法制与民俗文化建设琐议

Comment on the Construction of Law and Folk Custom Culture

法制与民俗文化建设作为保障国家长治久安的两种手段,二者应该相互依存、互相补益。民俗文化是社会生活的一种模式,具有世代相袭的稳定性,是一个民族深层文化积淀的产物。民俗文化约定俗成,具有很强的遵从要求和价值规定性,属于观念形态的规范,又可以外化为一种行为规范,从思想上到行动上给人某种制约与塑造,人称“不成文的习惯法”。从这一角度看问题,民俗文化对于社会具有一种整合、凝聚与规范功能,可以使社会有效地排除干扰,保持文化特色,产生重要的社会控制作用。当前,在坚定不移地实行依法治国方略的同时,必须认真研究如何建设良好的民俗文化环境和奠定坚实的社会思想基础的问题。为此,首先要使社会,尤其是各级干部和知识分子充分认识二者关系的重要性,努力重塑社会价值、文化体系,珍视民俗风气的养成。政府应借鉴历史经验,紧抓法制与民俗文化建设不放松,持之以恒地进行社会实践,努力开创我国历史上依法治国和文化建设互相补益、人民安居乐业的崭新时代。

As two means of ensuring a country's safety, law and folk custom culture construction should co - exist and be helpful to each other. Folk custom is a pattern in social life, a product of a nation' s deep culture accumulation, bearing a hereditary stability. Folk custom culture is established by usage, demanding a strong requirement of obedience and value reqularity. It is an idea and also a behavior standard, formulating man's thinking and behavior, usually called 'unwritten law'. Now, while we're carrying out the principle of administering a country by law, a great more attention should be given the construction of fold custom culture. The whole society, especially cadres and intellectuals of all lines, should be fully awave of its importance. The government should highlight the construction of law and folk custom culture continue social practice and open a new era in the history.