【亚洲•中国】羌年 Qiang New Year festival （2009年）

 Project brief introduction

羌年是中国四川省羌族的传统节日，于每年农历十月初一举行庆祝活动。节日期间，羌族人民祭拜天神、祈祷繁荣，在释比（神父）的细心指引下，村民们身着节日盛装，举行庄严的祭山仪式，杀羊祭神。然后，村民们会在释比的带领下，跳皮鼓舞和萨朗舞。活动期间，释比吟唱羌族的传统史诗，人们则唱歌、喝酒，尽情欢乐。新年之夜，每个家庭的一家之主会主持祭拜仪式，献祭品和供品。近年来，由于人们的迁徙活动日益频繁、年轻人对羌族传统文化的兴趣不断减弱，加之外来文化的冲击，庆祝羌历新年的人越来越少；2008年汶川大地震摧毁了许多羌族村庄，羌族人民聚集区遭到严重破坏，羌历农历新年也因此陷入岌岌可危的状态。

The Qiang Year

The Qiang Year is a traditional festival of the Qiang people in Sichuan Province. It is celebrated on the first day of October of the lunar calendar every year. During the festival, the Qiang people worship the gods and pray for prosperity. Under the careful guidance of Shibi (priest), the villagers wore festival costumes and held solemn mountain worship ceremonies, killing sheep and sacrificing gods. Then, under the leadership of Shibi, the villagers will dance skin drums and Salang dances. During the activity, Shibi sang the traditional epic of the Qiang nationality, while people sang, drank and enjoyed themselves. On New Year's Eve, the head of each family presides over worship ceremonies, offerings and offerings. In recent years, due to the increasing frequency of migration activities, the declining interest of young people in traditional Qiang culture, and the impact of foreign culture, fewer and fewer people celebrate the Qiang New Year. The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake destroyed many Qiang villages, seriously destroyed the Qiang people's gathering area, and thus plunged into a precarious state in the Qiang Lunar New Year.

【批准时间】2009年10月

 Approval date，October 2009