宁夏农村回族择偶习俗及其功能探析——以同心县河西镇农场村为例

The Hui's Custom of Selecting Partner in Rural Area of Ningxia and its Function

宁夏农村回族的择偶习俗主要体现在择偶过程中的说媒、看家、“说色俩目”、“插花”等诸方面。该习俗对于促进回回族的繁衍与发展,增强回族的凝聚力、促进民族认同等具有重要作用。但在另一方面,宁夏农村回族择偶习俗还存在着结婚费用过高、铺张浪费等问题,给当地人民生产、生活带来了沉重负担,足以引起我们的思考。

The Hui＇ s custom of selecting partner in rural area of Ningxia is mainly shown on the ＂Shuomei＂, ＂Watching family＂, ＂Saying Seliamu＂, ＂Chahua＂ and so on, in the process of selecting partner. The custom has some important function such as accelerating Hui＇ s multiplying and developing, intensifying the Hui＇ s self- identity and so on. On the other hand, the custom causes some problem such as high cost and waste in marriage, which gives some burden to local people＇s production and lives.