关键词: 稻文化, 仪式, 歌谣, 衢州

Abstract:

Quzhou is a city located in western Zhejiang. As one of the rice producing areas in southern China, the daily life of local farmers is closely related to rice. Rice culture is deeply immersed in the spiritual blood and daily life of every farmer. They held ceremonies in the early spring to welcome the“Spring God”; sowing before and after the Guyu to gain the wisdom of life from the seeds; singing ancient ballads during transplanting, these ancient ballads even have a certain echo relationship with Japan; they fear nature and respect the gods on the farm tools, and act in accordance with rules and regulations in daily life; they cook and eat with cherished hearts. In this paper, the author presents several daily life related to rice culture in Quzhou.

Key words: rice culture, ceremony, ancient ballads, Quzhou