How did the cooking dance of Li nationality in Hainan come into being?

Dafan Dance is a dance activity in which women in Li nationality areas in Hainan enjoy Dafan, which evolved from Li nationality women's long-term working life and has a unique artistic style.

Scarecrow dance is closely related to the long-term labor process of Li people in Hainan. It was produced before the Qing Dynasty, and before the dance was formed, it was just a way for Li people to transmit wedding signals by tapping.

Li people live in mountainous areas. When they hold a wedding, they will come to drink to celebrate in order to inform the villagers in the neighboring villages.

At that time, some people found that the sound of beating rice barrels could travel far, so they used this method to transmit wedding signals. Over time, it became a custom, so this method was gradually adopted by other villages.

During its evolution, this method has changed. When wedding activities are held between villages, the sound of knocking on barrels is also used to compare positions and compete for the winner. See which village knocks the loudest and which village has the most buckets, so this activity has gradually become a custom.

There is also the formation history of Dafan Dance, or the story of Li women performing Dafan in the harvest season during the "mu system" period; In other words, in the busy and hard work of rice peeling, women gradually evolved into dancing in order to relieve fatigue and improve rice peeling efficiency.