明清徽州宗族祭祀资金探析

Management of Clan Sacrificial Fund in Huizhou Region During the Ming and Qing Dynasties

在明清时期传统的徽州社会,徽州各宗族对祭祀祖先非常重视,大大小小的宗族会举行盛大的仪式祭祀祖先。在宗族祭祀前后进行一些准备工作显得极其重要,如筹备宗族祭祀资金,在祭祀期间如何使用祭祀资金及祭祀结束后对祭祀资金的管理等。徽州宗族通过祭祀来团结族人,巩固封建社会秩序,以达到和宗睦族,提高同宗同族向心力与认同感,这一活动对当地人们生活也产生了重要影响。通过探析祭祀资金的来源管理及运用等,我们可以另一个视角来观察明清时期徽州宗族及其社会。

Huizhou people not only pay more attention to offering sacrifice to ancestor , but also to hold a grand ceremony to worship their family ancestors .So it is important for them to do some preparation work during the family sacrifice .It is inevitable for them to raise and manage the funds .The sacrifice ceremony is taken as the way to consolidate the feudal social order and achieve the clan harmony.This activity also had a significant impact on the local people＇s life.By explain the operation of sacrifice funds , we can understand the history of clans development in the ancient Huizhou region .