The Festival Of Lights Of Guangxi Cenxi

Traditional festivals is the inevitable product of the folk life development, and bearing in colorful way each nation’s unique ethnic culture. The main object of this study is the festival of lights of Guangxi CenXi. The Festival of Lights is a birthday for the main purpose of folk festivals, both in general and other festival similar characteristics, but also a unique way to tell the Cenxi human feelings. The festival of lights has prevailed in Guangxi Cenxi,from 10 to 16 in the early day of the first lunar month every year, as the city was immersed in the joy of the festival atmosphere. As a long history of traditional festivals, as at present, but did not cause the attention of scholars, very few studies on the Festival of Lights, Even the "CenXi shi zhi", the introduction of the Lantern Festival is only use for indications of a few, so that a lot of people know little of the holiday, don’t even know. The author thinks that, it is necessary to explore on the festival of lights, the hope can provide some basis for the study on the festival of lights in the future of the text material, at the same time also to let the festival of lights leave a good impression in people’s heart, leads people to think about how to open up a road of the festival of lights cultural.The author adopt the way of literature research and field work method, a comprehensive grasp on the demonstration of the Lantern Festival form and cultural implication. This paper mainly divided into four chapters:The first chapter is an introduction, the main topic of this paper describes the reason, the research background and related literature review; in Cenxi, during the 10 lunar month to 16 is held on the city to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the entire festival a grand scale, rich program, benefits are obvious, reflects Cenxi bright folk culture. All strong folk culture connotation is formed in the process of a long history, and on the Lantern Festival as a highly favored by local people festival, is the carrier of local folk culture is the most true, only relying on the handed down from oral and give way to the continuation and development, but have not received enough attention of scholars, serious lack of literature. In one of the few research works are mostly from a single point of view to a brief description, but did not begin to grasp the overall system.The second chapter introduces Cenxi profiles, including profiles Cenxi geographical, historical and cultural background. As the main object of this study is a specific place particular folk activities, namely CenXi city in guangxi on the Lantern Festival. In the absence of written materials, the author mainly by conducting field investigation material collecting and organizing. To this end, the author thinks that it is necessary to point do a brief introduction to the field, more conducive to the readers to understand the background of the emergence and development of the festival.The third chapter is an introduction of guangxi CenXi city "the festival of lights" on the historical background and reason, in view of all the similar with the festival of lights and the Lantern Festival in the match, the special use of the space of one section to expound the relationship between the two, so as to deepen the holiday impression in the eyes of readers. In this paper, the author selected case to deep trace on the festival of lights, including the preparation for lamp, lamp ceremony, banquet, warm, light, such as specific norms movement in each activity link there are exquisite and symbolism. First of all, the festival early preparatory work can not be ignored, the main home during the holiday season to be ready to be the materials and articles, which is particularly important to prepare gifts grandmother symbolizes the beginning of a beautiful blessing; Second, the "lights" is the key to the whole ritual festivals, the lights of the time and place, the type of people to participate, and placed offerings, hanging position lamps, etc., will Cenxi local folk belief, worship, performance of the head; Third, the next spread in the whole festival atmosphere to a climax, invited guests, feast on the menu, etc., more performance CenXi people of family harmony, unity and prosperous society desire; Fourth, the "warm light" is the longest, the festival boom began to retreat, people just kept calm expectation and wishes, testing the devotion of the people, during the period of every signs herald the future and destiny of a new life; Fifth, the "off the lights" is the festival’s last active link, although the blessings and expectations of enthusiasm has not diminished, but the annual Lantern Festival came to an end.The fourth chapter analyzes the significance of the Festival of Lights, the social function and the future trend of development, the existing problems. Holidays in space and time factor of the staggered role in generation and development, the festival became national spirit and the inheritance of local culture as an important window. On the Lantern Festival as an ancient folk traditional festival, is still popular, must have its existence and development of the power, can be out of the Lantern Festival on the refraction of the following symbols to analyze its meaning and social function in itself. First, the individual life:from "natural" changes to "society"; Second, the family:the good, life expectations; Third, the clan organization:emotional identification; Fourth Society:Changing the continuation and reflection. At the same time, with the development of society, the Festival has found itself in a certain heritage dilemma:First, the conflict with the national discourse Hakka concept of fertility; Second, the traditional and the modern concept of friction. Traditional culture, our most important job is to open up a healthy tradition of its road, on this point, the author proposes three actual road on festival of lights tradition:First, infected people around the formation of local celebrations are common; the second is rich in customs activities protected by the government; Third, words and deeds, the protection of traditional cultural festivals, building a harmonious society.