The birth of ethnic minority folk paper-cutting

From the above tracing of the history of paper-cutting, it can be seen that since the birth of paper-cutting art, it has been widely used in different forms in various folk activities, arousing peoples pursuit of life and love in its unique way. The belief in life fully embodies and embodies the Chinese nations pursuit and yearning for truth, goodness and beauty, and satisfies peoples higher social spiritual needs.

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Ethnic minorities live next to the Han people and have been influenced by Han culture in the historical process of their development. The two sides have continued to communicate and integrate. However, because the areas where ethnic minorities live are in mountains, deserts, snowy areas, grasslands, etc., it is relatively difficult. In a closed environment, many ethnic groups live together, so there is a relatively strong ethnic consciousness. At the same time, the change of traditional culture is also relatively slow. The paper-cutting of ethnic minorities is a symbol of national group consciousness. Compared with the paper-cutting of the Han people, the paper-cutting of ethnic minorities is original, brings ancient information, and is a "living fossil" of many forms of paper-cutting that existed in history.

Each ethnic group in our country has a long history and cultural tradition, but there are very few records in Chinese historical documents. Therefore, it needs to be discovered in the ancient myths, oral legends, songs and traditional folk activities of each ethnic group. The paper-cutting of ethnic minorities expresses the common psychological will of a nation or group. It is the fusion of collective unconsciousness and consciousness that they have condensed in their own life process. It helps us trace the history of a nation’s survival and reproduction, its migration history, and its history. life history provides important information. Folk paper-cutting is a producers art and directly faces peoples real life world. Therefore, the paper-cutting of various ethnic minorities is closely connected with the lives of ethnic minorities. In the daily life of ethnic minorities, home decoration, clothing, festival etiquette, weddings and funerals Paper-cutting appears in weddings and other public activities, and the paper-cutting of ethnic minorities is the carrier of ethnic minority folk culture.