黔江苗族婚俗仪式与亲属实践

Marriage ceremony and kinship practice:ethnographic study and theoretical reflection on the marriage custom of Miao Nationality in Qianjiang

少数民族地区存在的“乡风民俗”是当地民族文化的重要组成部分,规训制约着人,也被人所实践。位于武陵山腹地的黔江苗族有着独特的婚俗仪式,主要有红媒牵线、采户籍、走回回、举办婚礼以及回门等仪式;而亲属关系作为人类社会关系的基础,也参与到整个婚礼实践中,男女双方亲属在婚礼中发挥着不可替代的作用。黔江苗族婚俗的某些仪式在时代变迁中发生了改变,但其作为民族文化的象征符号依旧存在并延续。

The“folk custom”in the minority areas is an important part of the local national culture,which regulates,restricts and is practiced by people.The Miao Nationality in Qianjiang,located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain,has a unique wedding ceremony,mainly including red media's leading,household registration,walking back,wedding and door returning.As the basis of human social relations,kinship is also involved in the whole wedding practice,and the relatives of both men and women play an irreplaceable role in the wedding.The marriage custom of Miao Nationality in Qianjiang has changed some rituals in the course of the change of times,but some rituals as symbols of national culture still continue.