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Nuo culture is one of the necessary stages in the history of some nationalities. Why did it suddenly disappear?

In my opinion, Nuo culture has not disappeared, but has been passed down in a new form.

Nuo culture is said to be a seasonal ritual activity. From the word Nuo, we can get a glimpse. Nuo characters are composed of single tables, violets and sparrows, all of which have special meanings. First of all, solitude shows that Nuo is an activity organized by people, and this activity must be related to people; Next, let's talk about the word violet, which represents time in ancient Chinese. In other words, it is a matter related to time, and this extension is related to the change of seasons, which is the characteristic of this activity; Finally, the word "bird" indicates that activities are related to birds, but in fact witchcraft is also closely related to birds.

To sum up, the witchcraft and Nuo culture is a seasonal ritual activity that people hold with the sacred bird as the sacrificial object, which is also the special feature of witchcraft and Nuo culture.

So why do we seldom hear about witchcraft and Nuo culture? Why is this?

This is because Nuo culture is not the vocabulary of ancient Central Plains culture in China, but the vocabulary of ancient farming culture in southern China, so it is relatively not popular, and with the passage of time, fewer and fewer people are mastering these sacrificial processes, which also makes some people think that Nuo culture has disappeared, but in fact, in the Miao nationality gathering place deep in the mountains of western Hunan, this culture is still silently passed down by some people, just because of the blocking of news.

Finally, China has many distinctive cultures, some of which may be on the verge of extinction. Therefore, it is more necessary for each of us to pay attention to the protection of traditional culture and let various cultures integrate and develop.