中日民间祈福求子之风俗文化

The Folk Customs of Praying for a Child in China and Japan

祈福求子①风俗,指的是通过向神灵祈祷或借助其他方式,来达到早日得子的风俗习惯。在中国,有生殖崇拜、求神拜佛、食疗法、送物祝子等方式;在日本,也有性崇拜,及参拜神社、石头之说、温泉祈福等。通过采用文献法及对比法,展现了流传于中日民间祈福求子的主要方式,研究了两国民间生育风俗之一——祈福求子风俗的文化韵味及特点、实质目的。

The custom of praying for a child refers to a traditional folk rite that those married woman pray for pregnant in the way of praying to God or others methods.In China,there are adoration of the primitive,praying,food therapy,present for a child and so on.Except for reproduction worship,visiting the shrine,Stone Story and Spa Blessing are all very popular in Japan.Through the literatures and comparison,this paper investigates the customs of Chinese and Japanese praying for a child and tries to reveal the nature and features of praying for a child.