哈尼族传统水崇拜及其现代变迁

The Traditional Water Worship of Hani Nationality and Its Modern Vicissitude

哈尼族传统水崇拜主要表现在水井、泉潭、田间水沟、水之神树等水神祭祀仪式,以及背"圣水"习俗。哈尼族对水神的祭祀,蕴含着多层面的社会文化内涵。随着社会的发展,哈尼族传统水崇拜、水信仰呈现淡化趋势,其原有的社会文化功能尤其生态环保功能也随之相应地减退。

The main manifestations of Hani's traditional water worship is the rituals of sacrificing the water god that are held besides the wells,spring lakes,field ditches,water-trees and so on,and it is the custom of carrying“holy water”.In fact the sacrifice to the water god of Hani nationality contained many social cultural connotations.Yet with the modernization of their lives,Hani's traditional water worship and water belief show a weakening trend,and its original social and cultural functions especially the function of protecting ecological environment,are decreasing correspondingly.