The origin and meaning of social fire

The origin: social fire originated in ancient China sacrificial activities, every early spring when the ice and snow melt, families kill pigs and slaughter goats, with their own fruits of labor, sacrifices to the "gods", sacrifices to the ancestors, painted on the face of the vermilion sand, the bird feathers tied to the head, shouting, jumping and jumping wildly, this activity has been passed down, but with the progress of mankind, the evolution of the times, its form, content has changed qualitatively, the new era has given the new content of the social fire. But with the progress of mankind and the evolution of the times, its form and content have changed qualitatively, and the new era has given new content to the social fire. Moral: Social fire is a kind of custom and culture, "social" refers to the land god. Ancient people used a three-kilometer radius as an area for sacrificing to the god of agriculture, which is why there was "She" in the later administrative units. "Fire" was believed to have the function of expelling plague and evil spirits, and when plague and evil spirits were expelled, good luck and good fortune would come, which reflected the ancient people's worship of fire. Therefore, the original social fire is people gathered around the fire, banging drums, singing and dancing, the purpose is to pray for wind and rain, grain abundance, national peace and prosperity, everything goes smoothly. Southern Fengcheng social fire is a traditional folk activities in Jiangxi Province, Fengcheng Hexi area of the right folk system, has been declared as a provincial cultural heritage. Currently, folk social fire has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage twice, to 2013, there have been Shaanxi Baoji, Shanxi Three Roads City Line and other 9 listed as national intangible protection list. China's local folk social fire activities are mainly distributed in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Weixian, Zhengning, Henan, Jinzhong, Longxian, Qianyang, Jingchuan, Qinghai, Yongjing, Dabaiyang, Yangxian, Liangzhou, Gulang, Benxi, Songxian, Baoji, Qingyang, Juncheng, Taiyuan, Zhouzhi County, Zhangye, Qingcheng, Xining, Ping'an County, Dangchang land.