论“高禖”祭祀的文化意蕴

On the Cultural Implication of Gaomei Fete

“高禖”祭祀是一种祈孕子嗣的祭祀形式。早在母系氏族社会时期,就有祭祀“高”的神话传说。“高”祭祀在周代正式成为国家祭祀的一部分,祭祀的目的、仪式、膜拜对象等方面更为成熟。这种祭祀活动深受政治、经济、文化等多种因素的影响,其本身具有丰富的文化内涵,体现出传统的生育文化的核心内容,即“重生”“重男”思想。

Gaomei is one form to impetrate children.it's an old-line sacrifice,which can be traced back to the era of enatic phratry.Gaomei became a part of the formal national fete in Zhou dynasty and it turned to maturation in aims,ceremonies and worship objects etc.Thanks to the deep influence of politics,economics and culture,Gaomei fete has abundantcultural implication and embodies the main ideas of traditional generation culture,that is,the idea of “Attaching importance to birth'and “Attaching importance to boys'.