Huangchuan Guanyin temple fair

Buddhism was introduced into Huangchuan in the late Tang Dynasty and early Song Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At that time, among more than ten temples in the state, Nanhai Kannonji was the most popular. During the Cultural Revolution, temples were used for other purposes, but at that time, there were still many believers in urban and rural areas who were vegetarian and worshiped Buddhism. After the reform and opening up, with the continuous implementation of religious policies, monasteries resumed opening up and the number of believers increased day by day. Buddhists mainly come from southern Henan, and believers from other provinces such as Anhui and Hubei often come here to worship Buddha.

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Guanyin Temple Fair is in Kannonji, Nanhai. It is said that the dates of February 19, June 19 and September 19 of the lunar calendar are the dates when Guanyin was born, became a monk and achieved enlightenment. At this time of the year, Buddhist believers gather in Kannonji, Nanhai, and thyme visitors from Fiona Fang come to worship, forming the Little Nanhai Guanyin Temple Fair. Before liberation, many pilgrims came from hundreds of miles away to worship. With the expansion of the temple and the improvement of the surrounding environment, the scale of Guanyin Temple Fair is also expanding. A week before each temple fair, the monks in the temple began to prepare for the temple fair. A few days before the temple fair, many foreign believers gathered in Huangchuan to celebrate the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva. At that time, monks will bathe and change clothes, and sing Buddhist scriptures from the early morning. Before dawn, people were burning incense and wishing in an endless stream, and the good men and women in the temple of the main hall jostled shoulder to shoulder, and firecrackers continued one after another until dawn. Later generations can only throw firecrackers and incense sticks into the iron furnace outside the temple to burn. Some of them knelt in front of the temple and on the roadside to pray or wish to Guanyin Bodhisattva, making three obeisances and nine knocks to show their sincerity. When entering the incense, there are believers who look at others and devout believers who kneel and kowtow a few steps; There are people who get what they want, and there are also good men and women who pray for protection with their hearts. There are many shops and tourists around the temple, such as monkeys, artists, drummers and souvenirs. More people come to the temple fair to watch the fun. By the way, wishing is buzzing and very lively. Three temple fairs a year can receive nearly 65438+ 10,000 religious believers.