Distant and mysterious Wa Sacrifice

Wooden drum, called "crow" in Wa language, is an artifact that can reach the sky in Wa people's eyes. It originated from the totem worship of ancestors in matriarchal society. In every Wa village, there is a wooden drum room dedicated to wooden drums. For thousands of years, when the wooden drums sounded and the mountains shook, people could talk to their ancestors and gods, drive away evil spirits, pray for village peace, and summon and inspire tribal members to resist foreign invasion. Nowadays, with the progress of society, wooden drums have become indispensable musical instruments and props in Wa festivals. Lamu drum is an important religious ceremony of the Wa nationality and an important part of the spiritual life of the Wa nationality. Its cultural tradition of uniting people's hearts, pursuing happiness, perseverance and expressing enthusiasm can be carried forward. It can be said that Lamu Drum is the Wa people's carnival, and "Kruklow" is the day when the Wa people play wooden drums, which is divided into material selection and drum pulling before the spring of each year. Select materials. On the morning of pulling the wooden drum, dozens of strong Wa men came to the mountain with guns, axes and knives. , and looked at the chicken bligh pre-selected big red hairy tree. First Moba read several spells, and dozens of muskets roared at the big leaves, meaning to drive away the tree ghosts, and then cut them down in turn until the big tree was cut down. After the tree was cut down, Moba had to put a stone on the stump to show the money to the tree builder, begging him not to blame him. Pull the drum. Select a 2-meter trunk, cut two ear holes and tie four thick vines. All Qi Xin back to the wooden drum room, along the way people continue to join the wooden drum team. A Moba walked in front of the team and sprinkled rice, wine and other sacrifices, which meant to make way for the god of small trees and grass that might be hurt on the road. Another Moba rode on a tree to lead the singer, and everyone sang "Lamu Drum Song" while pulling. The production of drums. After pulling the wooden drum to the village entrance or the wooden drum room, please ask the craftsmen who specialize in making wooden drums to start making wooden drums. First, peel off the bark, and according to the shape of female genitalia (Anmuguai, the ancestor of the Wa nationality, is a woman, so the Wa nationality worships women and makes the wooden drum into the shape of female genitalia), hollow out the upper two sides of the tree, with different shades, so that knocking on the wooden drum will emit different scales of tones. Shelves. After the wooden drum was finished, Moba chose an auspicious day and organized the villagers to carry it to the wooden drum room. Generally, a wooden drum room has two wooden drums. When the wooden drum was pulled into the stockade, all the men, women and children in the stockade put on their costumes and greeted them with songs and dances.