蓝田瑶族传统婚俗新探

New study on Yao People's Traditional Wedding Convention in Lantian Marriage Custom of Yao People in Lantian

蓝田瑶族融合汉族文化,形成独具特色的婚俗文化,但传统婚俗随着时代的发展不断发生嬗变。调研发现,已有关于蓝田婚俗的自由恋爱、迎娶礼的细节以及妇女地位等方面的表述,与实际情形有些出入,有商榷的必要。此外,由于历史时期的政策、外界社会的冲击与自身民族意识逐渐薄弱等方面的原因,是蓝田传统婚俗衰落的主因。为此,笔者建议,应重视蓝田婚俗传承人的培养,拓展蓝田婚俗传承途径,合理开发民族婚俗旅游资源,这是保护与传承蓝田传统婚俗的有效途径。

Yao people in Lantian has developed its own unique culture of marriage custom with adapting themselves to the culture of Han people. However,the nature of the marriage custom has been constantly changed as the time moves forward. According to research,this paper reveals that the existing description of Lantian marriage custom,such as freedom to choose one＇s spouse,details of marriage etiquette,and status of women,is inconsistent with realities and therefore necessary for debating. Besides,some of the main factors that cause the decline of Lantian marriage custom are certain policies in historical periods,impact from the outside world,and gradual decay of its own national awareness. The paper suggests that importance should be attached to the cultivation of the successors of the Lantian marriage custom,more approaches of inheriting the marriage custom be promoted,and tourism resources of national marriage custom be exploited in appropriate ways so as to protect and inherit the marriage custom in Lantian.