在新中国成立之前,民间艺人在村镇的演出活动,除为乞食糊口或临时敛钱外,大多是伴随着节日、庙会、集市贸易、还愿酬神、生辰吉庆、婚丧嫁娶等民俗活动而进行的,因此也就形成了全国各地性质各异、名目繁多的演出习俗,并代代相传。第一类是为酬神祀鬼而演戏。在新中国成立之前的很多地方,酬神与演戏紧密相连,酬神借演戏广招善男信女,娱神又娱人,上溯巫傩,近及童子 Before the founding of New China, folk artists performing activities in towns and villages, except for begging for food or temporarily collecting money, mostly accompanied by folklore such as festivals, temple fairs, fair trade, willingness to pay God, birthday celebrations, weddings and funerals Therefore, it also formed a variety of performances throughout the country of different nature, a wide range of performances, and passed on from generation to generation. The first category is to pay worship gods and acting. In many places before the founding of New China, the remuneration of God was closely linked with the acting.