上巳节俗演变的文学轨迹

上巳节是我国古代具有浓厚的民俗色彩的节日。它起源于春秋 ,兴盛于魏晋 ,至宋代以后逐渐衰落 ,但它的民俗习惯在许多诗文中保存了下来。文章试图从古代诗文的记载中勾勒出这一节日的民俗盛况。春秋时期它是人们去邪去秽、男女交游的好时节 ;魏晋时人们在这一天郊游宴饮作诗 ,由于皇帝的参与 ,民间习俗也上升为皇家礼俗 ;南北朝时则增加了骑射的内容 ,这些习惯一直传至唐代

Evolvement of the Shangsi Festival Folk-Custom in Literature

The Shangsi festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It originated in the Spring and Autumn period, then prevailed in the Wei Jin Dynasty and declined in the Song Dynasty. But a great number of customs can still be found in many ancient literature. This paper tries to outline the festival pomp from the ancient literary works. In the Spring and Autumn period people went to the riverside in order to get rid of evil and dirt, and from the Book of Songs we know young people also went out and played together on that day. Some works by LUJi and WangXizhi reveal that on that day people often drink and versed in the Wei Jin Dynasty. And in this period the festival became a royal festival. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties people liked the games of riding horses and toxophily, and these customs continued to the Tang Dynasty.