聘礼现象的文化透视

Analysis of Betrothal Gifts in Cultural Perspective

世界上大多数民族在订婚时都要送聘礼,主要是男方向女方父母表达对女儿的养育之恩。聘礼有多种形态,反映出不同民族的消费结构、经济类型和传统文化特征。聘礼是一种包含着多重文化意义的象征符号,能体现不同的使用价值、社会价值和象征意义等社会文化功能。

As a rule,most nations in the world will send betrothal gifts when engaged. Its main purpose is to express the boy＇ s thanks to the girl＇ s parents for their favor to foster their daughter. Betrothal gifts have many types that reflect consumption structure,exonomic types and traditional culture＇s feature of various nations. Betrothal gift is is a symbolic sign containing multiple cultura lmeanings, and can embody such diverse social and cultural functions as practical value ,social value and symbolic meanings.