Recently, at the God of Wandering event held in Changle District, Fuzhou, Fujian, a male Internet celebrity acted as "Prince Zhao" and swaggered in front of the parade of statues of gods. In the meantime, a groom actor waved a prop whip at him to signal him to leave, but he remained indifferent. Many netizens believe that this is disrespectful to folk culture. (Jinguan News, February 21)
Regarding this matter, the Changle District Culture and Tourism Bureau stated that it did not invite the Internet celebrity. The company signed by the Internet celebrity said that this time it was invited by the local Culture and Tourism Bureau, and all movements were informed by the organizer and were not arranged independently. The male internet celebrity himself also said that he had contacted two local Youshen accounts and received positive responses. During the communication process, the "middleman" said that he had already said hello to the owner.
The statements from the two parties seem to be contradictory, but in fact it is a problem of the "middleman". Organizing a wandering god event may require the participation of many parties, but not all of them may be called "official". After all, the account operator may be an individual, and the so-called "greeting with the owner" may be just one-sided words. Asking about the "middleman" is also about pursuing accountability to a certain extent - who exactly is the male internet celebrity communicating with? Are local Youshen accounts official? Is account supervision in place?
Not only that, some people on the Internet have popularized science: It is not impossible to play the role of a god, but the position and clothing of male Internet celebrities are extremely inappropriate, so it is regarded as disrespectful to the gods. The annual grand wandering god event should not be affected by this.
involves cultural customs. Since you participate and play an important role, you need to know the local folk taboos in advance and do enough homework to make proper arrangements. Otherwise, "foreigners are ignorant" cannot be an appropriate way to disrespect folk culture. reason.
You must know that wandering gods is a traditional folk activity in Fujian and is very popular and valued by local people. Generally speaking, local people are willing to tolerate some innocuous mistakes in grand wandering activities, and also hope that traditional culture can have some innovative new forms. For example, there is nothing wrong with asking an Internet celebrity to play the role of a god, or asking a god to watch a movie or fly on a plane. As long as it is based on the premise of respect and awe, then I believe that cultural exchanges and the flow of goodwill will be the more eye-catching "highlights" regardless of whether they are local or foreign.
Nowadays, Internet celebrities are indispensable in many activities. How to effectively promote and strictly regulate has become a difficult problem. We must not only understand people’s dissatisfaction with this episode, but also see its high demands and expectations for event organization and management. Organizers should understand the background information such as the identity of the Internet celebrity in advance and plan each process of the event; participants should also lead by example and pay more attention to prevent secondary problems.
When you come from a foreign country, "rituals" come first. Compared with traffic and popularity, "treating each other sincerely" is more precious and lasting. We hope that every event in the future will be based on sincerity and carefully prepared with awe, so that every participant can feel the respect and enthusiasm. (Zhengguan commentator Han Jing)
