民国时期的汉军“旗香”

Chinese Banner People's “Qixiang” in the Period of the Republic of China

旗香,指汉军旗人及其后裔的烧香祭祀活动。民国时期,东北地区汉军旗香活动很普遍,神匠被称为"单鼓子"、"神将"、"姑娘";香班与香主有多种议定方式;仪式程序包括准备阶段、请神阶段、放神阶段和送神阶段;旗香包含多种艺术形式,如剪纸、诗乐舞、雕刻、绘画等等。民国时期的汉军"旗香"延续了自清初以来的祭祀传统,同时又有所转向,与"民香"有所融合。尽管如此,汉军旗香仍表达了汉军旗人作为一个相对独立族群的特有精神和观念。

Qixiang refers to the ritual activities by Chinese Banner People and their descendants. During the period of the Republic of China,Qixiang is very common in northeast China,God artisan is called＂Single Drum＂,＂God＂or＂Girl＂; There are several negotiated ways between the ritual organization and the owner who holds the ritual; Ritual programs consist of four phases： preparation,pleading God,letting God go and seeing God off; Qixiang contains a variety of art forms such as paper-cutting,poetry music and dance,sculpture,painting and so on. In the Republic of China,Qixiang has kept the tradition of sacrifice since the early year of Qing Dynasty,and it has also turned to＂Minxiang＂. For all that,Qixiang still expresses a unique spirit and concept of Manchu banner people as a relatively independent group.