Shicheng County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is named after "surrounded by mountains and rocks, towering like a city". It is the source of the Ganjiang River, the largest river in Jiangxi Province. In history, a large number of Han people migrated here from the Central Plains to avoid war, and in the long years that followed, Shicheng's unique Hakka customs were formed. So today’s old almanac will introduce to you the Shicheng local people’s wishes for prosperity and prosperity and the auspicious Shicheng Lantern Festival.
The Shicheng Lantern Festival is also known as the Shicheng Lantern Festival. Looking back on its history, it can be traced back to the Southern Tang Dynasty (about 953 AD). It began to be popular among the local people at that time. It has been more than a thousand years ago. Shicheng's unique folk art project has a profound mass foundation.
The props, dance, and music of the Shicheng Lantern Festival (lantern festival) are all very beautiful, and it is a unique form of opera performance. In the Shicheng dialect, "deng" and "ding" have the same pronunciation, so the lantern dance has the meaning of wishing people prosperity and celebrating good luck, and is very popular among the people.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the New Year dance lanterns in Shicheng became more popular. As soon as New Year's Day passed, some literary and art enthusiasts in Shicheng's countryside spontaneously organized various lantern dance activities and produced various lanterns. Starting from the beginning of the first month of the lunar calendar, people go around the village and perform lantern dances from house to house until the Lantern Festival when they "turn down the lanterns".
The Shicheng Lantern Festival (lanterns) includes dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, horse lanterns, snake lanterns, tea basket lanterns, umbrella lanterns, sign lanterns, carp lanterns, Arhat lanterns, clam shell lanterns, boat lanterns, and eight treasure lanterns. , Banqiao lanterns, Qilin lanterns, and dozens of other kinds of lanterns. They are made of various colors of paper and bamboo strips, knitted, tied, painted, cut, and pasted. They have the characteristics of lifelike images, bright colors, and exquisite workmanship.
During the lantern show, dragon lanterns and lion lanterns are rough and bold in their movements; vegetable basket lanterns are light, lively, funny, pungent, humorous and flexible. The music used in the Shicheng lantern show is mostly Shicheng's unique folk percussion music. The tunes are mostly Shicheng local songs and Gannan tea-picking opera music. The rhythm is bright, melodious and melodious.
The Shicheng Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival) fully demonstrates the cultural and artistic creativity of our ancestors in various aspects such as lantern production, dance performances, and music creation. It is rooted in the people, passed down from generation to generation, has distinctive local characteristics, and fully embodies the superb level of Shicheng people's excellent use of traditional craft skills and their long-cherished wish for a better life.
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