2006年农历五月初四这一天,青海省海北藏族自治州刚察县泉吉乡所在的青海湖北岸人声鼎沸,经幡飘扬,这儿正在举办一年一度的“祭海”活动。藏族牧民自发举行的“祭海”,这不仅是带有浓郁宗教色彩的一种民俗活动,也是一种文化现象,其间包含着很多的民风民俗以及对大自然认识的哲 On the day of the fourth lunar month in May 2006, the northern coast of Qinghai Lake where Quanji Township, Gangcha County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province is located, is in full swing. The annual ceremony of “offering sea” is being held here. The sacrificial offering of the sea spontaneously held by Tibetan herdsmen is not only a kind of folk-custom activity with rich religious features, but also a kind of cultural phenomenon with many folk customs and philosophy of nature