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An Investigative Study of the Fusion of Ritual and Sound --The Bun Festival of Taotang Eight Community, Taohe Town, Haifeng County in 2021 as an Example

Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing City 526061, Guangdong Province, China

https://doi.org/10.58531/ijssr/1/2/9

Received: 26 September 2023 / Accepted: 28 November 2023 / Published: 1 December 2023

The Jiao Festival of Tao Tong Community in Haifeng County, held in the second half of November, has always been renowned within the local community of Hailufeng. The Jiao-festival ceremony of Taotang Bashe in Taohe Town, Haifeng County, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, unfolds amidst a symphony of sound. This article focuses on the Jiao-festival sub-congregation ceremony held in 2021 at Taotang Bashe, Taohe Town, and approaches the subject from an ethnomusicological perspective. It provides an overview of the field site, the ritual, the ritual process, and an analysis of the ritual sounds. As a Taoist ritual, the Bun Festival evokes a shared emotional experience among the Taotang people, while also reflecting their collective aspiration for peace and harmonious blessings in the world, represented by gentle rain.

Taotang Eight Society; The Bun Festival; ceremonial music; Taoist ceremonies; ethnomusicology

Duyi W., Jiana W. An Investigative Study of the Fusion of Ritual and Sound --The Bun Festival of Taotang Eight Community, Taohe Town, Haifeng County in 2021 as an Example. Int. J. Soc. Sci. Res., 2023, 1(2), doi: 10.58531/ijssr/1/2/9

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