三川土族“纳顿”解读

An Interpretationfor the Tus’Nadun (纳顿) in Sanchuan (Three Rivers)

本文在系统调查三川土族纳顿的基础上,认为纳顿出现在土族先民由游牧转向农耕以后,是一种祈求和庆祝丰收的活动,具有显著的地方特色和民族特色。本文从信仰体系、农事色彩、组织体系、军事生活的影响、宗族意识、供品、舞蹈、法拉与法师等方面对纳顿进行了解读。

Nadun (纳顿) is a special ceremonyfor nice harvest among the Tu people of Sanchuan, Minhe, Qinghai. The wordmeans to play or to make a joke originally in the Tu language. And as a name of festival, it means temple fair or carnival. On the basis of the fieldwork, this paper figures that the ceremony has been practiced after the Tus'ancestors became the farmers from nomads. In this paper, the angles of interpretation for the ceremony include the following aspects: belief system, agricultural lifestyle, organization, effect of the militarylife, clan concept, offerings, dance, and Fala and Fashi (priest in Taoist or wizard).