1942—1943年河南特大灾荒时期的赈灾义演

The Charity Performance in the Period of Henan′s Great Famine from 1942 to 1943

1942—1943年河南各种自然灾害并发,加之战乱、政府腐败等人为因素的影响,造成了河南特大灾荒。在救济河南灾荒过程中,除政府组织的赈灾举措之外,全国各地民间团体组织的义演筹款活动非常醒目。赈灾义演是以戏剧、话剧演出,赈灾游艺会及体育义赛为主要类型的社会活动;赈灾义演的组织者以各类民间团体、社会知名人士为核心,特别是各地河南同乡会发挥了积极作用。作为赈灾的重要辅助手段,义演补充了赈灾资金的不足,为抗战救国培育国民精神,显示了民众在重大灾难之时的互助精神。

The concurrency of various natural disasters in Henan from 1942 to 1943,coupled with the influence of human factors such as wars and government corruption,caused a catastrophic famine in Henan.During the process of relieving the Henan famine,in addition to the disaster relief measures organized by the government,the charity fundraising activities organized by civil organizations across the country were very eye-catching.Disaster relief performance was a kind of social activity mainly composed of opera,drama performance,disaster relief entertainment and sports competition.The organizers of the relief performances were centered on various non-governmental organizations and social celebrities,especially the Henan Associations from all over the country had played an active role.As an important aid to disaster relief,the charity performance supplemented the shortage of disaster relief funds,cultivated the national spirit for saving the nation in the war of resistance against Japan,and demonstrated the spirit of mutual assistance among the people in times of major disasters.