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Thanks Niu Guanjie!  Is this custom uniformly found throughout China,  
or at least northern China, or is it regarded as characteristic of  
certain regions?

On Jun 4, 2006, at 12:23 PM, 牛贯杰 wrote:

Dear Prof. Pamela Crossley and others:
The custom in North China mentioned by Prof. David Holm is called She- 
Huo (means Community Fire ）. She-Huo originated in the worship of  
earth and fire. It is an ancient cultural heritage of Han, not  
Mongoloid. She-Huo is always performed in Yuanxiao Festival (Jan 15  
th in the traditional Chinese calendar) and other local solemn  
assembly. According to Sushi Yanyi (the novel in Tang Dynasty), She- 
Huo performance in Shanxi Province appeared in Pre － Qin Period. It  
was flourishing in Song Dynasty. In Ming and Qing period, She-Huo was  
rich in content, and added some imitation performances, just like  
ghosts, animals and personages.
As Prof. David Holm said, the She-Huo had disappeared in Yulin County  
of Shenxi Province, but we can still see it in Dongyang Town of Yuci  
City, Shanxi Province today. She-Huo here divides into two parts: the  
main part in the past is the propping up the fire; another part is  
display fire. Propping up the fire is only open to the villagers. The  
fire shelf is desks piled one above another and the amount of desks  
is always twelve(means 12 months a year). In addition ，She-Huo also  
includes putting on a display of fireworks.


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Sincerely

Niu Guanjie