春节期间民俗节日漫谈

本文介绍了我国春节期间 ,祭灶、除夕、元旦、人日、上元等一系列各具特点的民俗节日的由来和主要习俗。     

The shifting ‘stages’ of performance: a study of ‘Chavang Kut’ festival in Manipur

Chavang Kut, a post-harvesting festival in Manipur, represents an important cultural expression of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group of people. The article looks at the participation of the Thadou community in the celebration by tracing their performative historiography. In the past, the celebration was primarily important in the religio-cultural sense. The rhythmic movements of the dances in the festival were inspired by animals, agricultural techniques and showed their relationship with ecology. Today, the celebration witnesses the shifting of stages and is revamped to suit new contexts and interpretations. The traditional dances which forms the core of the festival is now performed in the out-of-village settings and are staged in a secular public sphere. While used by the state as a political project to bring unity amongst the different communities of Manipur, recent socio-political occasions showed how it is used as a site of contestations against the state.     

韩国雪日(春节)传承的措施

在传统韩国社会中,传统重要节日的社会文化功能主要有以下四个方面:1.促进生产;2.举行宗教仪式;3.娱乐功能;4.社会功能。简而言之,韩国重要节日有助于增强社会统一性,增强个体的社会性。在欢度节日的时候,人们可以减轻压力,舒缓工作的疲劳,建立人们之间的互助关系。而且,韩国重要节日提供了一个机会,增强人们的社会归属感,也是人们共同欢乐的日子。的确,随着时间的改变,人们过节的方式发生了很大的变化。由于如下原因,韩国的新年从内容和形式上来说,都有了很大的变化:时间地点的变化,城市化,主流人员——现在主要是写妇女和年轻人——消费习惯改变。同时,整个民族经历同一性和同质性,而对个人来说,却是一个报答父母和长辈的好机会。它被指定为法定假日,提供一个家庭团聚的时间,使平时由于距离太远而不能相聚的家庭成员团聚,体会重要节日的乐趣。因此,对于政府、社会团体、教育部、媒体应该参与到传承、发展韩国新年的行动中来。     

中美节庆文化的表征与内涵分析及其启示

为了使节庆这个承载着独特民族传统的文化介质更好地适应并服务于现代文明,通过对美国和新中国各自主要的节庆实践进行定量描述,在归类和比较的基础上,定性分析了中美两国节庆的不同特征、功能及价值重心取向,认为我国现行的官方、民间二元结构的节日体系应该朝着尽量谐和的方向改革,官方节日频率应该增加。     

论青藏地区民族节日的广告效应

青藏地区有着丰富多彩的民族节日,这些节日在诞生之初都是原生态的,但随着时代的变迁这些节日逐步演变成集文化、商贸、旅游等于一体的开放性盛会.除了它原有的庆祝、娱乐或祭祀功能外,这些民族节日还通过人际、大众以及网络等对节日信息的传播而产生广告效应.这种广告效应具有双重性,因此在民族节日的宣传和报道中,应充分发挥其正面效用而尽量避免其负面影响,从而为青藏地区的经济、旅游及文化的健康发展服务.     

《酌中志·饮食好尚纪略》及其揭示的明代宫廷节日生活

《酌中志·饮食好尚纪略》是一个明代太监对宫廷岁时生活的系统记述,具有自己的书写特色和较高的史料价值。它揭示了明代宫廷岁时生活的如下特征:和宫廷以外的人一样,皇帝及其嫔妃、宫人也有其节日体系和节日生活,宫人们通常以家庭为单位来过节,节日生活充满了世俗色彩;宫内人的岁时节日生活带有明显的北京地方性特征;宫内人的岁时节日生活带有鲜明的宫廷色彩。     

30年来贵州世居民族岁时节日文化研究综述

贵州世居民族岁时节日数量繁多、姿态各异。30年来，有关这些岁时节日文化的研究成果层出不穷，但至今仍未有人对之进行归纳、总结。本文从类型、特点、内涵、功能、变迁与开发等方面对贵州世居民族岁时节日研究进行综述，最后指出了贵州节日民俗文化研究中所存在的不足之处。     

气候对中国文化的影响

纵观中国文化的形成与影响不难发现,气候的变化在文化发展中的作用是不可忽视的。文章探讨了中国特定的气候对节气文化、中医文化、诗词创作、饮食文化、服饰文化和建筑文化的影响。     

节日符号在民族旅游开发中的运用及问题

节日是人类文明进程中最具绚丽色彩、最有地方特色的文化符号。在民族旅游开发中,节日被作为内涵丰富的文化资源加以利用,是民族文化资本化的突出表现形式。目前,运用节日的方式主要有:在原生地直接展示,在异地进行移植性的集中开发,丧失节日民俗的民族由于旅游开发的需要而重新建构等。笔者认为,研究民族节日符号在旅游开发中面临着的诸如传统的变迁和保持等问题有着积极的现实意义。     

Revitalization of Local Community and Ethnicity: Nagasaki's Lantern Festival Among the Immigrant Chinese

Abstract: The Nagasaki's Lantern Festival is gaining popularity through the continued partnership between the immigrant Chinese (Kakyo) and Nagasaki city, largely owing to the ethnic Chinese revitalization movement and the distinct way of life typical in Nagasaki. Following my past research, I would like to discuss the development and modification of Nagasaki's Lantern Festival, to examine the relationship between the features specific to the Nagasaki area and the changes in the Kakyo community's sense of ethnicity amid the wave of globalization. By the Meiji period, ethnic Chinese society in Nagasaki consisted mainly of immigrants from Fu Jian province. Today the community is experiencing rapid transformation. In particular, the restoration of Sino–Japanese relations and the wave of internationalization have led to the creation of the Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown Shopping District Promotion Association and the renewal of Chinatown for the ethnic Chinese. The Chinese Spring Festival, originally aimed toward community vitalization, not only included the Kakyo (immigrant Chinese) but the Japanese in the district and private corporations. Nagasaki was transformed not only into a strategic point for East Asia's multilateral trade, but also served as a trading center for the entire nation. But as Japanese ports opened their doors to the world after 1850, Nagasaki was reduced to only one of the local trading centers. As for overseas business, Nagasaki took advantage of its heavy industry by expanding its share in the Asian international market and has been striving in the domestic market to activate the local economy through tourism. Such strategy hinges on the rich historical and cultural resources formed and nurtured within the 400 years of relations with Asian nations. The historical merger between the Kakyo community and its cultural tradition in Nagasaki society served as one of the incentives for such development and progress. The enlargement of Nagasaki's Lantern Festival has been achieved as part of this concept of “Asian‐oriented region”, in line with the city's plan on tourism promotion.