生命实践记忆的文化建构--基于井陉县大梁江村“开锁儿”仪式的讨论

The Cultural Construct of Memory of Life Practice--A Discussion on the Basis of the“Unlocking Rite”In Daliangjiang Village,Jingxing County

人生仪式是生命实践的核心,其基本要义展现了人类对生命的追求,从诞生礼、成年礼,到婚礼、葬礼,礼仪中的许多选择都与生命历程息息相关。大梁江村"开锁儿"仪式的记忆沿着寻觅生命-进入生命稳定阶段-智慧开启的路线,依托个人、家庭、家族的礼俗传承体系,将一个地区的古老习俗循环呈现,并在生命仪式边界的不断外延中扩大实践记忆主体的范围,建构并塑造着个人、群体所关于生命的想象和期许,其对维系村落社会稳定,确保族群生存繁衍具有重要意义。

Ceremonies are at the core of life practice,as they embody human beings'pursuit for the meaning of life.Ceremonies that celebrate birth,puberty,wedding or lament death are all related to the experiences of life.The“unlocking rite”as practiced in Daliang village is a ceremony of this kind that celebrates the various stages of life from birth to the beginning of wisdom.It is rooted in a local custom that keeps alive the memory of individuals and families and gives expression to their imagination and expectation for life in the future.In this sense it is highly significant for maintaining the stability of the community and promoting its development.