According to the survey, the tortoise, deer and crane dance spread in Zhuangdong, Lianshan County, and also spread to Xiashuaizhuang Township adjacent to Huaiji County. In the past, during the Spring Festival every year, performances were held in every village, especially in Zhuangdong's triennial grand event. Jumping turtles, deer and cranes was one of the indispensable performances, which implied a good wish for happiness and a happy life for people.
According to Wei's records, it is said that in the sixth year of the Ming Dynasty (15 1 1), Rixinggong, the ancestor of Wei's surname, moved from Qingxian County, Guangxi (now Nandan County, Guangxi) to Zhuangdong, Lianshan County, where he lived, and there were already tortoise, deer and crane dances. Wei is the 18th generation descendant of Tortoise, Deer and Crane Dance. His apprentice Wei passed it on to the youth of this clan, such as Wei Ziran, Wei Jingdian and Wei Shugui.
After the census, the rescue team resumed the performances of dancing turtles, deer and cranes in Huo Da village. Nowadays, the dancing turtles, deer and cranes in Huo Da Village of Lianshan have been included in the second batch of representative works of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Qingyuan City.
The performance of "Dancing the Shouxing Gong and the Tortoise and Deer Crane" originated from a folk legend: In ancient times, an old man took a clever boy and a jade girl for hiking, and on the way, he met two yellow deer fighting, and the old man came forward to make peace. The yellow deer followed the old man, not far away, and met a scarab and a crane fighting on the road, and the old man stepped forward to reconcile. At this time, deer, turtle and crane all asked, "Grandpa, you are in a hurry. Where are you going? " The old man replied, "Today is the first day of the first month, which is a good day for the whole world. Men, women and children go out to play in the wild in droves, which is a good omen for the coming year, praying for good luck, long life, prosperity of six animals and abundant crops. At such a good time, why don't my old man go to the wild to celebrate the Spring Festival and worship youth? " After hearing this, the audience happily asked to go together, and the old man agreed, so he went with them. Since then, the first day of each year has been designated as a festival to welcome spring and worship young people. The Dance of the Birthday Star and the Tortoise, Deer and Crane is based on this legend.
The main performance forms of dancing tortoise, deer and crane are props. The actors play the birthday palace, the jade girl, the tortoise, the deer (two, each played by two men) and the crane. First of all, the birthday boy led the way out and read a line: "Drums, this year's grain and rice are good, next year's grain and rice are abundant, and every year is very abundant." Everyone comes to see me and the birthday boy, and the viewers don't have to laugh. It looks easy, but it's hard to do. Here we come! Come! " Then, they entered their respective performances. Ling Tong and Jade Girl are lively; Scarabs are gentle and thick; Lu Shen Xiong Jun is very sensitive; Cranes are vigorous.
Turtles, deer and cranes are accompanied by percussion. Musical instruments include bamboo sticks, drums, cymbals, cymbals, lion gongs and gongs. The rhythm is slow, fast, strong and weak, and changes with the dance performance. The atmosphere at the scene was cheerful and warm.
Props for dancing turtles, deer and cranes are all woven and bound with bamboo, and all kinds of colored paper are pasted on the surface. Each prop is equipped with various mechanisms, for example, beetles can stretch their necks, open and close their mouths, and swing their legs and tails; Deer can shrug their ears, blink their eyes and open their mouths; Cranes can bend their necks, raise their heads, open and close their mouths and spread their wings. It is convenient for dancers to give full play to their skills.
The tortoise, deer and crane dance in Huo Da Village of Lianshan County has been listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of Qingyuan City.
20 14 February14, sanjiang town Folk Performance Team of Lianshan County performed a turtle and deer dance in Jiang Xindao Park, Qingyuan City. 2065438+2 1, in 2005, the folk dance of Zhuang nationality, Turtle, Deer and Crane Dance, was held in Lianshan County. 2065438+2 1, in 2005, the folk dance of Zhuang nationality, Turtle, Deer and Crane Dance, was held in Lianshan County.
2065438+2 1, in 2005, the folk dance of Zhuang nationality, Turtle, Deer and Crane Dance, was held in Lianshan County.