中英双语话中国民风民俗 第26期:婚姻中的剪纸艺术

Paper-Cut in Wedding

婚姻中的剪纸艺术

At wedding ceremony,paper-cut "Fish playing around lotus，" "Fish biting lotus，" "Lotus bearing seeds" and "Happy dolls"（baby with coiled hair holding a pair of fish) are pasted on the ceiling of the bridal chamber.

在婚礼仪式，剪纸“鱼戏莲花”，“鱼咬莲花”，“莲花结子”和“快乐娃娃”（卷曲的头发的宝宝拿着一双鱼）被粘贴在洞房的天花板上。

Fish, being a proliferous legendary animal, is often used to symbolize having multiple children. A yin-yang paired fish became a cultural code in Chinese folk art works.

鱼，是传说中多子的神兽，常常被用来象征有多个孩子。配对的阴阳鱼成为中国民间艺术作品的文化代码。