Title: The Cultural Interpretation of “Fire,Ancestor and Wrestling”of Torch Festival in Yi Clan’s Village
Abstract: The paper,by exploring the history and legends,interprets the change of fire,ancestor and restling ,the 3 cultural elements,in Yi Clan ’s village Torch Festival.The results show that in the ancient times it is for w orshiping reproductionby the ceremonial action of w restling,tw isting and falling in offering the sacrifice to God of Fire and Ancestors ;from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty it is for avoiding disasters and diseasesby the ceremony of people restling ith God;from M ing Dynasty to Qing Dynasty it is forforecasting rich or poor harvestin the form of restling in the sacrifice to ancestors.It suggests the cultural connotation of guarding Yi Clan ’s villages in the form of hero stories by inning others and the cultural practice of the nationality fusion by the etiquette of humility.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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