做月內與坐月子中心－舊民俗轉為新產業

Postpartum Rest and Postpartum Rest Center: A New Industry from Old Custom

黃季平(Chi-Ping Huang)

《民俗曲藝》 152期 (2006/06) Pp. 139-174

https://doi.org/10.30157/JCRTF.200606.0004

摘要

chor goeh-lai（做月內）是漢系諸民族婦女生完孩子後普遍必經的一種儀式性行為，這套習俗流傳不因社會變遷而淡化，至今仍為現代人遵行不悖。本文從傳統的民俗禁忌及食補概念兩個面向的結合，論及現代的chor goeh-lai（做月內）方式及新興行業坐月子中心的運作。
本文歸納chor goeh-lai（做月內）的民俗禁忌共有五大類32個項目，嘗試分析這些民俗觀念運作的合理性。以現代的角度重新檢視民俗禁忌與食補的內容，探究其與坐月子中心興起的關連，以及坐月子中心經營成功的原因。
「chor goeh-lai（做月內）」是傳統的文化遺產，兼具民俗禁忌與食補概念。本文提出「坐月子中心」是chor goeh-lai（做月內）的異化與創新，不僅成功地傳承了chor goeh-lai（做月內）的民俗，也滿足了現代社會生活形態的需求。

關鍵字

chor goeh-lai做月內 ； 坐月子中心 ； 民俗 ； 食補 ； 禁忌

並列摘要

The postpartum rest is a ceremonial behavior for all women of Han-Chinese people after childbirth. This custom is still observed by people today in spite of the social changes. This paper reviews the traditional folk taboos and the concept of nourishment diet and discusses the modern methods of postpartum rest and the operation of newly risen industry of postpartum rest centers.
The folk taboos of postpartum rest are summarized in this paper into 32 items in 5 categories, and we try to analyze the rationalities of these taboos. Furthermore, the traditional folk taboos and the concept of nourishment diet are examined from the modern perspectives. This paper also investigates the relationship between this custom and the postpartum centers, and the reasons of their success.
The postpartum rest is a cultural heritage, which combines folk taboos with the concept of nourishment diet. This paper shows that the postpartum rest centers practise innovative variations of the traditional postpartum rest, and they not only successfully carry on the postpartum rest folk custom but also meet the demands of modern life style.

並列關鍵字

postpartum rest ； postpartum rest center ； folk ； nourishment diet ； taboo

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