Customs,Beliefs,and Cultural Life of Modern Villagers along the Huai River in Disaster Environments
Since the Song Dynasty,disasters have occurred frequently in the Huai River Basin,especially since modern times,and have been continuous,causing great damage to the production and life of the villagers along the Huai River.After the famine,people and livestock drowned in various areas along the Huai River,with mournful floods and the destruction of farmland and houses.The material and spiritual lives of the villagers were in an extremely poor state.Under the disaster environment,the customs,beliefs,and cultural life of modern vil-lagers along the Huai River have been deeply influenced,especially in agricultural customs,divine beliefs,and cultural entertainment.The villagers of Huaihe River express their wish for a prosperous harvest through agricul-tural customs,hoping to pray for blessings and avoid the disaster through deity worship and worship activities.The famine environment in the modern Huai River region has had a great impact on the content and methods of farmers'cultural life.In order to survive,the main task of farmers'cultural life is how to avoid disasters and pray for prosperity.Therefore,their cultural life mainly expresses people's aspirations for a better life.
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