论华中根据地对传统婚姻习俗的改造

On the Transformation of Traditional Marriage Customs in Central China Base Area

在华中根据地创建之前,该地盛行门当户对的婚姻观念,主婚权在父母或长辈,婚姻程序较为复杂,彩礼成为民众的重要负担,妇女地位较低,并存在种种婚姻陋俗。根据地创建后,倡导自主婚姻,简化婚姻仪式,提倡适当的彩礼,打破门户观念,树立新型的择偶观,革除种种婚姻陋俗,保护了妇女权益。通过对婚姻习俗的改造,妇女地位得以提高,家庭关系变得更加和谐,妇女积极参加抗战、拥军和生产。根据地在改造婚姻旧俗与提高妇女权益的过程中,并不仅仅是向父权制宣战,解决性别矛盾,更注重动员妇女投身革命,改变旧的社会制度与婚姻观念,从而在大的社会变革中从根本上提高妇女地位。

Before Central China base area was established, traditional marriage customs were popular in this region:the right of presiding wedding belonged to parents or seniors;the marriage procedureswere relatively complicated;betrothal gifts became heavy burden of the people;equal matches in social and economic statuswere strived for;women's position was fairly low,so on and so forth. However, we can' t attribute gender discrimination to traditional ethics. After the foundation of base area, it advocated the right to decide marriage for oneself, simplified marriage ceremony, proper betrothal gifts, elimination of the status division, establishment of new values in choosing a spouse, abolishing of undesirable marriage customs, and protection of women's rights and interests. By the transformation of marriage customs, women's position was improved;the family relationship became more equal;women actively took part in the war against invasion and supported the army and production career. During the process of reforming old marriage customs and improving women's rights and interests, the base area not only declared war to patriarchy, resolved gender conflicts, but also payed attention to arouse women into revolution, changed old social institution and marriage norms, thus improved women's position along with social change.