赛戏仪式剧《斩旱魃》的雩祭因素

从整个仪式来看，赛戏是群体性祭祀行为，是将祭祀仪式作人物形象的图解。但它确又是戏，有人物角色、舞蹈动作和故事情节搬演等方面的戏剧审美因素，因而人们将它认为是敬神为主兼以娱人的祭祀仪式剧。赛戏活动一般是每个台口演出4天，包括报赛、迎喜神、刮街、斩旱魃、说夜书等固定程序。《斩旱魃》是赛戏独具特色的仪式剧．它的内容强烈地体现了原始的雩祭意识。

Research of Praying for Rain in Sai Drama

From its whole rite, we can see that Sai drama is a communal sacrifice, which is illustrated with characters that will offer sacrifice rite to get along with other image. But indeed it is a drama, with aesthetic factor as roles, dancing action and plots. So people think it is ＂deity worship is principal and a rite opera with amusing people＂. The activity of Sai drama is generally set four days for each stage, including several set procedures： reporting program, receiving pleased deities, sweeping the street, killing drought monsters, and telling stories at night. ＂Killing drought monsters＂ is special rite plays, whose contents strongly show the consciousness for praying for rain primitively.