黄河文化背景下的河曲河灯文化研究

Study on the Culture of Hequ’s Water Lantern in the Context of Yellow River Culture

黄河文化是华夏文化的精髓,祭祀文化是黄河文化的一部分。从先秦时期开始,祭祀成为国家政治体制中必不可少的内容。河曲河灯在大禹祭祀文化中诞生,到元代以后,放河灯由祭祀扩展为官府的重大惠民庆典和民间的庆生团聚活动。河曲县的祭祀与放河灯都选择在庙宇等宗教场所,因此,河曲县城的庙宇道观多达60多处。明清以后,河曲放河灯又赋予了西口文化的特殊内涵,夯实了河曲河灯的历史地位,极大地丰富了黄河文化。进入本世纪以后,河曲河灯被列为国家非物质文化遗产,研究河曲河灯文化有着重大的现实意义。

The Yellow River culture is the essence of Chinese civilization,and the ritual culture is an integral part of the Yellow River culture.Since the pre-Qin period,the ritual has become an indispensable part of the national political system.Hequ’s Water Lantern was derived from the ritual culture of Yu.After the Yuan Dynasty,the water lantern was expanded from a form of ritual to the major celebration held by the government and the reunion event among citizens.In Hequ County,not only the sacrificial rituals but also floating water lanterns’events are all held in temples and other religious places.Therefore,there are more than 60 Buddiest and Taoist temples in Hequ County.After the Ming and Qing Dynasties,the Xikou culture provided the Hequ’s Water Lantern unique cultural significance,strengthened the historical status of Hequ’s Water Lantern and greatly enriched the Yellow River culture.In this century,Hequ’s Water Lantern has been listed as the nationalintangible cultural heritage,emphasizing the considerable contemporary significance of studying the culture of Hequ’s Water Lantern.