Cultural folklore in Weifeng town

The cultural life of the people in Weifeng Town is active, among which the activities of gongs and drums and welcoming the city god in Liunan Village are the most distinctive.

Liunan Village has a long history. According to legend, when Qin Jun returned home in triumph, he was accompanied by huge court drums. Later, it gradually formed the' Phoenix Three Nods' qupai, which has been passed down through the ages, that is, the wonderful part of Liunan Village gongs and drums today: Shengli Qin Drum.

The victory of Qin drum shows and publicizes Qin drum culture with scenes such as raising accounts, ordering soldiers, practicing martial arts, fighting and celebrating achievements. Drummer, belly, chest, back, God. Those who flip cymbals and plunge into clouds are unhurried, leisurely, unhurried, step by step, very steady and confident. The whole song completes the whole movement in 2/4 and 3/4 beats. * * * is divided into four parts: the phoenix rises first, the two phoenixes spread their wings, the group of phoenixes chime, and the phoenix nods three times. Its characteristic is "three or three serials", hence the name "Phoenix Three Nodes". Compact rhythm, distinct levels, distinct strengths and weaknesses, cadence, gong, drum, cymbal, horn, bang and cangue are integrated, and the combination is complex, with twists and turns, taking care of each other and bringing out the best in each other. When playing, it is like a bamboo, which gives people the shock of breaking stones. The whole song completes the whole movement in 2/4 and 3/4 beats. * * * is divided into four parts: the phoenix rises first, the two phoenixes spread their wings, the group of phoenixes chime, and the phoenix nods three times. Its characteristic is "three or three serials", hence the name "Phoenix Three Nodes". Compact rhythm, distinct levels, distinct strengths and weaknesses, cadence, gong, drum, cymbal, horn, bang and cangue are integrated, and the combination is complex, with twists and turns, taking care of each other and bringing out the best in each other. When playing, it is like a bamboo, which gives people the shock of breaking stones.

Liunan Village went south to Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Zhanjiang in Guangdong and moved to Chongqing, Sichuan, Wuxi, Jiangsu, Xiamen, Fujian and Beijing or moved to Shaanxi 13. The opening ceremony of the Caotang Temple Buddha statue, the opening ceremony of Qujiang Spring Datang Furong Garden, the opening ceremony of the National Farmers' Games, the hanging ceremony of the Angoulou giant drum, and the opening ceremony of the Third Disabled People's Games in Shaanxi all the way, won applause and won a prize.

The gongs and drums symbolize auspiciousness, represent homesickness and inherit endless life.

Zhang Degong (1935.06-20 13.02, at the age of 79), a retired cadre in Liunan Village, loved the gongs and drums in his hometown Liunan Village-Desheng Qin Drum, and published a book at his own expense of 65,438+/kloc-0.00 million yuan. In order to trace the source, he wrote a book about the victory of Qin drum and applied again and again. Look at the folk activities of offering sacrifices to the city god in North Township of Huxian County.

Yingcheng Huang, commonly known as Ye Jie, is an ancient folk activity in the northern countryside of Huxian County. In the history, the activities of welcoming and offering sacrifices to the city god formed three city god societies by region. Nineteen villages on the south bank of the Weihe River where Weifeng Town is located are a community, and Fengji is a new town god, known as the big town god.

Lord Huang Cheng enjoys a year's sacrifice in each village. Every year around the 15th day of the first month, he will be greeted by the next village for sacrifice. There are very grand forms and ceremonies to greet you. The host team consists of clergy and ancient folk art performances. The clergy team is ancient and solemn-around the sacred sedan chair of Huang Cheng and his wife, the military attache protects each other, the civil servant follows, the Taoist band leads the way, and the chanting team follows. The sacred sacrificial vessels are complete and magnificent in front of the gods. Folk art performances include white-faced gongs and drums, bangzi dance, splint dance, core social fire horse social fire, martial arts acrobatics, yangko and so on. The whole team was led by ceremonial banners, horses galloped back and forth, gongs and drums shook the earth, and social fires were colorful and stretched for miles, becoming a huge folk art festival. The handover ceremony was also grand. The sacrificial staff in Shenying Village consists of eight concierges, namely, cultural sacrificial officers, military sacrificial officers, master of ceremonies, official citations, matching citations, official biographies, matching biographies, positive readings and matching readings. Eight protocol officers were respected in the village and made outstanding contributions. Before handing over the idol, both sides should hold an ancient sacrificial ceremony.

During Huang Cheng's stay in the village, all the families in the village should take turns guarding the Lord. From the day when the God of the Town God welcomed him into the village, the whole village should take turns to guard him until the next village welcomes him to leave next year. It's called doing business. The primary duty of the guardian is to continue the incense and ensure the continuation of the incense of the city god. The second is to serve the daily life of Huang Cheng and his wife. City God is different from other gods. He not only has a wife, but also arranges their beds, washbasins, towels and other daily necessities in the temple. Every night, the breeder makes the bed for Mr. and Mrs. Huang Cheng, and folds the quilt again and washes his face the next morning. Every day. This is a rule inherited from ancient times.

Not only to welcome the grand occasion of the city god, but also to celebrate its birthday. Its splendor is also considerable. On the night when the town god was reclaimed from the village, the faithful men and women from all villages came to burn incense, worship and celebrate their new address, just as people moved into their new houses and the villagers went to smoke cigarettes to congratulate them. It's a night of brilliant candles and fragrant cigarettes. Inside and outside the temple, the lights are brightly lit, just like the noise of the day, which will come to the end of the night. He Shou started the day before Mrs. Huang Cheng's birthday. The night before, the person in charge of the meeting in Huang Cheng's village sent someone to spread firewood, prepare enough chairs and stools, low tables, rock tea, fruit ... and send a sumptuous dinner, midnight snack, birthday breakfast and lunch. More importantly, we should send skilled waiters and don't let the people who come to celebrate go hungry, so as to achieve everyone's satisfaction. The next day, the village organized a gongs and drums team to send incense to Lord Huang Cheng. Many people also went there to worship and offer incense to Lord Huang Cheng and accept red ropes for blessing and prayer.

The activities of offering sacrifices to the city god have a wide influence. Men, women and children from both villages participated in the God-welcoming Day, and almost everyone played an important role in it, performing their duties and being busy for it. Meeting the city god is not only a comprehensive display of rural traditional culture, but also a carnival in rural areas.

In addition, Dingzhou village community fire, Weihe painting and calligraphy association, self-help classes and so on are also very wonderful and unique folk culture in Weifeng Township.