论《诗经》所反映的周代婚姻及其成婚礼俗

《诗经》中有许多作品反映了周代婚姻及其成婚礼俗。概括地说,民间婚姻既有自由恋爱、自主婚嫁的风情,也有父母之命、媒妁之言的聘娶婚姻的制约,而聘娶婚姻逐渐成为当时社会的发展趋势;贵族阶层的婚姻既有文明时代的新变,也有远古社会的遗风;成婚礼俗不仅有“六礼”,也还有其他许多风俗习惯,表现出丰富多彩的特点。

On Marriage and Its Etiquette in Zhou Dynasty from the Book of Songs

Many works in the Book of Songs reflected the marriage and marriage etiquette in Zhou dynasty.Summarily speaking,the folk marriage included both free love,marriage by oneself and the command of parents and the good offices between the proper way of contracting a marriage,while the latter became the developing tendency;The noble marriage included the new changes of civilization and the ancient etiquette.Marriage etiquette contained "the six etiquette" and many other customs,showing the variety of characteristics.