中日“七夕”习俗比较——从原始形态、衍生过程到文化内涵

A Comparative Study on the Customs of the Star Festival in China and Japan——from the primitive form and the derivative process to the cultural connotation

节日习俗是一种文化现象,反映着不同民族和国家的传统信仰,亦体现异质文化之间的交流过程。“七夕”,无论在中国还是在日本,都是一个有着鲜明特色和文化传统的民俗节日。它描绘着中日文化交流的轨迹,也反映了中日两国各自的传统信仰、价值取向等文化内涵。本文拟通过对中日两国“七夕”节日习俗的基本形态及其衍生过程的考察与分析,探讨日本民族对中国文化传承接受的基本态势。

Festival convention, a kind of cultural phenomena, reflects the traditional beliefs of different nations and countries, as well as the communication between heterogeneous cultures. The Star Festival, whether in China or Japan, is stilla traditional folk custom with distinct cultural characteristics. It describes the track of cultural communication between China and Japan, and also reflects the respective traditional beliefs and value orientations. Through researching and analyzing the custom of the Star Festival＇s basic form and derivative process, the article discusses the basic situation of how the Japanese people accept and inherit the Chinese culture.