文化遗产保护背景下袍汤习俗的当代转型研究

Contemporary Transformation of the Paotang Custom in the Context of Cultural Heritage Preservation

摘要: 在乡村振兴与非物质文化遗产保护制度推进的背景下，部分乡土习俗逐步由分散的家户实践转向集中化的公共节庆。袍汤习俗作为延续至今的传统民俗，其形态在当代社会环境中发生了显著转型。本文从时间结构、空间组织与参与方式三个维度，分析传统习俗向节庆形态转型的过程。研究发现，该习俗并未在现代化进程中断裂，而是通过时间集中化、空间公共化与参与开放化，实现了功能扩展与意义重组。地方民俗的当代转型并非简单复兴，而是传统实践在现代制度环境中的结构性重组。

Abstract: Against the backdrop of rural revitalization and the advancement of institutional frameworks for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, some local customs have gradually shifted from dispersed household practices to more centralized public festivals. The Paotang custom, as a traditional folk practice that has persisted to the present, has undergone notable transformation within the contemporary social environment. This article examines the process through which a traditional custom has evolved into a festivalized form from three dimensions: temporal structure, spatial organization, and modes of participation. The study finds that the custom has not been disrupted in the course of modernization; rather, through the concentration of time, the publicization of space, and the opening of participation, it has achieved both functional expansion and a reconfiguration of meaning. The contemporary transformation of local folk customs is therefore not merely a simple revival, but a structural reorganization of traditional practices within a modern institutional context.