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What is the origin of the wandering gods in Fuzhou?

The origin of Fuzhou Wandering God is as follows:

In the early Ming Dynasty, chaozhou people Xie Shaocang was appointed as the magistrate of Yongchang County. Once, when there was a drought in the local area, he opened a warehouse to help the people, only to offend the court and be tortured. During the execution, I dreamed that a god was sheltering in the dark. Xie Shaocang thinks this god is exactly the same as the statue in Wang Kang Temple. To be grateful, I took them back to Chaozhou. When the Han River was in an emergency, the statue was placed in the "Qinglong Ancient Temple", and the flood was indeed relieved.

Later generations were grateful and called it "Anji Shengjun". In the New Year or other festive festivals, or the Christmas of the gods, people go to the temple to invite the gods into the sacred sedan chair, and then carry them out of the temple to pay homage and accept the incense offerings of the people. This means that the gods land in the people, patrol the villages and protect the environment.

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Worship of God, also known as "meeting God", is a custom activity held in the first month in rural areas of Fuzhou. The first month of the lunar calendar is a wandering time, which has become one of the important activities of "running the year" in rural areas. Worship to God is a folk activity during the Lantern Festival in Fuzhou. Look at Minhou, Lianjiang, Mawei, Changle and other places in Fuzhou to worship God.

From the third day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is a time to wander around and become one of the important activities of "running the year" in rural areas. Wandering gods often take villages as units, and sometimes several villages join hands. They carried the local gods in open sedan chairs and marched in groups in the village amid gongs, drums and firecrackers. The people watched and greeted, and the scene was warm. Fifteen yuan midnight snack, the activity of worshipping and welcoming God reached its climax.