劳司官骑柳棍

申报地区：汝阳县 2020年08月 第5批

劳司官骑柳棍源于明盛于清，是汝阳地区农村的一种传统民间文艺娱乐形式，传统游艺与杂技表演艺术的一种，表现的是农桑官员视察农事活动的情景。古代每逢春天管理农桑业的官员到各地视察粮食耕种、植桑养蚕等情况，故名之“劳司官”。因经常徒步行走，下属为讨好大人，就砍下路边柳树，让劳司官坐在上面，两人抬起前行。后来，老百姓为求风调雨顺、五谷丰登，把“劳司官骑柳棍”的情景演变成一种民间文艺活动。每到开春耕田时，汝阳县南街村民们就选一人扮演劳司官，再配上身边衙役，与铜器社和其他民俗项目共同走向街头游行表演。该项目具有率真质朴的民俗特色，保留了古代劳动人民在生产、生活中祈愿风调雨顺、物阜民安的美景。

随着时代发展，在使用道具上增加了高难度，表演者以自身的杂技技术把人物演绎地更风趣、滑稽，深受人民群众喜爱。

The Lao Siguan(An official in Charge of the Mulberry Industry Riding A Willow Stick originated in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a traditional form of folk entertainment in Ruyang rural areas. It belongs to the traditional entertainment, acrobatic performance art. It originates from the inspection of agricultural production and social management activities by agricultural mulberry officials. Every spring in ancient times, officials in charge of agricultural mulberry industry visited various places to inspect the situation of grain cultivation, mulberry planting and silkworm rearing, so they were called"Lao Siguan". Because Lao Siguan often walked, the subordinates cut down willows on the side of the road asked Lao Siguan to sit on the willow, and raised him to move forward. Later, for the sake of good weather for the crops and a bumper grain harvest, the common people turned the scene of"Lao Siguan Riding the Willow Stick" into a folk art activity. Every year, at the beginning of spring, the villagers in South Street of Ruyang County chose one person to act as the Lao siguan, and then joined the Yamen runner around him to march to the streets together with other folk custom shows. The performance has a straightforward and simple folk style, retaining the simple prayer and harvest information of the ancient working people in production and life. It will play a corresponding role in promoting the construction of new rural areas and spiritual civilization, and enriching people's cultural life.