仪式性少数民族体育在乡土社会的存在与意义(五)——国家与社会框架下的抢花炮

Existence and Significance of Ritual Ethnic Sports in Rural Society (5)——Firework-Snatching in the Framework of State and Society

新中国成立以来抢花炮的坎坷命运折射了村民的社会生活与国家政治的密切关联,许多实例反映了民间仪式与国家意识形态的博弈以及民间社会与国家权力的互动。在特定的历史阶段,由于国家意识形态的压力,抢花炮符号的所指(signified)有了表面的、宣传的一面和隐含的、代表乡民世代相传的观念的一面;民间以冠冕堂皇的理由并使用见机行事、斩而不奏、传说版本的选择性宣传等手段使自己的信仰活动得以开展,但民间组织者与政府始终保持合作的态度,主动地为政府考虑,同时也充分表述自己的活动对政府与社会的意义以寻求合法性。对于花炮节是否应该官办,在民间和官方两面进行的访谈调查反映,传统的仪式性体育活动民间办才有生命力。

The bumpy fate of firework-snatching since the founding of the People’s Republic has reflected the close relationship between the social life of the villagers and national policies. Many examples reflect the contradictions between the folk ritual and the national ideology as well as mutual actions of folk society and national power. At the specific historical phases, because of the national ideological pressure, the signified symbol of firework-snatching has the one side of the image as surface and promotional,and the other side as implied and traditional .People keep the convictional activities by means of acting according to circumstances, acting at their own discretion, Selectiog the legendary versions, etc. But the organizers of folk ritual always cooperate with government. They take into consideration the govemment is benefits and express the significance of their activities toward government and society so as to ensure the legality of their activities. The result of the investigation shows that,the traditional ritual sports activities organized by the people themselves haye great vitality.