Study On The Winter Solstice Festival Of Song Dynasty

As the intangible cultural heritage of the Chinese nation,the 24 solar terms are the cultural essence of the Chinese nation.Song Dynasty was the heyday of the Winter Solstice Festival.The exploration of the Winter Solstice Festival in Song Dynasty can not only represent the development of festival folk customs in Song Dynasty,but also reflect the social outlook and life style of Song people.The article is divided into five parts,and makes a specific inquiry into the Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty.The first chapter summarizes the basic situation of Winter Solstice Festival in Song Dynasty.This chapter mainly inspects the internal motivation and original meaning of the Winter Solstice Festival from two aspects of literature and archaeology,and points out the influence of agricultural labor,natural phenology and original beliefs on the birth of the Winter Solstice Festival.In addition,a brief review of the evolution of the Winter Solstice Festival in previous dynasties before the Song Dynasty was made.The Winter Solstice started in the pre-Qin period,went through the initial creation in the Han Dynasty,gradually improved in the Wei and Jin Dynasties,and prospered in the Sui and Tang Dy-nasties.It was not until the Song Dynasty that the development of the Winter Solstice Festival was unprecedented.This review paves the way for the following description of the development background of the Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty.The second chapter introduces the social environment of Winter Solstice Festival in Song Dynasty.This chapter discusses the historical factors and the background of the times.The vigorous development of Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty is inseparable from the attention of the Song people.From the government to the people,this "top-down"synchronization is related to many factors.From the perspective of historical factors,the thought of agricuiture-oriented.the concept of induction between heaven and man,and the tradition of measuring the sky and compiling calendars are the main reasons why the Winter Solstice has always been valued by the people.The supplement of the previous dynasties of Song Dynasty to the Winter Solstice has provided the Winter Solstice with a more complete festival cultural system.Judging from the social environment,the prosperous social economy,the political environment of the right language,the relaxed cultural atmosphere and the social atmosphere of advocating luxury provided fertile ground for the development of the Winter Solstice Festival,which was an important support for the vigorous development of the Winter Solstice in the Song Dynasty.The third chapter examines the main activities of the Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty.This chapter mainly inspects the content of festival and custom activities from two angles of government and folk.The imperial court will hold grand celebration activities on the Winter Solstice Festival,among which the grandest ceremony is the grand ceremony of worshipping heaven in the southern suburbs.In addition,there are feasts in the imperial court,worship tables at cabinet doors,festival awards,promulgation of pardon books,and standardization of the system of fake peace,etc.,which reflect the government's penetration of festival management and power.The folk Winter Solstice activities are more colorful,ranging from counting the nine seasons,presenting gifts,paying homage,worshiping ancestors and gods,to recreational sports and other recreational activities.In addition,the diet of the festival has also changed.The folk people are the main participants in celebrating the Winter Solstice Festival,and they are crucial to the expansion of the folk customs of the Winter Solstice Festival.The fourth chapter summarizes the characteristics of the Winter Solstice Festival activities.This chapter focuses on the cultural analysis of the connotation of the Winter Solstice Festival customs in the Song Dynasty,starting with the strategy of civilizing the people,the sharp weapon of controlling power operation and the unique characteristics of the Winter Solstice Festival customs in the Song Dynasty.Rites played an extremely important role in the history of ancient China.The ceremonial specifications of the Winter Solstice ceremony,the formality of the salute ceremony and the propriety of the folk celebration of winter are actually the means of teaching by kings.Rulers took the Winter Solstice as a sharp weapon for power deduction and strengthened their control over social subjects in terms of orthodox ideas,gains and losses of etiquette,and implementation of benevolent policies.However,in addition to the above many official wills,the Winter Solstice is unique in the festival customs of the Song Dynasty.For example,the Winter Solstice is as big as a year,and the world likes to talk about it.The consistency and difference between the north and south Song Dynasties in the winter customs are worth exploring.Confucianism,Taoism and Buddhism also exert a subtle influence on the festival customs of the Winter Solstice.The fifth chapter analyzes the social influence of the Winter Solstice in Song Dynasty.This chapter discusses the social function of the Winter Solstice customs from four aspects:social life,economic life,spiritual life and cultural influence.Winter Solstice festival customs are customs and habits created by the masses and extended for a long time.These customs and habits will definitely have a profound impact on the society at that time and the culture of later generations.As one of the three major festivals in the Song Dynasty,the Winter Solstice occupies an important position in the festival culture of the Song Dynasty and is also a mirror reflecting the social conditions in the Song Dynasty.Therefore,the development of the Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty is inseparable from the prosperity of the society in the Song Dynasty.Taking this as a starting point,the article systematically analyzes the specific content of the Winter Solstice Festival in the song dynasty,filling in the blank of the research on the dating of the Winter Solstice,which is a comprehensive exploration and multi-party excavation of the Winter Solstice Festival in the Song Dynasty.