旋棺与旋律

The Whirling Coffin and the Melody

晋北丧葬礼俗中的"旋棺"仪式向未见诸记述,它形成了一套让当地人尊崇的程序,信仰行为和崇敬孝道表现为一种近乎戏剧的表演并给予淋漓尽致的展示。道教把乡村仪式升华为戏剧艺术,置身其中,既能体会到宗教仪式的庄严神圣、宗族精神的凝聚意愿,又能感受到艺术形式产生的强烈亲和力和感染力,是民间表达的独特途径。

The 'whirling coffin' is a part of the burial customs in the northern Shanxi Province.It is a procedure that is almost close to a dramatic show and is respected by the locals.Daoism transformed this kind of village ceremony to a kind of dramatic art in which one senses the solemn atmosphere of a religious event and tribal bonding spirit.