Name Meaning and Ritual Nature of the Miao Sacrifice "bulqodntadlis"
The Miao people in the eastern dialect area of the Miao language have a sacrificial ritual called"bulqodntadlis",which is divided into day and night."bulqod"refers to the act of chopping down a thorny qod tree in a ritual in order to achieve the goal of"ntadlis",that is,to untie curses and spells.This ritual is closely related to another type of sacrificial ritual that also has a distinction between day and night,known as"Ba Li",and is a differentiation of the same ritual.Whether it is the ritual behavior or the purpose of sacrifice,"bulqodntadlis"has had great variation and differentiation in various places.
Miao ritualbulqodntadlisBa DaiBa LiXielingjiaplaying a dry gong
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