Jingpo culture How do Jingpo people worship ghosts and gods?

Jingpo people believe in animistic primitive religion and worship nature and ancestors. They think that the sun, the moon, birds, animals, stones and trees all have souls, which is good or bad for human beings. Speaking of sowing, harvesting, diseases, weddings, funerals, fights and so on. Wizards should be invited to kill pigs, cows and chickens for sacrifice. Sacrificing the agricultural gods and rice elves has formed a complete form among Jingpo people. Cutting down forests, burning wasteland and farming all need to pray through Dongsa.

In order to obtain high yield, "Dongsa" was asked to dedicate grain piles, soybeans and grain piles, and held a ceremony of "summoning the soul of the grain" to summon the frightened soul when threshing. When the new grain falls, Bona, who is in charge of the agricultural sacrifice, will taste it. Therefore, there are many kinds of ceremonies related to agriculture, such as sowing sacrifice, mother sacrifice, valley sacrifice and sun ghost, celestial sacrifice, wind ghost and so on. The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is mainly a collective sacrifice in the village, which is usually held every few years. The time of the ceremony is determined by the wizard's divination. The offerings include a live wild boar, a rooster, a tree mouse, a bowl of rice, four slices of ginger and so on.

Every year, spring sowing and autumn harvest, people who worship the wind will sacrifice in the field once. Chicken 1 pair, 2 pairs of dried fish, 2 packets of rice. There are two kinds of primitive ghosts in Jingpo nationality: ghosts in the sky and ghosts on the ground. Ghosts in the sky include sun ghosts, moon ghosts, star ghosts, wind ghosts, cloud ghosts, reggae ghosts, rain ghosts, lightning ghosts, rainbow ghosts and so on. Ghosts on the ground include plant ghosts and animal ghosts, such as mountain ghosts, water ghosts and furnace ghosts. Of all the ghosts, the ghosts of the sun and the earth are the biggest.

The forest is the object of worship of Jingpo people. There is a sacred forest beside the village. All religious activities related to production are held in Linshen. This sacred forest is the residence of village protectors and a natural temple. Logging and hunting are forbidden here.

Water is also a respected object of Jingpo people. In order to pray for the care of the water god, Jingpo people hold a ceremony to worship the water god every year. Jingpo people also regard fire as sacred. The fireplace in our house is respected and no one is allowed to wear it at will.