上巳节祓禊习俗与水的文化内涵

The Custom of Having a Bath in the Shangsi Festival and the Culture Meaning about Water

古人在三月的上巳节日里,要在郊外水滨进行沐浴,以达到洗除污垢、除灾去凶的目的,这一习俗被称为"祓禊"。古人在上巳节进行祓禊习俗与他们对水的认识观念和崇拜心理有关。在古人看来,水具有神奇的功用:水不仅可以达到除垢去凶的"禳灾"目的,而且是男女情爱的象征,具有巨大的生殖力,可以使不孕妇人怀孕生子。

The people in ancient time often had a bath in water in the outskirts to remove disaster in the Shangsi festival. This custom is called ＂Fuxi＂and has close ties with ancient people＇ idea about water and the feeling of adoring water. It was thought that water had magical effect that it could not only remove disaster but also make some women give birth to children with its massive function of reproduction.