In rural areas, there is a custom of worshipping the "head of the society" on holidays. And how did it come to be named after a certain society?

This is related to ancient folk fires. As the oldest custom, Shehuo has a history of thousands of years in China. It comes from the worship of ancient land and fire, is the product of ancient witchcraft and totem worship, and is a religious activity used by ancient people to worship God. "Society" is the god of the land; "Fire", the ancestor of fire, is the legendary Vulcan. It can ward off evil spirits. Sacrifice to social gods, singing and dancing, is intended to pray for good weather, good harvests, peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and all the best.

In China, which is famous for its farming culture, land is the foundation of people's survival, which lays a material foundation for human survival and development. Fire is the source of people's cooking and heating, and it is also an indispensable condition for human survival and development. The ancients thought that fire also had a "spirit" with primitive thinking, and worshipped it as a sacred object with special significance, thus forming the concept of advocating fire. From the worship of ancient land and fire, the custom of sacrificing society and fire came into being. With the development of society and the improvement of people's cognitive ability, the ritual of social fire sacrifice has gradually added entertainment elements and become a grand and complicated folk entertainment activity.

When organizing social fire activities, the village or family is generally regarded as an activity unit or group, so it is called "a certain society"; The activity leader became the "head of the community". In some places, the gods sacrificed or enshrined in the activities are called "social heads".