Chapter 1553: Nuo dance

"Is there anything special about this dance?" Emilia has seen such a dance for the first time.
Xiao Peng explained: "This kind of dance is called'nuo dance'. It is danced like this with a mask. There are records about it in the oracle bone inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins. It entered China's national ritual system three thousand years ago. A dance of witchcraft. This dance is to pray for the safety of people and animals, and the weather is good. Until the Ming Dynasty, it was court etiquette. Oh, in the Qing Dynasty, there was no Nuo dance in the palace, but Shamanism was changed to "dancing the gods". . However,'Nuo Dance' and'Dancing Great God' are basically derived from the same origin. To this day, there are still many places to dance Nuo Dance in China, but the performances are more in nature and have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage. I didn’t expect to see it here."
After listening to Xiao Peng's explanation, Emilia was relieved, and she asked in a low voice, "Is the mask here too scary?"
Xiao Peng shrugged: "It's nothing scary. Nuo dance masks are not messy. At least Huaxia Nuo dance is like this. Each mask represents a different character, some are monsters and ghosts, and some are historical celebrities. That is a complete one. The mythological system of China is called the
Nuo
god. This Nuo dance is not something that everyone can dance. It is important to take off the mask to be a human, and to wear a mask to be a god! But I don’t know the masks they wear, they may be Inuit God in the human mythology system."
Kuva answered the question: "This is the mask we sacrificed to Galtitan and his attendants here. The white mask is Galtitan!"
Emilia almost laughed after seeing it. It was a very scary female ghost image: "Honey, you are a female ghost!"
"Uh." Xiao Peng covered his face: "Uh, maybe people here think that such a terrifying image is more in line with the status of the gods in their hearts."
Kuva nodded: "Mr. Galtitan is too right. This way we can maintain awe of God!"
Xiao Peng watched the Nuo dances of those Inuit people. Although women danced, they were majestic and majestic, with unrestrained emotions, fast-paced and powerful movements, and they had the style of the Chinese "Wu Nuo" genre.
But looking at Xiao Peng, he was speechless, I hope this is not like Huaxia's Nuo dance.
Nowadays, Huaxia Nuo Dance has evolved into a'nuo dance show' due to more performance elements, such as "Twelve Pairs of Broadswords", "Heavenly Soldiers and a Gambling Knife", "Zhang Fei Sacrificial Spear" and "Yasha Fighting the Flag" It's almost an hour after a game, won't they also last so long?
Fortunately, Xiao Peng's worry was unnecessary. After more than ten minutes, the Nuo dance was finished. Everyone here came out.
Xiao Peng looked at it. There were more than 20 men and women in total.
"Kwa, didn't you mean there are more than 200 people here?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Kuva explained: "Most Inuit people don’t live together. There will be several families with good relationships who live together. This is called'Eulal-Lal.' I am here. -Lal' is also the best place in Pointlet, and the richest place in Pointlet." He looked proud when he said that.
Xiao Peng suddenly realized after hearing this. It turns out that their village was also brought together by several families.
Looking at the people around him, he patted his head: "I brought you gifts. You see, I came in a small plane this time, so I didn't bring too many precious things, just a small gift. , Emilia, you help me!"
Emilia and Xiao Peng went to their small plane together, and brought out boxes one by one. . . . . . Warm clothes! It is also the legendary Qiuyi long trousers-----this is a weapon against the cold!
Xiao Peng heard that there were more than 200 people here, and he brought 300 sets of warm clothes. As a result, there were only more than 20 people here. He looked at Kuva, "You help me with the rest of the people?"
Kuva shook his head and said, "No, no, I have already let people inform the families, and the tribes will meet tomorrow. Let's go, and go to my house first.
Under the leadership of Kuva, Xiao Peng came to the largest house here. Although it was also a half-buried house, it was far more advanced than Xiao Peng imagined!
There is electricity here, and there are some electric appliances like induction cooker, microwave oven, etc. Kuva also made a pot of coffee for the two.
Xiao Peng was very curious about the electricity here, and Kuwa explained: "We have generators here, but they won't be there in winter."
"Why?" Xiao Peng asked.
Kuva spread his hands: "It's too cold here in winter. Diesel can freeze, and the generator can't work."
Well, this reason is very powerful.
Xiao Peng sipped his coffee and said sincerely, "You are much more advanced than I thought. You have cars, ships and modern electrical appliances. How do you buy these things? You can't rely on fishing, right? Your living conditions here are all Is it like this?"
Kuva smiled and said: "How is it possible? We are here because I have business dealings with fur dealers in Anchorage. After all, the living conditions here in Pointlet are so poor, there is no money-making conditions. In fact, this is also the case. It doesn’t matter. After all, everyone lives like this, but since the living conditions in the southern places like Pointhope, Wewerk, and Charrieut have improved, we Inuit people who are further north must also find ways to improve. Is it your own life?"
At this moment, a woman walked in with a child outside. The child is only two or three years old, and he is very cute.
The woman didn't know what she said to Kuva, Kuva smiled at Xiao Peng: "This is mine... Uh, you can understand it as an ex-wife. He said that the child is three years old and wants to Galtitan helped with the name."
"What is called an ex-wife?" Emilia was confused: "And how did Xiao come up with a name?"
After hearing this, Kuva scratched his head and explained with a wry smile: "How do you say, although we Inuit people also practice monogamy, our marriage is more casual. We don't need a wedding, and two people are suitable. Live together, but then she fell in love with my brother, so we broke up. She now lives with my brother, and my current woman is her sister. I know you find it strange, but this is our way of life. I don't want to hide from you."
Xiao Peng shrugged: "Why do you want to hide? Every nation has its own life traditions. We can't judge others by our own moral standards. But about naming children, Emilia, I can tell you why ."
"Why?" Emilia looked at the child, why didn't she have a name when she was two or three years old?
Xiao Peng reached out and touched the little face of the child and said, "The Inuit children belong to everyone. You can take this child away directly if you are optimistic. The birth rate of Inuit children is not low, but the environment here is too bad. As a result, the survival rate of the child is very low, so every child is the baby of the whole village. They will not care who the child is, and everyone will raise it together. For them, blood is not important, let the child Growing up is the most important thing. For Inuit, the most important thing is their name. They respect their name very much. Because the child mortality rate is too high, it will only be given to children when they are three years old. Name. But Kuwa, I don’t understand your language, how can I name my child?"
This is not because Xiao Peng shied away. Inuit writing was only born at the end of the 1970s, called the Inuit alphabet, and it has not been popularized today, and the Inuit do not have books. There are not as many Inuit people who can speak English. How can Xiao Peng learn the Inuit language?
Kuva smiled and replied: "Galtittan gave him a name, no matter what the name is, it is a good name."
"Is this a boy or a girl?" Xiao Peng asked.
Kuva replied: "It's a daughter."
Xiao Peng thought for a while: "Well, how about calling her'Simbayar'? This is the name of a Kukoch man on the opposite side of your ocean, which means'Baiyun'. It is a beautiful name. She will grow up too. It must be a very beautiful girl."
After Kuva translated Xiao Peng's words and the woman who followed in the door, the girl was so happy that she saluted Xiao Peng and ran out with the child in her arms. It didn't take long before she heard cheers from outside.
Kuva looked at Xiao Peng and Emilia after thinking for a while, and said to Xiao Peng, "Mr. Galtitan, how do you rest tonight?"
Xiao Peng was taken aback, and suddenly pointed to Emilia with a look of fear: "This is my fiancee, you understand."
After hearing this, Kuva nodded: "You guys wait a moment here, I'll go out and make arrangements."
Watching Kuva walk out of the house, Emilia curiously asked: "Of course we both rested together. What does he mean by asking?"
Xiao Peng sighed and said: "I'm doing this for you to be like a jade! People here have a habit of making women accompany their guests to have sex. Some people on the Internet ridiculed that this is an Inuit who would share his wife with others. This is nonsense. They are trying to refuse blood too close. After all, living here may not see strangers for a lifetime. Why are there so many Chukchi and Russian mixed-race children over there? It is for this reason. That is all there. The bear country men on the side are left behind, and white people here are still rarely with Inuit, so for them, strange men are very important."
Emilia laughed and said: "Then you are with her, listen to what people call you? Galtitan! Can you have with gods? If this news is leaked out, it may be caused by the entire Alaska. Newt women will come to you!"
Xiao Peng said with a bitter face, "Forget it, I don't want to drink urine in the morning!"
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