我国中元习俗之现代价值及其利用

On the Modern Value and Utilization of Zhongyuan Day in China

我国中元习俗源远流长。传统中元习俗中的国家祭厉礼仪与民间施孤习俗,蕴含着儒家的"仁孝"观念,以及对无辜夭折者的哀悼、缅怀、尊重与祝福等人文关怀的现代价值,对培养社会的仁爱之心及慈善风气,具有潜移默化的无形作用,与今天提导的"人文关怀"精神在本质上是一致的,应在加强学术研究的基础上,申报"非遗"、设置"国殇日",善加利用。

The customs of Zhongyuan （Ghost）Day in China has had a long history.The tradition-al customs in Zhongyuan Day such as national rituals held for Ghosts and folklore charity granted to the orphanage contain the ideas of Confucian“benevolence and filial piety”,as well as the modern val-ues of the humanity by eulogizing,memorizing,respecting and blessing those early deaths,which has produced an invisible,formative influence on the cultivation of the social charity and charitable atmos-phere.These customs are essentially coincident with the spirit of“humanistic solicitude”advocated to-day.Therefore,Zhongyuan Day,based on the academic research,should be fully utilized to apply for“the intangible cultural heritage”,or even to set up a “national mourning day”.