Jiangcun first month as a traditional folk activities Spring Festival folk festivities, when it and the end of the year Sacrificial ancient, when the beginning of the year Bu Shang and Zhou Feng apologized, I wish "to change the age", Chi and other ancient harvest activities have history and relationship of the same strain. Various forms of folk activities on this point of view, its different forms with different imprint of the times. Drum is quite obvious form of ancient drums (produced during the wait for verification), Chun has started in the form of spring practices Zhou Dynasty imprint; crooked official point of view of its dramatic features have joined the army of the Tang Dynasty play structure and performance characteristics; the fire agency Qin Sheng began with the ancient form of the Tang and Song; and the board is clearly form since the Ming Dynasty. It can be said jiangcun pretty drums, board, crooked officer, folk activities, under five thousand years of Chinese Wen Ming breeds, after a long historical process of formation.

According to the legend of Zhang Qi Feng literature records and villagers can be determined jiangcun drum is very early years of the Qing Dynasty Kang Xi of the Qing levy by the then famous South jiangcun Zhang Qifeng back home. The drum military and cultural identity quite crooked official performances, but also confirms Zhang Qi Feng to produce such performances played a decisive role. The official spring festival and fire performance is the Guanzhong area spread very old folk activity, this activity is mainly jiangcun Village of Yongning Temple in the first month XXII, held during the Thirty temple; According to the villagers legend, the temple was built in Yongning Tang Dynasty, although not verified, Yongning Zhang Qifeng Temple undoubtedly have existed before. So, jiangcun of spring officer, the fire agency, what kind of scene percussion performances in front of Zhang Qifeng had long circulated. Zhang Qifeng brought back quite a drum more enriched form of this activity, but also brings with it obvious military cultural identity. It can be shown that the first month jiangcun folk activities, its stability program and complete the form is formed in the Qing Dynasty Kang Xi. Since then he experienced frequent activities of the Kang Xi Qing Dynasty to the middle, the middle of the Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of perfect stabilization period, to suspend the Republican victory in the war, the first war of the eighties period of stagnation, 1985-1993 in the active phase of recovery and again stagnation and rescue phase in 2005 after 1993's.

The basic contents of the first month jiangcun folk activities

Jiangcun folk activities from the first day of the first month beginning two days of February to the end of last January; its scale, content-rich, unique form of program interlocking, complex and orderly. The whole event to both confront the way, the two sides confront each other's competitiveness, intense warm atmosphere.

(A) confront each way

Jiangcun by historical habit into the East Gate, West Gate, South Gate, North Gate four residential communities, villagers living by the appropriate orientation into four groups. Folk activities in the first month is between four to confront the way of expansion. According to long hereditary rule, confront the East Gate and West Gate, South Gate and North Gate against each other. But four can not confront. The other two parties confront as allies of both parties to help each party when the two sides against each other. East Gate and North Gate historical conventions are allies, South Gate and Simon are allies in the campaign, the two sides confront its own totem, South Gate Simon Long, North Gate East Gate tiger. Four have their own title, said the East Gate East House, Simon said West House, known as the South Gate House, the north gate called North House.

(B) the activities and programs

The first day to the seventh day, eight, the two sides confront very challenging drum. Lunar January 8 to 13, very clappers to levy by performances. Fourth lunar month, the two sides confront reported crooked officer. Fourth lunar month, fifteen nights, the two sides confront each a crooked officer, crooked officer conducted opera performances. Sixteenth, 17, the two sides tour is shining, the plant is high. Month 17, 18, the two sides have Primula officer. The first month seventeenth and eighteen to twenty-one, the two sides Spring Tour official. Chun daily morning and evening dalbergia twice before Yongning Temple is shining and statues. Twenty-first month First, as an ally of the two sides tied pavilion jumping Yongning Temple was laid. First month, twenty-third morning, before the double Fang Chunguan Yongning Temple to burn incense and statues shining read the funeral oration. Each side playing the fire agency day. Two days of February, the two sides each played one day drama in Yongning Temple to thank the gods and unloading spring officer.

1, drum quite the challenge

Man drum, also called urge drums. Legend has it that the Qing Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi sign south star jiangcun Zhang Feng back home from war bulging tone. According to the "Zhouzhi County to" records, Zhang Qi Feng, the word instrument court, the army hit Taiwan residual Ming regime, repeated military exploits, moved to Admiral Patent closure Huaiyuan general. Very compact bulging tune passionate, exciting, play against the main drum is transferred between the two sides. The drum tone in Hu County Guanzhong area and even the only one.

Man playing drums, also known to kill quite a drum, a start-up phase of the whole event. The two sides confront each other directly to neighborhoods drums challenge, big or small team, or even a single drum cymbals alone challenge each other, both of you come to my team growing, coupled with the car pull up percussions, bugles, horns, put strong lineup, day and night, continuously fierce battle. To the seventh day, eight, with each set Corruption, elected drum head, unified command, confront show officially began.

2, by performing for quite clappers levy

After the match in the official show began, the two sides should organize this door family scholar pedantic essays couplets, written in the dictatorship wood, to hold high ranks among the performers. Township called this couplet challenge the pair. Board to promote righteousness to attack each other for the purpose, or with historical allusion, or the name of that thing with the embedded form, trying to raise their own, sarcastic belittle the other side, you come to me, to each other, intensified. Both sides of the plate number of each successive increase in the number of deputy from the beginning of time up to a maximum of 50. Since couplet content can not be repeated, both the literati extremely nervous busy, in order to promptly respond to each other out with, someone to inquire about the news all parties have in each other, copying couplet, quickly informed the party literati. With the intense confrontation between the two sides but also the number of performances increased from twice a day three or four times, until midnight.

Both sides must show a night when making lamp pair, hold high the performance of Kivu in the front, its content is also elevate themselves overwhelm the other. Pair is made slightly larger than the wood block couplet, the front pair with red paper paste, paste and back sides of paper, an intermediate candle; then folding fan shape with a banner, intermediate candles, Bottoms skillet for hand-held. Each of the other plates on the front has a hand marked sub Pumpkin lighting lanterns, couplets content at a glance.

Man clappers to levy by the team, according to a fixed route in four performances, its strong lineup spectacular. Tens meter stick front surface composed of flags, followed by a team quite drum plate is centered on the lantern. Liberation meter stick triangular flags, white bases, and blue sub-flame side, the flag painted story. East and West different content to raise their own, overwhelming the other's content-based. As the flag is painted on the East Gate "Xue Dingshan Zheng Xi," "Riding Alone return Guo Ziyi knot"; Simon painting is "Soochow Liu Bei get married," "Xue Rengui levy East"; South Gate on the painting "Huo catch the Tartars" "Luo swept through north"; North gate painting is "Ma Yuan Zheng Jiaozhi", "Zhuge Liang Zheng Nanban seven escapement" and so on. 1993 meter stick has evolved into a colorful flags. Board drum squad during the levy by more spectacular than the challenge phase, the foremost leader with percussions, two gongs, a dozen face plate drums, cymbals and walk away dozens of vice, on both sides of the bugle, trumpet accompaniment. Although there is no board to hold high the middle of sensual, but it is the most intense battle of wisdom, often causing tremendous response in the viewer, and even a few years later there are people talked about.

Man clappers to sign with performances by strict rules, first, the two sides can not face to face against each other. After one team came to the other side, the other side can not respond immediately, you must wait until the show is finished performing party return to this door before departure. Second, no matter how acrimonious board of the content, the two sides can not face to face questioning, can only be used on board returned fire.

3, the official newspaper crooked

Crooked officer is dramatic characters created by the masses, known as Commander in Chief, the military commander is a positive image, representing the powerful momentum of this party. In the Qing Dynasty, said Marshal troops and horses. Since the era of replacement, the image of the army is a very sensitive image, so the image of crooked officer is always a corresponding change with the times, the Qing Qing generals is the image, the image of the Republic of China is a national army generals, after the liberation of the PLA generals image , the title also vary with the times.

Crooked officials are elected by the masses prestige as an eloquent man. The two sides must first officer selected crooked crooked official report. Reported first by horse riding in the village main street run three times, crooked officer informed the masses should be reported to the (newspaper horse is an anti-wear coats, the image of ancient military messenger headband headwear). Then played by the masses of heavily armed by the 6-member mission of "force" presented declaration, like the appointment of generals and crooked officials installed. In the afternoon, flags leader, on board then, one of the party and help confront the powerful drum team composed of cheer, Qianhuhouyong the mission "troops" marching to the crooked rulers, all meter stick up to 500 meters. Crooked official arrival paste of appointment, send declarations, returned Office.

4, the crooked officer, official play crooked

Reported over the officer, crooked officer the night. A crooked officer is to confront both the dramatic way on the other side of the military crusade. Before departure crooked official swearing in ceremony to be held, read denounce call to arms. Call to arms is quite often joked the other thief pirates, one's own justice as a teacher, to discuss the big plus, Aggressive. After playing crooked officer, chief of staff surrounded Xiangpei, guards followed behind him, all riding high horse (Qing Dynasty official crooked bull riding, walking guard) mighty mighty. When the expedition crooked officer to assist the party to the team to help out the drum. Show route crooked officer ranks based upon the very clappers to travel. Board, lights right, percussion, instrument stick, front and back around, thousands of torch lantern parade meandering forward, really lighted, not spring night, the Lantern doubled colors.

Every crooked official team to even a word of mouth, have stopped to show some crooked officials play. Crooked official figures there are three opera performances: Commander (crooked officer), chief of staff, clown. Its performance modes are: commander in chief for questioning - to what? A chief of staff - even the word came ××× (usually targeted fictitious name). Commander - declared local leaders or representatives to see; Chief of Staff sent a message. Then clowns or on behalf of the leadership; chief of staff for questioning (intentionally exposes scandalous guide clown); clown according to the kinds of scandal scandal door, a face-lift compiled jingle, rap or opera aria or be read white performers (formerly the Republic of clown performances out on the spot, After the liberation clown hidden in the car, microphone performance) clown show is completed, the chief of staff of its first rap about it, then please commander lecture. The last commander of the local folk criticism guidance. Guidance is completed, the chief of staff announced paving the way, even the word into the next show. Crooked officials to play in the true story of rural life as material for artistic creation and performances, cynical as possible and lively language, humor, loved by the masses. Every crooked official even a word, the masses are always around too crowded. It lives in the ugly people scandal unethical behavior and unhealthy cadres of penetrating sarcastic, really achieve denounced abuse, the role of being the village of wind.

Crooked officer in the village after the parade lap, return Corruption night crooked officer is declared resignation. Crooked officer drama, there are strict rules. First, the two sides confront each for one night only, in particular, first-out party can not fight back in order after a party too much irony and a second officer. Second, in any case sarcastic, booing both face to face and not questioned.

5, travel is high is high planting

Is a straight cutting is high by 20 cm or more, 20 m high poplar, the top decorated artificial catkins, a lower side Douzi, the diameter 120 cm, diameter 90 cm lower, writing "good weather" four characters ( a word on each side). Underneath is a generous bucket, the diameter of 200 cm, under 160 cm diameter, writing "prosperous and" four characters. Two Satoko, the corners are plugged colored flags, laden with paper flowers, painted dragon and tiger (painted dragon southwest, northeast tiger).

After shining good by more than twenty young people up, and march in the village, still accompanied by flags, drums, plates right. The end of the procession, the East Gate, in accordance with the original line of demarcation carried village in the northeast corner of Yongning Temple, planted in front of the temple. Something planted door confront Simon west, east of the East Gate plant; North-South Gate match in South Gate planted the west, the north gate planted the east.

Starting from the plant is high, percussion drum performances do not quite call back, and become a high-spirited and peaceful transfer drum What kind of scene. Board, flags adhere to in the end. The number of plates was significantly reduced, then make the appropriate changes in content for the different stages of the program, no longer teasing taunt each other, and to boast of their own, a growing momentum based.