What are the unique customs in Shaanxi?

Northern Shaanxi Yangko, also known as "Noisy Fire", "Noisy Yangko", "Noisy Community Fire" and "Noisy Yangko", is a representative traditional dance widely popular in Shaanxi and the northern Shaanxi Plateau. It absorbs artistic elements such as water boat, donkey running, stilts, lions and kicking fields, and combines them into a novel and unique dance with gongs and drums.

Second, shadow play

Shadow play is regarded by many experts as the originator of all kinds of shadow play in China. In February 2006, Huayin Laoqiang was identified as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in China. Old-fashioned shadow play originated in huayin city (Huayin County before 1990), and it is popular in all districts and counties of Weinan City, Shanxi Province and the Yellow River Golden Triangle area adjacent to Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The old tune is the earliest aria of shadow play. Because it was formed in Huayin and Huaxian earlier, it looks simple and rough compared with the later Wan Wan tune, so it is called the old tune.

Third, Baoji Shehuo Facebook

Baoji, Shaanxi Province, often called Xifu, is one of the representative areas of social fire facial makeup art in Shaanxi Province. Especially, the social fire masks in Longxian and Baoji counties have a long history, unique shapes, simple and bright colors, rigorous patterns and many samples, which represent the highest level of social fire masks in Xifu.

Social fire originated from tattooing, witchcraft, sacrifice and religion in primitive society, as well as the activities of fighting, exorcism and sacrifice to society in ancient times. The decorative pattern of Shehuo Facebook proves that the original symbols on painted pottery were completely inherited on Facebook five or six thousand years ago.

Fourth, Ansai waist drum

Ansai waist drum is a traditional folk dance in Shaanxi Province. A performance can be performed by several people or thousands of people together. Magnificent, delicate and intoxicating, it is called the first drum in the world. From 65438 to 0996, Ansai District of Yan 'an City was named as the hometown of waist and drum in China by the Ministry of Culture.

Five, broken rice suona

Suimi suona is a very common art form in people's life in northern Shaanxi. No matter in towns or villages, we need one or two types of players to have fun in weddings, funerals, opening ceremonies, moving to new houses, yangko, Guanlongkou, full moon, anniversaries, temple fairs, various celebrations and other occasions.