民族体育是民族文化传承的重要载体——以德江土家族传统炸龙活动为例

炸龙是贵州省德江地区的土家族的传统民俗活动,传统炸龙活动包括一套完整的宗教仪式,而炸龙仪式中的重要环节"炸龙"明显带有体育活动的竞技性和表演性功能。在历史发展过程中德江土家族社会中政治、经济、文化生活等多方面发生了巨大转变,炸龙活动的祭祀意义已经逐渐丧失。在当代,炸龙作为体育活动的功能日渐显现,民族体育成为了德江土家族传承民族文化的重要载体之一。借助于体育运动的外在表现形式,炸龙活动的开展不仅带来了广泛的文化交流,更促使了民族文化自身的创新和发展。

The National Sports is the Important Carrier of the Inheritance of Ethnic Cultures——To River of Tujia Traditional Bombing Dragon Activity as an Example

The Traditional ZHAlong Activity is a kind of traditional folk activity of the Tujia ethnic minority in Dejiang County of Guizhou Province,Southwest China.It contains a complete set of religious rites.The Activity is an important part of the Tujia ritual culture of offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors.In the course of historical development,great changes have taken place in the political,economic,cultural life and many other aspects of the Tujia society in Dejiang County.And the Activity has gradually lost its significance of offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors.While in contemporary,its function of being recreational sports has become increasingly evident day by day.Besides,it becomes an important carrier of the Tujia cultural heritage.This paper relates and analyzes the historical origins,development and contemporary manifestations of the Activity,with the purpose of trying to illustrate the important role that ethnic minority sports can play as a carrier of the ethnic minority culture in the protection and heritage of ethnic minority’s unique culture in contemporary society.