大小凉山彝族杀年猪的祭祖仪式及象征意义

The Ritual of Offering Slaughtered Pig to the Ancestors by the Big and Small Liangshan Yi People Celebrating the Spring Festival and Its Symbolic Significance

杀年猪是我国许多民族的传统风俗 ,有的民族杀年猪只是为了过年期间的餐桌上更为丰盛而已 ,而大小凉山的彝族杀年猪却不仅仅是为了大快朵颐 ,还有着更特殊的祭祖仪式和宗教价值。从杀年猪的仪式可以窥视到彝族原始崇拜的一角。

The slaughtering of pig for celebrating the Spring Festival is the traditional custom in many ethnic regions of China. For most people, this is only for a delicious meal. But for the big and small Liangshan Yi people, it has typical religious value embodied in the ritual of offering sacrifice to the ancestors. The ritual displays the custom of ancestor worship of the Yi people.