Anyuan Nuo Dance

Jiangxi
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Anyuan Nuo Dance (the fourth provincial level) Xinhua Village, Gaokeng Town, was once the battlefield where General Yang Si, the "King of East China Sea Peace Waves" in the Tang Dynasty fought against bandits. It has a history of more than 1,000 years. There is a saying among the people that there is a general every five miles and a Nuo god every ten miles. And they are widely distributed in the town. Tang, Ge and Zhou are the main gods worshipped in Nuo activities. Gaokeng Nuo dance is commonly known as "looking up to Nuo gods" and "playing with Nuo gods". It is also called "stepping on gongs" because the dance steps must be stepped on the gong. "Playing with Nuo gods" is divided into four steps: inviting gods, leaving the temple, dancing Nuo, and sealing the cave. The main Nuo activities of the Nuo team from the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month to the Lantern Festival every year, the Nuo dancers clean their bodies and hands, wear costumes and masks in the temple, and start the annual Nuo dance activities. They go to each village door to door to "sweep the hall" to drive away evil spirits, and gongs and drums are blasting all the way. Each Nuo mask has a dance, and the name of the dance is determined by the name of the mask god. Now it has developed to the point where Nuo is also performed in major celebrations to pray for good weather, good harvests, thriving livestock, eliminating disasters and labor service, driving away evil spirits, and blessing. It has become a spirit of the people, an object that no one can sympathize with. From then on, the worship of Nuo gods has been passed down from generation to generation. Despite the long-term development and changes, Nuo culture has a long history and involves many aspects of anthropology, ethnology, folklore, literature and art.

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