东北的民俗活动和民俗现象十分丰富多彩,其中猫冬和秧歌具有比较鲜明的代表性,同时又与东北汉族民歌音乐特征联系比较直接和紧密。猫冬是东北地区特有的一种民间习俗。这个习俗是由于东北地区的气候特征造成的,东北地区的冬季气候特别寒冷,没有农作物可以抵挡住东北地区的严寒。因此东北地区是我国唯一一个有纯粹冬闲时间的地区。而寒 Northeast folk activities and folklore are very rich and colorful, of which cat winter and yangko have more distinctive representative, at the same time with northeastern Han folk music features more direct and close. Cat winter is a unique folk custom in northeast China. This custom is due to the climatic characteristics of the northeastern region. The winter climate in the northeast is particularly cold. No crops can withstand the severe cold in the northeast. Therefore, Northeast China is the only area with pure winter leisure time. And cold