What is social fire? Explain the specific content of social fire.

Shehuo is a traditional celebration and carnival in China to celebrate the Spring Festival. It is also the general name of Gaotai, Stilts, Dry Boat, Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, Yangko, etc. The specific forms vary greatly from region to region.

In the northwest of China, every Spring Festival, rural people will spontaneously organize various social fire activities. The scale of social fires ranges from dozens to hundreds, including gongs and drums players and lion dances. People set off firecrackers to greet the social fire team and give gifts such as tobacco and alcohol. Where the social fire passed, firecrackers rang, gongs and drums were loud and the atmosphere was warm.

Gao Tai is the best example of social fire. Every Gao Tai has a theme. Common storylines include Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon and Jiro's rescue of his mother. Most of them are based on the stories of Shaanxi Opera. Gao Tai is usually built under the command of experienced folk artists. That is, on a special table (including cars or tractors), steel bars, cloth, colored paper and other materials are made into various shapes, such as rockeries, trees, animals and so on. , then boys and girls (according to the content)

Shehuo is a part of China traditional culture, which originated from the ancient sacrificial activities in China. Lu You, a poet of the Song Dynasty in China, wrote in "A Tour of Shanxi Villages": "The drums follow the Spring Club, and the clothes are simple and ancient", which shows its far-reaching significance.