粤东梅州客家人民间信仰初探

On the Folk Belief of Hakka in Meizhou, Eastern Guangdong Province

粤东梅州是客家人的聚集区,梅州的民间信仰既有先秦与秦汉时期百越人原始信仰的遗存,又带有鲜明的客家特色;梅州客家人的民间信仰以其神秘的色彩、独特的形式和深广的影响力,成为一种传统文化而不断发展,且与客家人的世俗生活相互交织,沿袭至今。探讨梅州客家人的民间信仰,关系到当代多元文化与和谐社会的建构。

Meizhou, located in eastern Guangdong, is the population center of Hakka. The Hakka folk beliefs in Meizhou share both the religious heritage of Baiyue primitive beliefs in Qin and Han Dynasties, even from the pre-Qin period, and the distinctive Hakka features. By virtue of their mysteriousness, unique ceremonies, and profound impacts, which penetrate time and space, the Hakka folk beliefs in Meizhou have grown to be a rich traditional culture, interwoven with Hakka secular life, where they survive and remain today. The idea of conducting a study on Hakka folk beliefs in Meizhou is due to both the prejudiced ideas towards folk beliefs among today's people and the lack of proper guide and management of folk beliefs in reality. Therefore, the meaning of this study is signifi cant as it concerns the construction of a new type of cultural pluralism and harmony in contemporary society.