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Bobo Collection
by Ye Cunrong

coming for the big pageant offering sacrifice rabbi dance around lasting three hours
photoed on lunar calendar Feberurary 2, 1995, at Tanla Village, Huzhu County
Bobo, language of Tu ethnic minority nationality, mean dancing wizard.

The tus' people in Huzhu County, Qinghai Province, believe in multi-gods. every year, they will have some offering sacrifice in temples. A 'bo' is invited to add to funs. A bobo meeting includes: setting up flags, dancing wizard, evocation, putting down flags and divination. The heat of the meeting is on the end day.

The heat of the meeting is on the end day. All the offerings will be taken to a square, burning joss sticks, lighting lights and kotow. The head rabbi leads others to dance. The activity lasts two or three hours. The head rabbi will make envocation from a boy by ticking off a little bottle; and so every boy will be decorated with a red bag to protect the boy, in which are garlic, colorful food and cloth.When putting down flags, the people will hurry to get steamed breads, the one who gets it will be the first, and the one who gets 'rice eggs'can resist evils. Flags paper can also be cut to protect a boy.


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