关中地区礼物馈赠习俗探析

Comment on the Significance of Gifts- Culture in Guanzhong Area

礼物馈赠是一种古老的文化现象。关中地区的礼物交换从模式上看,主要发生在亲戚和乡党之间;从场合和时间上看,一般发生在中国传统节日和红白喜事等重要事情上。这种礼物交换成为维护中国基层社会组织稳定和人际关系和谐的重要渠道,其实质是一种人情的交换。

Gifts is a kind of ancient cultural phenomenon.From a viewpoint of the mode,gift-exchange in Guanzhong area,the middle part of Shaanxi Province,mainly occurs between relatives and villagers.Generally,the time and association on which gift-exchange takes place are very important ceremonies such as traditional Chinese festival,wedding,funeral,and so on.This type of gift-exchange has being an important channel to maintain the stability and harmonious of Chinese basic society and interpersonal relation.The substance of exchange is a kind of human emotion＇s exchange and interacting.