在中国古代,有一种对违反乡约、族规、社规、行规等民间法规的人,罚其出资请戏班为大家演戏的做法,叫“罚戏”。罚戏主要施行于禁赌、维护行业规范、维护公共秩序、保护公共财产等范围。罚戏将严肃而冷漠的执法行动与热闹而欢愉的娱乐活动结合在一起,既起到惩戒的作用,维护了社会秩序,又可以调和气氛、减少对立,缓解了社会紧张,同时也促进了戏曲的繁荣,是极具人性化、民间化色彩的一种创举。 In ancient China, there was a practice of punishing the people who violated folk laws, ethnic rules, social rules, rules and other non-governmental laws and regulations by giving play troupes for everybody to play, called “punishments”. Penalties mainly implemented in prohibiting gambling, safeguarding industry norms, maintaining public order, protecting public property and other areas. Penalties combine serious and indifferent law enforcement with lively and entertaining recreational activities, both to serve as a disciplinary measure, to preserve social order, to reconcile the atmosphere, to reduce opposition, to ease social tensions, and to promote The prosperity of the opera is a pioneering work of great humanity and folkloric color.