秧歌起源于农业劳动生活,清人李调元《粤东笔记》中说:“农者,每春时,妇子以数十计,往田插秧,一老挝大鼓,鼓声一通,群歌竞作,弥日不绝,是曰秧歌。”插秧时唱歌,古时确有这种习俗,清人金天羽《秧田歌》曰:“秧针刺水绿短短,芒种末来正小满。……雨中名唱分秧歌,头顶箬笠如盖荷”。明人夏言《安乡道中观妇人插田》诗曰:“南村北村竞栽禾,新妇小姑兼阿婆。……打鼓不停歌不息,似比男儿更膂力。” The Song of Songs originated in the agricultural labor life. The Qingren Li Tiaoyuan wrote in the “Notes to the East of Guangdong”: “Agriculturists, every spring, the women and children count dozens, go to the fields and plant a Laos, beat a drumstick, and sing It is a song to sing. When singing, there is indeed this custom in ancient times. Qing Tianyu’s “Song Tian Ge” said: “The acupuncture water green is short, and the mango species is coming to be full.... In the rain, the famous singing chants, and the top of the head is like Gehia.” Ming Xiayan said “Anyang Road, a woman in the middle view of the field,” said: “Nancun Bukchon is a communist ancestor, and the younger sibling is an old lady.... The drums are endless and seem to be more forceful than men.”