the Goddess of Mercy

Prayers and blessings for your son's early birth have permeated the wedding. In the old society, married women were often taken to the temple by their elderly wives to worship the Buddha and pray that the Buddha would give their children as soon as possible.

Among the gods, the god in charge of fertility is said to be the "goddess of fertility", also known as the "god of sending children". In the old days, there were sacrifices in the Chenghuang Temple and Dongyu Temple in Xiamen. The idol sat peacefully, hugging the doll. The woman who wanted to have a child offered incense, lit incense, bowed down and prayed, and asked "Queen Zhu Sheng" to give her a child. Then she got an "auspicious sign", which indicated that "Empress Zhu Sheng" was willing to give birth to a child for her, that is, she got up and put the small clothes prepared in advance on the doll in Empress Zhu Sheng's arms, and then bowed down. It is said that everything works. This is superstition, of course. After the baby is born, I will thank you and provide you with fried rice, chicken and wine. So the fragrance is very strong.

In addition to asking for children from "Queen Zhu Sheng", people also widely ask for children from various gods and buddhas they believe in, such as God, Earth, Guanyin, Emperor Baosheng, Mazu, etc. They all worship children, regardless of their division of labor, and have their own specialties.

Ask God for a son at any time, but be pious and respectful. When the light just came on, the street was already crowded with people. Little brides who seldom show up at ordinary times put on new clothes, decorated their hair with beautiful flowers, and were surrounded by girls at home to see the lights in the temple. People look at the lanterns from a distance or a distance, but they are crowded under the lanterns, crowded around under the lanterns, with thousands of gestures, bright lights and snuff faces. I really don't know whether to look at lanterns or people. An implicit and approving smile appeared on the older audience's face, but the naughty children shouted casually; "Drill lamp feet, born male! Drill the foot of the lamp and have a man! " A word tells the truth, the viewer laughs, and the aunt is overjoyed, surrounded by a blushing and heartbroken kannika nimtragol, and then walks to the foot of a lantern somewhere else. This is the custom of "drilling the lamp feet" to beg children in Xiamen. "Deng" and "Ding" are homophonic in Xiamen dialect, and people think that the foot of a drilling lamp can be added with Ding. The desire in the heart is shouted through people's mouths, which means congratulations and "meaning" to ask the lamp god for children on behalf of themselves. It is a great joy. However, the more people shout, the happier kannika nimtragol and aunt are, instead of flirting with right and wrong; No one shouted, but I was disappointed. In public, I did not hesitate to show my face, just for this sentence "drilling the lamp feet to make a man"!

Now, some newly married women also pray to the Buddha and drill the lamp feet, but most of them turn to gynecologists for help. Attention, the Holy Mother Temple has long been destroyed. In public, there is no "baby daughter". Whether in ancient or modern times, these customs of seeking children all express people's pursuit and yearning for a happy life, abandon superstitious elements, and the rest are ancient and beautiful stories.