Fala
is the representative of God in the world, whose function is to deliver
the God’s expression and pick up the sacrificial offerings. This is similar
to the “Tianzi” in ancient society, while Tianzi was the son of the god,
who governed the world on behalf of his father. If human broke his rule,
they would be thrown into the hell. In the past, feudal landlord ruled
the people through Fala to maintain their status. In modern society, this
religious tradition is kept.
Fala dance
is the last program in Nadun carnival. In Turkish, Fala means the representative
of God, and also the medium of human beings and god. He decorated himself
with steel sword and puncheons. When he gets extremely excited, his body
is taken over by a supernatural spirit. And then, he danced towards sacrificial
offerings, touched them by sword and declared to villagers that the god
has received the offerings and he will bless them in the next year. At
that time, all the people cheer at god’s blessing and transfer the divine
sedan to the next village. |