A Study Of The Life Rituals Of Zhuang Nationality Of Lian Village

Because of the variety in physiology and social role, the moment a child bearing of a person, becoming adult, getting married, death, etc. are seen as the points of life crisis. Life rituals holding at these points convey special scenario and cultural sense differing that in daily life. When the social role of the life rituals subject changes, the role of the surrounding social members related to the subject blood ties or by marriage also changes immediately. As a particular area of social communication in Zhuang Nationality, life rituals of Lian village embody the communication pattern and internal principle. Lian villagers highly value blood linkage, as well as the connection beyond family and among trades and professions, the former is the custom left by the Zhuang matriarchs society, while the latter is the result of permeation by modern society toward the country. In addition to social interaction, ceremonies in the life rituals are still for the sake of exchanges between men and deities. The rites, which are merged with the cultures of the Confucianists, Buddhism, Taoism and sorcery, reflect Zhuang people's hazy religious idea and realistic utilitarian attitudes toward life. It embodies the villagers' expectation for authentic administration and justice that regarding the function of clergy as one of the government institution. The exchange between men and deities is one of the underpinning point of Lian villagers' souls, so it cannot be simply defined as superstition and defied.Some object appeared in the life rituals, in fact, whose symbol meaning is higher than the practical value, are the materialization of the native's life state, and imply the common social memory, the value view, and the culture content of the native Zhuang people. The culture of any nationality is diversity and complex. Therefore, a study on Zhuang life rituals will help to understand the customs, the rules of interaction among people, and the mind and idea sediment from the cultural structure, and to grasp fully and practice of the tradition to modern society, so to promote better the socialist culture development and to realize the ultimate concern to the Zhuang people's lives and belief.