苗族哭婚习俗探析

婚姻是人类繁衍后代、延续生命的一项重要内容。苗族的哭婚作为一种民族文化的产物，是母权制残余不断反抗父权制的一种遗俗。苗族的哭婚有多种形式，尽管随着社会经济的发展，逐步演变成了一种奇特的习俗，但其深层的文化内涵，还是女人对失去家庭财产感到失落的一种表现。

On the Crying Marital Custom of Miao People

Marriage is a major part of breeding decedents and prolongs life for human beings.The crying marital custom of Miao people as the product of the ethnic culture,reflects the remains of the system governed by woman kept fighting against the one governed by man.The custom can take many shapes,and it has evolved into a peculiar marital culture with the development of social economy.It shows that the woman assume a sad expression at losing the possession of household property.