What is Shehuo

社火是什么

Shehuo is now one of the traditional show for rural¹ people of northern-west of China to celebrate Chinese New Year (Spring Festival). The show consists of Gao Qiao (walking on stilts)，Pao Han Chuan (boat rowing on the ground)，dragon and lion dancing etc. The string players make up as local opera figures and move forward in the main street and hundreds of people gather together to watch the performance. The celebration will culminate² on fifth of the lunar year (Festival of Lanterns).

社火是现在的传统节目，是中国西北方农村的人们为庆祝中国农历新年（春节）举行的活动之一。该节目由高跷（踩高跷），报旱船（地上划船），舞龙舞狮等组成。弦乐演奏家是当地的戏曲人物和向主要街道走去，数百人聚集在一起观看了演出。庆祝活动会在农历元月十五（元宵节）结束。