What is the Datong social fire for? about

The social fire in Datong, Shanxi Province is generally prosperous on the fifteenth day of the first month, with strong flames, walking on stilts and dancing yangko.

Shehuo is a traditional carnival in China to celebrate the Spring Festival.

It is also the general name of Gao Tai, stilts, dry boat, lion dance, dragon dance, yangko, etc. The specific forms vary greatly from region to region.

The origin of Shanxi social fire;

Shanxi folk social fire is a folk self-entertainment activity during the Spring Festival on the first day of Chinese New Year's Day, with a long history, which originated from the worship of land and fire by ancient people.

Folk social fire has a long history, mysterious and profound cultural connotation and huge scenes, which has attracted extensive attention from academic circles and become the highlight of Han folk activities during the Spring Festival.

Society, land god; Fire is the ancestor of fire and the legendary Vulcan.

As a result, the custom of offering sacrifices to social fires has emerged among the people and has been handed down year after year.