When I was a child, interesting things in the first lunar month include watching the community fire.

Community fires are inherited in many places in China, and a cultural activity is common in Shaanxi, Gansu and Xinjiang.

The community fire activities in our hometown are usually held at night. The community fire inherits a typical official culture, and everyone plays the role of becoming an official, a groom, a general, a entourage, and other roles to form a team.

The formation of the team of the community fire is quite interesting. In front of the team is a groom who is inquiring back and forth. There are many bells hanging on the body of the groom, and they run jingle. On the front of the team are two "tiger head lamps". The reason why they are called tiger head lamps is because the outside of the lamp is a tiger head spliced ​​with paper cuts, which looks a bit majestic and serious.

There is a head lamp in the middle of the tiger head lamp. The function of the head lamp is to guide the way for the official. The official walked behind the head lamp, and some rode a tall horse, which fully reflected the official position. The groom came back from time to time to report the situation ahead to the official. The official slapped the fan in his hand and instructed the groom: run and explore again. The official slogan also made up many rumors to attract the attention of passers-by. For example, the groom ran and explored, so that everyone could see it carefully.

Behind Master Guan is his team. There is a lion in the team. The lion shakes back and forth in the team, showing its ferocity to the audience with agile and flexible steps. On both sides of the lion are colorful flags, and colorful flags flutter in the wind, showing the magnitude and majesty of the team. Behind the lion is a band, which is divided into drummers, screws, trumpeters, suona, etc. The drummers' drum beats are uniform, with the steps and postures along

The drum beats are rising and falling, and the drum beats are getting stronger and stronger. The squeaker and the gong player cooperate closely, and the chucking sounds with the drum beats. The trumpet player is unwilling to be lonely and makes a crisp rhythm in the air. Behind the band is the Yangko team, which is a man, woman, and young and old in the Yangko team. They are blowing the whistle and twisting their bodies. It is a landscape of the community fire team. At the end is the acting team, who are dressed up as characters in the allusion, showing the unique ancient cultural atmosphere of the community fire itself.

Before playing the club, you need to prepare a lot. You need to rehearse the yangko team, memorize lines and rehearse the program. Through these links, the feelings between people are increased.

Receiving the gods is an important part of the fireworks. People go to the temple to carry statues of gods to the village, invite Mr. Yin and Yang to recite scriptures, and people kneel on the ground to listen to the scriptures and worship. It is said that the main purpose of fireworks is not only to liven up the atmosphere, but also to please the gods, let the gods feel people's sincerity and bless the peace of the people. In their hometown, the status of the gods is immeasurable, and the gods touch every link of the daily life. If someone encounters an accident, they often think of the role of the gods, either the result of disrespect for the gods, or the retribution for not following the rules of the gods.

After nightfall, everyone started to clean up. When the night turned completely dark, the fire team set out to perform in other villages. Starting from the ninth day of the first lunar month, each village began to take turns to host the venue, inviting fireworks from each village to come to perform.

As the host, the home fire is stationed in a corner of the village, waiting for the arrival of fires in other villages.

When the community fires of the two families are about to meet, it is the most lively part of the community fire activities. The drummers of the two families compete with each other and want to punch through the drum faces. The lions of the two families provoke each other and win the first prize for their respective officials. The crowds of the two families push and shook each other, as if war is about to begin, with colorful flags swaying and horns clear. The official shouts to praise each other, with arrogance in modesty and delicate in extensiveness.

When all the community fires are welcomed in, the host will provide a supper. Although sometimes in the north wind and snow, everyone still sits together and drinks a bowl of rice and noodles. After dinner, everyone's eyes turn to the set stage and wait for the official to come on stage.

The officials from various families walked onto the stage one by one. Often at this time, a riot broke out in the audience, and the audience was crowded to the front of the stage. The purpose was not really to watch the officials' power, but to make the crowd lively and fuel the fire so that the cold winter would become a little warmer.

It was time for the official to show his style. They spoke in a good manner, using the talents they had accumulated over the years to tease each other and shout at each other on the stage. With the sound of gongs and drums, their slogans were in line with the trend.

Swelling!

With a loud shout from the audience, everyone started to make a fuss and sighed at the swollen Master Guan. (Swelling: means that Master Guan’s rumor is gone below)

Walking in the dragon gate is the most dazzling part of the entire community. All the society lined up in a row, holding the belongings, and following the senior dragon gate leader on the open land. Walking in the dragon gate is not just a random walk, but you have to be able to walk in and out. Leaders with a little less experienced often can walk in but cannot walk out. This leaves a laughing stock in and outside the village.

During the process of walking on the gantry, the host will prepare a lot of fireworks. When the gantry wanders, the fireworks soar into the sky and bloom beautiful patterns. Many villages have paid a heavy price to set off fireworks. When the fireworks sound, the haystacks at home burned, and everyone quickly joined the firefighting operation.

After the walk in the dragon gate, there is a literary party. Every village that comes to participate in the community fire will prepare one or two talent shows. Young men, beauties, and dolls will take the stage to show their vitality and spirit. At this time, if you are in the audience, you will raise the candy in your pocket and throw it hard. Many children will rush out from behind the stage to check the candy, and they will make you face with them. As an actor, you must also be mentally prepared. Maybe you will be covered with lots of lumps in the sugar coating. It will make you beat your head and bloody and look for teeth all over the ground!

The last activity was a lion performance. The young men waving their lion's heads to the table, waving their heads left and right, blinking their cute eyes. The lion sometimes crawled on the ground, sometimes rising into the sky, showing the charm of the lion.

The process of the community fire was over. The host gathered at the entrance of the village to see off the community fire team. The officials bowed to each other, greeted each other, and then said: Thank you for your hard work.

After the fire broke up, everyone started to dismantle the station and clean up the equipment. After finishing their work, it was around 3 or 4 in the morning. The next day, I could have a good sleep. I couldn't get up until the afternoon. After getting up, I got up, and after eating, I went to play with the fire.

In recent years, with the development of urbanization, many rural people have gone to cities. The society in the village has declined, and no one in some villages has played the role of community fire. In the first month of the year, the village is quiet, there are no sounds of gongs and drums, and there is no trace of little dolls.
Chapter completed!