从《太平广记》看桃的辟邪功效

The Effects of Peach as Exocrise Evil Sprits from Tai Ping Guang Ji

桃辟邪是我国民间习俗中一个有趣的文化现象。这一文化渊源甚久,先秦的文献典籍中就有了关于桃能够辟邪禳灾的记载。北宋编修的大型文言小说总集《太平广记》中记载了许多有关桃辟邪驱鬼的故事,因为桃味道鲜美可口,并且有医疗、治病、美容等功效,再加上历代文学作品的加工,从而被人们赋予了神力,形成了桃辟邪的文化习俗。

Peach as a talisman is one of the folklore＇s interesting culture in our country. It had a long history that there were many notes about peach, which could help people exorcise evil sprits, and evade calamities in the pre - Qin Dynasty literature. The novel Tai Ping Guang Ji, revised in Song Dynasty recorded many story about people using peach to evade calamities and drive evil sprits. Because peach is not only very delicious, but also has some effects such as curative, cosmetology, and so on, it became divine for the literature invented. Finally, the folklore of peach as a talisman have been engendered.