Research on Chinese Traditional Festival Culture

Author: Zhao Dongyu
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: "Research on the Traditional Festivals and Culture of China" is a folklore cultural treatise published in response to the urgent need for comprehensive thematic research. The author, with his unique cultural perspective and viewpoint in folklore culture, comprehensively interprets the cultural characteristics, elements, and impacts of traditional Chinese festivals. At the same time, he broadens his scope by focusing on the roles and behaviors of men, women, the young, and the old as the main subjects in festival folklore, opening up a vast academic space for the study of festival culture and demonstrating the author's exploration and effort in innovating folkloristic theory in this significant field. The author also deliberately analyzes the unique content and forms of traditional festival culture in the book. In the end, the author emphasizes the exploration of the contemporary significance of festival culture, analyzing the cultural functions of festival folklore and its underlying value system, further revealing the modernizing effects of traditional festivals.