中韩端午节俗异同考

Chinese Dragon-Boat Festival and Korean Danoje Festival:Similarities and Differences in Their Customs

端午是汉文化圈国家共有的民俗节日,中韩两国的端午在起源、节俗上有诸多相似之处。中国端午以悬艾、竞渡和食粽为主要特征,韩国端午以着端午妆、祭神和食艾糕为主要特征。韩国端午继承了中国古代的端午传统,又融合本民族文化的要素,是全民引以为自豪的国粹。

The Dragon-Boat Festival is a common festival for the countries which belong to the Chinese cultural circle,and Chinese and Korean festivals are similar in their origins and customs in many aspects. Chinese Dragon-Boat Festival is characterized by hanging moxa,boat race and eating pyramid-shaped rice dumplings, while Korean Danoje Festival, by wearing hanboks, enshrining gods and eating surichwitteok （a kind of rice cakes）. Korean Danoje Festival maintains the ancient Chinese tradition and it is blended with its national character,so as to constitute a typical part of Korean culture.