试述苗族的祖神崇拜和物神崇拜

神灵崇拜是苗族人民精神世界的一个重要组成部分，对于万物有灵的苗族来说，当他们寻根问祖时，认为枫香树、鸲鹆鸟、盘瓠、蝴蝶妈妈、姜央与他们的祖先有关，便创造了一些祖神的形象。当他们感恩图报时，认为牛、枫叶、芭茅草、竹、石给他们带来了福祉，便创造了一些物神对他们进行崇拜。

The Miao People's Worship of Ancestral Gods and Other Beings

The worship of gods is an important part of the Miao people's spiritual life.Holding that everything has a soul,the Miao people think that the Chinese sweet gum tree,the peacock family,Pan Hu,Mother Butterfly,and Jangb Vangb are much related to their ancestors,and thus become the images of ancestral gods.When blessed,they tend to believe that cattle,Chinese sweet gum leaves,reed grass,bamboos and rocks are the sources of their bliss,which leads to the worship of other beings.