What is the real cultural origin of Tujia waving dance that has been circulating for thousands of years?

The traditional culture of China's ethnic minorities is dazzling and fascinating. For example, the Dai people's water-splashing festival, the Hui people's national beliefs, and the Tujia people's waving dance. The festival is full of laughter and excitement. Every traditional culture symbolizes people's blessing and yearning for a better life, and every culture has its own history. Today, let's pay attention to Tujia waving dance. Although the name takes its wave, it does come from imitation of production and dabbling in life. Hand waving dance is a combination of dance art and physical fitness. Its long history and distinctive features are listed as China 1 level intangible cultural heritage, which is the pride of Tujia people.

First, the content of waving dance is divided into two types: big waving dance and small waving dance, and which ones are included? Drive away monkeys? The eagle spreads its wings? The rhinoceros looks at the mountain and the moon? And so on, these actions not only vividly show the performance of Tujia hunting activities, but also make people stretch their bones and muscles and play a role in strengthening their bodies. Now Tujia people use their unique imagination to adapt the complicated and tedious waving dance into a simple and easy-to-learn new version, which is more convenient for people to learn and inherit.

Second, the origin of waving dance because waving dance has been circulating for thousands of years, many specific origins have been unable to be verified. However, there are many opinions about the origin of waving dance. First, waving dance originated from sacrificial activities. When offering sacrifices to ancestors, swing dances should be performed to show respect and seek well-being, and also to warn future generations not to forget their contributions. Another way of saying it is that the waving dance is a combination of the White Tiger Dance and the Bayu Dance, because many movements in the waving dance are similar to the White Tiger Dance and the Bayu Dance, and have many similar characteristics. There is also a saying that waving dance was originally produced to boost soldiers' morale, and it was used to relieve soldiers' homesickness by waving and singing. After the victory of the campaign, swing dance also spread from the people.

People have different opinions about the origin of waving dance, and there is no unified answer. However, most of the sayings are praise and inheritance of waving dance, and many sayings also prove that waving dance has a long history and has been passed down through the ages. Although waving dance is a unique culture of Tujia people, each of us should do our part to protect its better development.