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Research on the Symbolic Meaning of Sacrificing in Raza Ritual in Northwest Ethnic Corridor
Author(s)
SUN Yunxia
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2021.12.007
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Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
ABSTRACT
Raza Festival is a harvest festival in Taomin region of Northwest Ethnic Corridor in China. Its celebration ceremony Raza Jump can be divided into Small Jump and Big Jump. There is a ritual called the Lingsheng, in which cocks, pigs, and sheep are sacrificed to ancestors and the god of Raza, having own symbolic meaning.
KEYWORDS
Raza Festival, Raza Jump, sacrifices, symbolic
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