ENGLISH 1
Part Ⅰ Ritual Practices 1
1.Customs 3
Common Etiquette 3
Guests Entertaining 4
Banquets 7
Gift in Return 11
2.Marriage 12
Ancient Wedding Procedures 14
Wedding Customs 15
3.Customs Related to the Birth of Newborn Babies 31
4.Customs Related to Birthday Party 33
5.Customs Held for Houses Construction and Housewarming 36
Building Houses 36
Customs Held for Housewarming 44
Customs for Building Stoves 45
6.Funeral 47
Nursing Sick Parents 47
Meeting Parents at the Last Minute of Their Life 47
Funeral 48
xie diao (Express Gratitude to Mourners) 60
shao qi 61
Offering Torches and Flint 61
Mourning 62
Mourning Hall in the Air 62
Invoking Spirits of the Dead 62
qian ren chi bai hua di (Tombs for Dead Babies) 63
Part Ⅱ Festivals Customs and Celebrations 65
1.Seasonal Festivals 67
Festivals and Celebrations of the First Lunar Month 67
Festivals in Lunar February 82
Festivals in Lunar March 83
Festivals in Lunar April 83
Festivals in Lunar May 84
Festivals and Customs on June 85
Festivals and Customs on Lunar July 85
Festival and Customs in Lunar August 86
Festivals and Customs in Lunar September 87
Festivals and Customs in Lunar October 90
Festivals and Customs in Lunar November 90
Festivals and Customs in Lunar December 90
2.The Solar Terms and Customs 95
3.Religious Customs 98
4.New Festivals/Holidays and Anniversaries of Great Importance 100
中文 101
第一部分 礼仪习俗 101
第一节 礼俗 103
(一)常礼 103
(二)待客 103
(三)喜宴 105
(四)回茶 106
第二节 嫁娶 107
(一)古礼 108
(二)婚俗 108
第三节 生育 115
第四节 生日 116
第五节 建房 进住 118
(一)建房 118
(二)进住 119
(三)建灶 120
第六节 丧葬 121
(一)侍亲 121
(二)送终 121
(三)治丧 121
(四)谢吊 128
(五)烧七 129
(六)送火把、火种 129
(七)戴孝 129
(八)地簟灵堂 130
(九)招魂葬 130
(十)千人池、百花地 130
第二部分 节日习俗 131
第一节 传统时令节日 133
(一)正月节庆 133
(二)二月节庆 139
(三)三月节庆 139
(四)四月节庆 139
(五)五月节庆 140
(六)六月节庆 140
(七)七月节庆 140
(八)八月节庆 141
(九)九月节庆 141
(十)十月节庆 142
(十一)十一月节庆 143
(十二)十二月节庆 143
(十三)年三十节庆 144
第二节 传统节令节日 145
第三节 宗教节日 147
第四节 新兴节日与重要纪念日 148
参考文献 149