西吉县迎喜神仪式及其文化功能

The Ceremony of “To Meet Lucky God” in Xiji County and Its Cultural Function

在农历新年的第一天,宁夏西吉、海原、固原、隆德等很多地方都有全村一起出动迎喜神的传统习俗。西吉县迎喜神仪式有两个特点,一是主持参与仪式的以村里德高望重的男性为主,这是传统农耕社会自然村落组织的延续;二是迎喜神仪式与原始信仰密切相关。迎喜神仪式具有一定的文化意义及社会功能,反映出人们对未来生活的美好憧憬。

On the first day of the Lunar New Year,in many places such as Xiji County,Haiyuan County,Guyuan City,and Longde Couny of NingXia,people tend to hold traditional customs called“to meet lucky God”.There are two characteristics of the“to meet lucky God”ceremony in Xiji county:one is that the most respectable man in the village hosts the ceremony,which is the continuation of the natural village as a unit since the traditional agriculture society;the other is that the“to meet lucky God”ceremony is closely related with the primitive belief of people in the ancient times.The“to meet lucky God”ceremony bears a certain cul原tural significance,social function,and cultural symbolism,reflecting people’s hope for a better life in the fu原ture;profound influence of social and economic development on festival folk-customs culture life;and influence of agricultural policies enacted by the Party Central Committee on the customs culture of the Spring Festival.