Title: A General Comment on Cultural Significance of Folk Activity"Sister Huangsi"Phenomenon
Abstract: Huangsi is a folk song in Sanliba town,Jianshi county,Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Perfecture ,but its connotative and denotative meanings are from what Sister Huangsi as a folk song can convey.Exactly speaking,at first,Sister Huangsi combines the sense of life and the sense of life and death of Tujia people.It is a humanistic phenomenon to reflex the individuality of Tujia people.Secondly, it is a peculiar part of mourning rites of Tujia people.At last, it is a folk song with Tujia customs.On the basis of its humanistic meaning as mourning rites,this article gives an explanation in great details and takes efforts to tap its social significance, ethnological connotation and musicological knowledge.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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