曲江宴:唐時(shi)考中的(de)進士﹐放榜后(hou)大宴于曲江亭,又名曲江會。始于李隆基時(shi)期(qi)。
唐代新科進(jin)士(shi)(shi)正式放榜之(zhi)日恰好就(jiu)在(zai)上(shang)巳之(zhi)前,上(shang)巳為(wei)(wei)唐代三大節日之(zhi)一,這種游(you)(you)宴(yan)(yan),皇(huang)帝(di)親自參加,與宴(yan)(yan)者也(ye)(ye)經(jing)皇(huang)帝(di)“欽(qin)點”。宴(yan)(yan)席間,皇(huang)帝(di)、王(wang)公大臣及與宴(yan)(yan)者一邊觀賞曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)邊的(de)天光(guang)水色,一邊品嘗宮廷御宴(yan)(yan)美味佳肴。曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)游(you)(you)宴(yan)(yan)種類(lei)繁多,情趣各異。其中(zhong)(zhong)以上(shang)巳節游(you)(you)宴(yan)(yan)、新進(jin)士(shi)(shi)游(you)(you)宴(yan)(yan)最(zui)(zui)隆重,在(zai)歷史上(shang)的(de)影(ying)響(xiang)最(zui)(zui)深(shen)。考(kao)中(zhong)(zhong)進(jin)士(shi)(shi)既(ji)然是這樣的(de)一件大事(shi),自然是要(yao)慶祝一番(fan)的(de),慶祝的(de)形(xing)式就(jiu)是曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)大會,亦即曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)宴(yan)(yan)。因(yin)為(wei)(wei)宴(yan)(yan)會往往是在(zai)關試后才舉(ju)行(xing),所以又(you)叫(jiao)(jiao)“關宴(yan)(yan)”;因(yin)舉(ju)行(xing)宴(yan)(yan)會的(de)地(di)點一般都設在(zai)杏園(yuan)曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)岸(an)邊的(de)亭子(zi)中(zhong)(zhong),所以也(ye)(ye)叫(jiao)(jiao)“杏園(yuan)宴(yan)(yan)”;以后逐(zhu)漸演變為(wei)(wei)詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)們吟誦詩(shi)(shi)作的(de)“詩(shi)(shi)會”,按(an)照古(gu)人(ren)“曲(qu)(qu)(qu)水流(liu)殤”的(de)習俗,置(zhi)酒(jiu)杯(bei)于流(liu)水中(zhong)(zhong),流(liu)至誰前則罰誰飲酒(jiu)作詩(shi)(shi),由眾人(ren)對(dui)詩(shi)(shi)進(jin)行(xing)評(ping)比,稱為(wei)(wei)“曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)流(liu)飲”。至唐僖宗時,也(ye)(ye)在(zai)曲(qu)(qu)(qu)江(jiang)宴(yan)(yan)中(zhong)(zhong)設“櫻(ying)桃宴(yan)(yan)”專(zhuan)門(men)來慶祝新進(jin)士(shi)(shi)及第。