The Study On Bone Picking Customs Of Zhuang People In Xinhan Village,mashan County,guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

In the Zhuang region of Guangxi,the custom of picking up bones refers to a custom activity where the living pick up the remains of the deceased and place them separately after their soft tissues have decayed.The bone picking custom in the Zhuang area of Xinhan Village,Mashan County,Guangxi is regarded by the local people as an independent funeral custom.This article starts from the thematic perspective of folklore and takes the bone picking custom of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village,Mashan County,Guangxi as the research object.It analyzes and studies its unique living environment,ritual process,cultural connotation,inheritance reasons,social functions,negative factors,and improvement measures,in order to provide effective supplements,references,and references for the cultural research of funeral customs in China.This paper mainly adopts the methods of field research,literature analysis and in-depth description to track and record the whole process of the ritual process of the bone picking custom of the Zhuang people in Xinhan Village,Mashan County,Guangxi,the relevant explanations of the local people,the interpretation of the text of the ritual scriptures,and other contents.It also makes a systematic collection,analysis and research on the relevant literature of the local bone picking custom of the Zhuang people.On this basis,the paper points out that the natural environment of Xinhan Village is the material basis for the formation of the bone picking custom of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village,and the social history,kinship,folk beliefs,etc.of Xinhan Village provide a loose social environment for the formation of the bone picking custom of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village;There are two types of bone picking customs among the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village: the one conducted by their family members alone and the one conducted by Princess Dao;The bone picking customs of the Zhuang people in Xinhan Village mainly contain cultural connotations such as the presentation of the Zhuang people’s concept of filial piety,the important link to maintain family relationships,the display of the Zhuang people’s concept of cleanliness,the embodiment of the Zhuang people’s open and inclusive thinking,and the expression of the Zhuang people’s idea of coexistence between humans and ghosts;The main reasons for the continuation and inheritance of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village are the closed living environment,the concept of keeping the soul with the bone,the spiritual needs of each soul and person in peace,and the constraints of folk customs;The social functions of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village mainly include four aspects: psychological comfort,harmonious coexistence between humans and nature,moral education,and social integration;The bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village mainly have three negative factors: utilitarian ideology,extravagance and waste,and environmental pollution;Measures such as popularizing scientific knowledge,cultivating the spirit of diligence and thrift,improving environmental awareness,and creating a diversified participation pattern are important means to eliminate negative factors in the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village.The bone picking custom of the Zhuang people in Xinhan Village carries a profound cultural significance and is one of the core elements of the Zhuang culture in Xinhan Village.An in-depth analysis of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village from the perspective of folklore has important implications for revealing the inherent characteristics of local Zhuang culture,the spiritual needs of local people,the inheritance and adaptation of ethnic traditional culture in the new era,and the role of ethnic traditional culture in local people’s social life.In the context of the new era,further explore the reference value of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village for inheriting China’s excellent traditional culture,analyze the significance of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village for funeral reform in rural areas of China,explore the social role of the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in local social life,and explore the elimination of negative factors in the bone picking customs of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village,Make the bone picking custom of the Zhuang ethnic group in Xinhan Village a part of promoting the comprehensive and healthy development of local society,economy,and culture.