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30,000 perform in Yuci parade
She Huo Jie is high-energy feast for the eyes: drummers, cymbal players, dancers or actors come charging in, hundreds at a time, dressed in multicolored traditional clothing and often wearing bright face makeup. Certain groups, including a group of brides in traditional wedding chariots, or women in make-shift boats, represented symbols found in ancient life. Modern symbols, such as a float resembling the recently-constructed Tiangong-1 Spacelab, were present in the parade as well.
Of the fifteen spectacles that comprise the show, perhaps the most unique were the gun (platform) performers. First were children performers arranged on platforms carried by local men. Often two or three young children, between 8 to 10 years old, were balanced on one man's shoulders. According to tradition, the locals originally believed children to be deity-like figures brought to the community from heaven, which is why children are placed on a platform in the parade.
There were four kinds of platform marches featured in the Yuci District She Huo Jie festival: Tai Gun (Shoulder Platform), Bei Gun (Back Platform), Tie Gun (Iron Platform), and Jue Gun (spring platform). In each performance, children or young girls were raised up on various different kinds of platforms, whether attached to the carrier's shoulders, back, or more elaborate contraptions mounted on two or more carriers.
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榆次社火表演 三万演员共襄盛举
社火节是充满激情的视觉盛宴。鼓乐齐鸣、歌舞喧天。演员都身着各色民族服装，画着明快的妆容。有一些乘着轿子，还有些坐着旱船，这些都呈现了当地旧时的一些风俗。还有一些做成“天宫一号”样子的彩车，则成为当下的代表符号。
15个声色各异的节目表演中，最独特的大概要数抬棍、背棍、铁棍、掘棍表演了。八到十岁的小演员们站在当地汉子的肩上登台，一般每个汉子的肩上都站着两三个小演员。按照当地传统，孩子们都是天神的恩赐，因此在表演中将他们抬在肩上或道具上。
榆次区的社火表演共有四种：抬棍、背棍、铁棍和掘棍。在表演过程中，汉子将孩子们举到肩上、背上或者构造更为复杂精妙的道具上。
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