徐闻县前山镇元宵节游神仪式的文化考察

A Cultural Survey of the God Pageant Ceremony during the Lantern Festival in Qianshan Town, Xuwen County

古代每逢元宵节,徐闻各地都要举行游神盛典。时至今日,这个古老的传统仍被前山镇完整地保留着。前山镇游神活动包括筹备、游神和结束三个阶段,游神阶段又具体包括请神、会神、游神、饮茶、念谟和送神等6个仪式环节,过程完整,仪式庄重、古朴,具有深厚的文化蕴含。

In ancient times, the Xuwen county used to hold grand ceremonies for God Pageant in the Lantern Fistival. This tradition still remains perfectly now in the Qianshan Town. The ceremony for God Pageant consisted of three stages: Arrangement, God Pageant and Ending, and six steps: Inviting God, Meeting God, Drinking Tea, God Pageant, Pattering and Seeing God Off. The ceremonies were grand,simple and unsophisticated, and full of the primitive color.