北方物候历与萨满祭祀

北方民族在长期的渔猎生产中逐渐形成了以物候确定年岁、季节的自然物候历, 用以指导人们的生产与生活。由于萨满教仪式常常与经济活动的节律相关, 北方民族萨满祭祀的时间、内容和祭祀重心都一定程度上受到经济活动以及物候历的影响, 反映了原始萨满教与自然科学的密切关系。

Phenology Calendar in North China and the Action of Offering Sacrifices to Gods by Shaman

The ethnic groups in North China gradually invented a kind of phenology calendar that shows year and season by natural phenomena in the process of fishing and hunting to guide production and life.Since Shaman religious rituals are closely related to the rhythm of economic activities,their time arrangement and objects are affected by economic activities and phenology calendar to a certain degree,which reflects the relationship between Shamanism and natural science.