"Tiao Xiang" is originally a primitive ritual for sacrificing the ancestor Pangu of "Wa Xiang People" in Yuanling county of Hunan province, which later developed into a grand folk custom activity for cerebrating good harvest this year and praying favorable weather next year. "Tiao Xiang is a comprehensive humanistic art phenomenon integrated with drama, music, dance and religion. It has rich aesthetic connotation and its uhimate aim is the pursuit of humanistic spirit.%跳香节最初是湖南沅陵"哇乡人"祭祀祖先盘古的一种原始仪式,后来演化成乡民庆贺当年五谷丰收,祈祷来年风调雨顺等盛大的民俗活动。跳香是一种集戏剧、音乐、舞蹈、宗教于一体的人文综合性艺术现象,它的终极目的是在人文精神的追求上,有着丰富的美学内涵。
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