祈蚕歌与蚕桑文化——以杭嘉湖地区为例

Songs About Silkworm and Silkworm Culture

杭嘉湖地区,蚕桑历史悠久。栽桑育蚕的兴旺发达,形成了种种与育蚕有关的习俗,并进而形成了蚕乡独特的蚕桑文化。这些蚕桑文化已渗透进人们的日常生活中,蚕乡的岁时习俗、人生礼仪习俗等都常常与蚕桑文化有关。通过养蚕的一系列蚕事活动和祈蚕、酬蚕等一系列祭拜活动所留下的许多反映蚕桑习俗的歌谣,可以更好地解读杭嘉湖地区的蚕桑文化。

Silkworm has had a long history in the Hang-Jia- Hu Region. The prosperity in planting mulberry and keeping silkworm has formed many customs relating to silkworm and formed a unique silkworm culture in the region. Silkworm culture has merged into the people＇s daily life. Such customs as years, festivals, etiquette of the silk worm town are usually related to the silk worm culture. This paper discusses the songs about the customs of silkworm handed down from the series of silk worm activities offering sacrifice to silkworms, which can help us to better understand the silkworm culture in the Hang - Jia - Hu Region.