客家民俗“闹春田”的仪式活动与社会价值研究

Study on Ritual Activities and Social Value of “Playing Spring Field” in the West Fujian's Hakkas

通过文献资料、实地考察和逻辑分析等研究方法,对闽西客家民俗体育活动"闹春田"起源、仪式活动和社会价值进行探究。"闹春田"的起源以"上古祭祀关公活动"的说法最具代表性;仪式活动有4个部分:祭典仪式、出巡仪式、下田仪式、水田闹春;"闹春田"具有提升宗族文化认同、规范民众社会行为、调节社会矛盾、促进旅游经济发展等社会功能。

In this paper, the origin, ritual and social value of Playing Spring Field were studied which is a kind of folk activities in the west Fujian’s Hakkas with the methods of documentation, field investigation and logical analysis. The paper shows that there is not a consistent statement in the origin of Playing Spring Field. But the statement of the ancient worship Guan Gong activities is the most representative. It contains four parts in the ceremony： funeral ritual, parading, field ceremony and playing spring field. The activity of “Playing Spring Field” is helpful for facilitating the identity of clan culture, norms of social behavior, regulating the social contradiction, and promoting the development of tourism economy.