The use of gifts

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The Jingpo people generally believe in the primitive polytheism of animism. The biggest sacrificial activity is to sacrifice to the "Mudai" ghost, that is, to hold the "Munao". meaning. Now collectively known as "Munao Zongge", it has developed into a large-scale collective singing and dancing activity of the Jingpo people.

The use of gifts

During festivals, in Jingpo Village surrounded by mountains, a gift of Xinjiang is set up on the grounds. Accompanied by the accompaniment, they formed a circle and danced with the music and the festival. At least a few hundred people, as many as thousands, came to celebrate the festival and celebrate the harvest. It lasted for several days and had a good time.
In the Jingpo folk wind and percussion band, the gift is the main rhythm instrument. It is also used for the accompaniment of the funeral dance "Beng Dong Dance" (that is, funeral dance). After the death of an elderly Jingpo, young men and women among relatives and friends will go to the deceased's house to dance the "Beng Dong Dance", which lasts all night and is in a continuous stream. Da Zheng and Xiao Zheng played a slow-paced "dong ding dong" sound to express their condolences to the deceased.
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Involving musical instruments

Gift Jiang (pinyin: Zèng jiāng), also known as Dachang Drum, is a percussion instrument unique to the Jingpo people. It is popular in Luxi, Ruili, Longchuan, Yingjiang, Lianghe and other places in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province.