神话、文化:粤北八排瑶地区的火塘文化

Mythology and Culture: Fire Pit Culture of Paiyao Area in Guangdong

火对人类发展具有重要的意义,其推动了人类的历史发展进程。人类从一开始就产生了对火的崇拜,并逐渐积累了丰富的火文化,其中火塘文化是人类文明史上的重要标志,被人类赋予了深厚的文化内涵。在排瑶民众的日常生活中,围绕火而展开的各种风俗习惯及其所举行的各类宗教仪式活动都是火塘文化的重要组成部分。

The fire is of great significance for the development of human beings,which promotes the development of humanhistory.Human started its worship of fire at the beginning and has gradually accumulated the rich fire culture.The fire pit cultureis an important mark of the history of human civilization and entails the in-depth cultural connotation.It is made up of variousfire customs and religious ritual activities in the daily life of the Paiyao people.