What is jumping god?

Divine dance is a very interesting traditional folk custom in rural areas of China.

Nowadays, dancing the Great God is generally a feudal superstitious activity, and it is usually done by two people. It is a folk art, which is also called "Shaman Dance".

The jumping ceremony mainly includes jumping, erecting flags, evoking souls, divination and so on.

It will erect a flag about 10 meters high in front of the sacrificial temple and stop at 0.6 meters underground, which means 18 layers of hell and 33 layers of heaven.

In addition, Wan Ziwen, Xiangyun, Shuibo and other long streamers will be cut out with yellow paper and colored paper, and the long line will be hung on the head of the streamer until it falls to the ground.

A double-toothed steel fork will be drawn above the banner, and two tips of the double-toothed steel fork will each poke a big steamed bread.

This is done because the other end of the rope of the pole is tied with a small bag, which contains five-colored grains, such as fruit candy, peanuts, red dates, coins, etc., and is called "five-grain egg".

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Introduction to the jumping god:

(1) Dance gods first appeared with the national culture of the ethnic minority "Tu nationality" in China, and were also called "Bobo Society" among the Tu nationality.

At the beginning of the Great God Dance, people will prepare a small red envelope containing five kinds of miscellaneous grains, garlic and five-color cloth for boys. When you are ready, wear it around the little boy's neck to watch the dance.

It is said that if you don't wear this thing, the boy's soul will be hooked away, and if you wear it, nothing will happen.

(2) Every year on February 2nd, March 3rd and April 8th of the lunar calendar, the activities of dancing with the gods are held in many local villages.

This custom has been spread from ancient times to modern times, and it is still full of gongs and drums and incense. "Jumping God" is called "Bobo" in the language of the Tu nationality, which means that the mage works as a Dojo, which is why it is also called "Bobo Club".

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