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The custom of social fire

There are customs such as high platform, stilts, dry boat, lion dance, dragon dance and yangko. Shehuo is a traditional celebration and carnival to celebrate the Spring Festival. Social fire has a long history. Primitive ancestors could not understand irresistible natural phenomena such as life and death, the sun and the moon, and disasters. They can only fantasize about supernatural forces, create all kinds of gods and play the role of gods in festivals.

The source of social fire

1, the meaning of social fire

Club? Refers to all kinds of vaudeville and vaudeville performances at festivals or festivals. ? Fire? It means busy and lively.

2, the custom of social fire

It was first spread from Qinghai, Gansu and Shaanxi in the northwest. Gao Tai, stilts, dry boat, lion dance, dragon dance and yangko are all social fire customs, which are the intangible cultural heritage of China.