剑川白族丧礼的象征及其意义

The Symbol and Significance of Jianchuan Bai Funeral

死亡,是人生的终点站。丧礼,指的就是与人的死亡有关的一切事情。因深受中原文化的影响和熏陶,佛教、儒家、道家都在剑川白族丧礼中留下了深深的烙印。由于现实的、经济的原因,剑川白族又对其丧礼进行了适当的衍化,随着时代的发展又具备了某种时代特点,形成了独具特色的丧礼。剑川白族丧礼由许多环节组成,各个环节有各自的象征,代表了某种意义,含义非常丰富,因此,我们可以把它看成一套有意义的符号系统。

Death is the end of life. A funeral refers to everything that is related to the death of a man. Influenced by Central Plains culture, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism have left a deep imprint in Jianchuan Bai funeral. Due to the reality and economy, Jianchuan Bai had made some changes in the funeral. With the development of the times and the characteristics of some times, a unique funeral was formed. The funeral of Jianchuan Bai is made up of many parts, each part has its own symbol, represents a certain meaning, and the meaning is very rich. So, we can think of it as a meaningful system of symbols.