论元杂剧中的中秋、重阳风俗

On Folk Customs of Mid-autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival in Yuan Play

元杂剧中对节日风俗的描摹状写活现出了当时种种生动的、琐细的、古朴的民俗事象,为我们存留了当时人的特定生活信息,传递了那个已经逝去时代的特定回音。中秋节焚香拜月寄托了人们美好的愿望,男则愿早步蟾宫高攀仙桂,女则愿貌似嫦娥圆如皓月。而九九重阳乃是古代文人雅士聚会宴享、登高游玩的节日,它使人在醉心欣赏中迸发出诸多灵思,并获得了身心放松和精神自足。透过它可以窥视到元代人社会生活及其精神状态的重要一隅。

The description of customs of festivals in Yuan Play gives a vivid picture of folk customs at that time. Enjoying a beautiful full moon on Mid-autumn Festival reflects people＇s good will： young man wants to find their dream girl, and young woman wants to be as beautiful as Chang＇E, the Moon Goddess in Chinese folklore. On the Double Ninth Festival, man of letters and scholars got together and climbed mountains. They got inspirations while ascending the mountains. These descriptions give a glimpse of the life of people in Yuan Dynasty.