What are the ancient sacrificial music and dances?

The "Ode" in the Song of Stroke in the Book of Poetry contains sacrificial songs.

Ancient people don't know, only modern ones.

1.Yale. Yale is the music of Yazheng, formed in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, is the ancient court of our country used for suburban temple sacrifices, spring and autumn feast ceremony, as well as the music and dance of various ceremonies held by the imperial court, generally select the traditional music of the Chinese nation to perform, the performance atmosphere is solemn, solemn, quiet and harmonious.

2.Witch Dance. In ancient China, people did not understand many phenomena such as natural disasters and plagues and diseases, and when they encountered disasters or problems, they always fantasized about using the gods to solve problems, so witchcraft and witchcraft were born.

It is believed that witchcraft can communicate with the gods, convey people's wishes and requests to the gods, and carry out the will of the gods. Witch dance refers to all kinds of dances that are performed to entertain the gods along with witchcraft rituals.

3.Nu dance. It is a mysterious and ancient sacrificial ritual used to drive away ghosts and plagues, which has existed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the ceremony, it is supplemented by singing and dancing, which is called the Nu dance.

Chimes Ancient Chinese Han large-scale percussion instruments, chimes rose in the Western Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period until the Qin and Han dynasties, China is the earliest country to manufacture and use music clocks. It is made of bronze and consists of oblate round bells of different sizes arranged in the order of pitch, hanging on a huge bell stand, and striking the bronze bells with a T-shaped wooden hammer and a long rod respectively, which can produce different musical sounds, because each bell has a different tone, and can play a beautiful piece of music by striking according to the musical notation. A set of bronze bells of different tones of different tones are hung on a wooden frame, and the music is played by ancient maids with small wooden mallets.

According to documentary records and excavated cultural relics, it was found that China had chimes in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the chimes at that time were generally composed of 3 large and small bells.

From the late Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period, the number of chimes gradually increased, with a group of 9 and a group of 13, and so on.

In 1957, the first set of 13 chimes unearthed at the site of Chengyang City, Xinyang, Henan Province, China, played Dongfanghong music with China's first artificial satellite singing in space.

Sacrificial songs are a type of song sung by shamans when they perform sacrificial ceremonies. The sorcerer in charge of the rituals in the village (naming children, eliminating disasters and diseases, etc.) is called "Bai Laopo"; The sorcerer in charge of the sacrifices outside the village (sacrificing to the mountain god, sacrificing the tree god, presiding over the sowing, etc.) is called "Mapei". Therefore, the sacrificial songs are divided into "Bailaopo tune" and "Mapei tune".