Nuo Opera is a national intangible cultural heritage, known as the "living fossil of human civilization", and it is a sacrificial ceremony during the ancient totem worship period. Nuo opera, Nuo sacrifice and Nuo dance bear the beautiful vision of the Gelao people to pray for blessings and get rid of diseases and disasters.
China Nuo City is the only research center of Nuo Opera culture awarded by the Nuo Opera Society of China, and it is the largest Nuo culture ancient city in the world today. Its overall layout conforms to the principle of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and incorporates the elements of happiness, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth.
While inheriting and carrying forward the original culture, it is endowed with new characteristics of the times, and the essence of Nuo culture is displayed with scientific planning and meticulous creation.
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Nuo culture is an ancient primitive culture and an important part of China traditional culture. The ancient ancestors' desire for survival and reproduction in the conquest of nature needed the help of religion (natural religion) to surpass themselves. The descendants of the dragon created a splendid witchcraft culture with great romanticism.
"promise" means that people avoid their difficulties and means "scare away the ghost of the epidemic." Witchcraft activities meet the psychological requirements of the majority of believers for life consciousness. For a long time, the inheritance and spread of witchcraft has been integrated into customs. Even in modern times, it still exists among the people in the form of traditional culture.
"Yaotai" is the dialect of Gelao nationality (meaning end). As the name implies, "Sanyaotai" means that a banquet ends after three procedures: drinking tea, drinking and eating.
The first one is a tea mat, drinking the unique oil tea of the Gelao people; The second stage is a banquet, and there are not less than nine dishes to drink; The third table is a dining table with no less than sixteen dishes. The uniqueness of the Taoist Gelao people's "Three Yaotai" also makes it a national intangible cultural heritage.
Dancing the lion on the high platform is a traditional custom of the Gelao nationality. During the Spring Festival or major festivals, the Gelao people will dance lions between square tables on the eighth floor or even the tenth floor, and occasionally perform stunts such as drinking the river, walking through the snow with four claws and hanging gourds with money. Its action is breathtaking and it is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
As the king of beasts, the lion has always been regarded as a symbol of courage and strength by the Gelao people. They hope to use the lion dance to exorcise evil spirits and pray for good luck in life and peace in everything.
Nuo Opera, also known as Tang Nuo Opera and Duangong Opera, is a form of opera formed by absorbing folk operas on the basis of Han folk sacrificial ceremonies. Nuo opera is a synthesis of Han history, folk customs, folk religion and primitive drama.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dashahe China Nuocheng.