西域文化对元宵灯俗的影响

On the Influence of Western Region Cultures on Chinese Lantern Festival

西域文化在元宵灯俗形成和发展过程中发挥了极其重要的作用,西域百戏伎艺的传入是灯俗形成的前提,隋炀帝燃灯礼佛是灯俗形成的根本原因,西域灯轮又促进了灯俗的发展。

Western Region cultures played an important role in forming and developing the customs of putting up lanterns during Chinese Lantern Festival. The introduction of plays from Western Region is the premise of the formation of lantern customs, the lighting of lanterns to respect Buddha by Emperor Yang in the Sui Dynasty is the true cause for the formation of lantern customs, and the lantern rotations from Western Region promote the development of the lantern customs.