城步苗族庆鼓堂初探

Qinggutang of the Miao Nationality in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County

庆鼓堂活动是城步苗族民间的一种庆典仪式活动,也是一种祭祀活动,它借助于宗教的名义和特殊的祭祀形式来达到苗家人祈盼苗家年年岁岁风调雨顺、五谷丰登、富贵平安的目的。为便于人们对苗族庆鼓堂庆典仪式的初步了解,文章拟从庆鼓堂的产生、庆鼓堂的表现形式、庆鼓堂的社会价值等三个方面做一些初略的探讨、概述,希望更多的人对城步苗族民间祭祀风俗有一个初浅的了解和认识。

＂Qinggutang＂ is a celebration ceremony activity of the Miao nationality in Chengbu Miao autonomous county,which is also a kind of worship activities.With the religious name and special worship forms,Miao people pray for timely seasons,good harvests and rich and safe year.In order to have a better understanding about the ceremony of the Miao nationality＇s Qinggutang,this paper tends to have some tentative exploration and give a preliminary overview from its production,forms and social value,hoping that more people have a preliminary knowledge and understanding about the folk worship custom of the Miao nationality.