闽西客家传统婚俗仪式及其文化意义

On the Traditional Marriage Customs and Its Cultural Significance of Hakka in Western Fujian Province

闽西客家传统婚俗仪式要经过"看妹子""合八字""扎定""送日子""担席""迎亲""做客"等步骤,这种仪式极富地域特色,是当下闽西客家社会长期盛行的婚俗文化。闽西客家文化深受中原宗法制度文化的影响,其传统婚俗仪式背后折射的文化内涵则是需要探讨的另一方面。

Generally,the Hakka traditional marriage Customs in different regions have their own regional features. The Hakka traditional marriage Customs of Hakka in Western Fujian Province consists of many procedures,such as ＂Kan meizi （the first appointment at the female＇s home）＂ .＂HeBazi（Foretelling about the quality of the marriage in the future）＂,＂Zhading（engagement）＂. ＂Songrizi（selecting a lucky day for wedding ceremony）＂ ,＂Danxi（sending food and gifts necessary for wedding ceremony to female＇s home ）, ＂Yingqin（wedding part beginning from the very early escorting bride to bridegroom＇ s home）, ＂Zuoke（newly married couples＇ first visiting to the married woman＇s parents＇ home）and so on. Hakka culture in Western Fujian Province was influenced deeply by patriarchal system culture in ancient Chinese Central plains. The cultural meaning embodied in Hakka culture in Western Fujian Province is extremely significant.