从中国传统“羊节”习俗探究羊的吉祥文化象征意义

Research on the Auspicious Symbolic Meanings of Goats Based on Chinese Traditional“Goat Festival”Custom

羊是人类最早饲养的动物,我国民间有着丰富的"羊节"及其习俗,羊是中国远古先民图腾崇拜的吉祥宠物,羊在古汉字的释义中吉祥文化意义丰厚,羊也具有仁义公平、亲善祥和、权利与财富的吉祥象征意义。羊的吉祥文化内涵渗透在各种命名之中,也体现在审美、创作、娱乐、饮食、养育、婚葬等各方面。羊的吉祥元素传承和构筑了现代人的基本特质,给人类日常生活增添了美丽的色彩。

Goats are one of the earliest species that human being raise and China is full of folk ＂Goat Festival＂ and relevant customs. Goats are lucky pets worshiped by Chinese ancient people, and they are correlated with auspicious culture. Also, goats symbolize meanings like virtuousness, impartial,goodwill,peace,rights and fortune.The auspiciously cultural connotation of goats is permeated into a wide range of naming, aesthetics, creation, recreation, food and drink, rearing, marriage, funeral, etc. The auspicious elements of goats inherit and build the fundamental features of modem human being and bring fantastic colors into daily lives.