摘要
关于泼水节,史志、报刊都不乏于书写;但是关于泼水节的来源以及它的作用与影响尚很少见过系统的整理与研究。大多数记载和评述就事论事,因此错误频出。鉴于此,笔者对泼水节的来源等问题作了较系统的整理,以纠正对泼水节的误传和误译。笔者近来查阅了泼水节的多种史志,并作了一些实地调查,着重探究了傣族在历史上与水的密切关系,论述了佛教对傣族在祭水仪式上的影响,阐明了泼水节是我国傣族群众在自身文化信仰基础上,对外来文化的加工和再创造过程中形成的一种特殊的民族传统节日。
We can read about Water Splashing Festival everywhere in history book , newspapers , but we seldom see the systematic research into the origin, function and effect of this festival. This article, based on the previous study, will have a deep research and correct some errors and wrong interpretation of this festival. This essay will lay stress on the relation between and water and the Dai People in history, and tells the affection on Daizu ＇ s sacrifice ceremony by Buddhist and then illustrates that the splashing water festival is the re-creation of the Dai People in their own culture affected by foreign culture.
关键词
泼水节
傣族
祭水
佛教
Water Splashing Festival
the Dai People
Water Sacrifice
Buddhism.
