Oroqen nationality is a hunting nation. The Spring Festival is not only the first year of the year, but also the alternation of skin beating and deer fetus during the four hunting periods (January April is the deer fetus period, April June June is the antler period, June September September is the deer tail period, and September December is the skin beating period). You can have leisure in your busy time and celebrate the harvest. Therefore, they attach great importance to the Spring Festival. How did the Oroqen people celebrate the Spring Festival according to their national habits? How grand is their festival? What ethnic imprints are there in the spring festival activities of the Oroqen people? Please see: the Spring Festival of Oroqen nationality with national brand!
Hunters must come home before the Spring Festival to spend the night with their families. In order to make the festival feast rich, it is often to step up hunting from the beginning of December to prepare a large number of roe deer, deer, wild boar and other game, and exchange fur for a large amount of wine, flour and clothing. Before the festival, every family should clean the inside and outside of the immortal column (conical wooden shack), regardless of men, women, old and young, dressed in festival costumes with national characteristics, waiting for the arrival of the time to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
On New Year's Eve, two bonfires were lit from left to right at a distance of 20 steps south of Xianren column. Inside the immortal column, more than a dozen birch bowls containing millet are placed on the Malu mat (the main mat opposite the door) and its two sides, which are used as incense burners to worship incense for God. Generally, three sticks can be inserted into each bowl, and up to seven sticks can be inserted. At this time, the fire pond in the center of the immortal column should also be particularly prosperous.
At midnight, the whole family should worship the God of fire, that is, worship the two campfires outside, first East and then West. When kowtowing, you should throw animal meat into the campfire and sprinkle Shaojiu to show awe and protect the benefits. Then, enter the immortal column to worship. Although the gods and idols are not displayed, the elderly know the number of gods offered at home. The number of incense burners is the number of gods, and the one in the middle of Malu is the ancestral God. When kowtowing, first middle, then right, then left. At the same time, hold the wine bowl in your hand, dip your finger in the wine, pop it into the air, and make a sound in your mouth. Then worship the fire pond, throw meat and sprinkle wine inside. In addition, go outside to worship Oren (the Big Dipper). Finally, the whole family gathered in the immortal column to toast and kowtow to the elders. Mother before father is the legacy of the matriarchal clan custom. After receiving the wine, the old man first worshipped God and then encouraged the younger generation. Then there are outdoor recreational activities, mainly singing and dancing, baliktan (hide and seek), etc. Stay up all night.
The first day and the second day of the first day of the new year are the period of mutual New Year greetings in Wuling (settlement). People paying New Year greetings should first worship the bonfire, then the fire pond, and finally the elders. On the third day of junior high school, I went to other Wuling to pay New Year's greetings.
Before the fifth day, it is a festival. There are also other recreational activities, such as dancing, wrestling, archery, horse racing and so on. People communicate frequently, which can not only communicate emotion, but also exchange experience. It's also a great way to regulate your body and mind. For young people, it is also a good opportunity to choose a spouse.
From the sixth day of the first lunar month, we will turn to normal production activities and gather people to drink again at 15:00 of the first lunar month. At that time, it is possible to wipe Black faces on each other, but if you want to wipe the elders, you must worship first and then wipe them. It is also solemn and harmonious, which is not interesting.
The above content shows the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival of the Oroqen ethnic minority in Northeast China. Different ethnic groups have made their own contributions to the progress of our national culture!
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