Yuyao folk custom

The report said: "Today's temple is also the ancient society. In ancient times, people's settlement must be based on a god, and every proposal in society will be put forward. Therefore, the number of village communities can determine the density of households at that time, which should attract the attention of local historians. Although it's not what I said above, there are many temples and houses are also very prosperous. In the village where they died, their temples were also abandoned, so we can also see the reasons for the rise and fall of the past and present places. Although building a shrine is also one of superstitions, its origin is absolutely different from that of monk temples and Taoist temples. "About 1933, there were 5 17 temples in urban and rural areas of Yinxian County, among which there were 1 59 temples in the urban area (1to area 5) at that time, which was a manifestation of the folk custom of worshipping gods, believing in ghosts and loving sacrifices. The column "List of Temple Fairs" in Tongzhi contains the name and address of the temple fair, the gods worshipped, the organization of the temple fair, the date of construction and repair, the household registration under the temple (at the foot of the temple), the contest of the temple fair, the intersection of vertical and horizontal lines on the map, and comments.

2. Competition

In the old days, there were competitions to meet the gods in both cities and rural areas, with different names and scales. Pray for God to bless "the country and the people are safe and the weather is good". In the parade of the sports meeting, the flag bearer is usually the leader. There are four cards on it, which are rectangular glass frame lamps with a company written on them and a handle on the bottom. The sedan chair is usually carried by 8 people, with exquisite inlays and delicate faces. There were two gongs in front of the sedan chair, and eight soldiers were guarding them, and they began to drink. Worship in front of the statue, drive all or half, put the front row of the sedan chair in front of the statue to March, be quiet, avoid and other deacons, commonly known as hard-foot cards. The people's umbrella embroidered with yellow satin is behind the sedan chair. When the goddess leaves the temple, add two fans, and the girl is in charge. Most of those who later pretended to be male and female "prisoners" made a vow before God when they were seriously ill, dressed in sinful clothes, shackled, or tied their hands behind their backs, with flags inserted, and even those who hung bronze incense burners on their wrists and lit "meat heart lamps" bowed their heads and marched. In the downtown area, the gunman jumped straight, using the "upturned pole" up and down, up and down, attracting attention. Shovel team, four or six shovelers, shovel. Before the team set off, the first thing to do was to report the horse, whose head was decorated with pompoms, and it was known everywhere.

During the meeting, the club usually has a pair of trumpeters and two trumpeters, playing the long Hu pipe (long horn) on horseback. Colorful horses, colorful silk awnings tied to the saddle, and young women sitting on the saddle, singing alone. The pavilion is carried by 65,438+06 people and is about 2 feet high. Each issue is played by four boys and girls, and there are drama characters such as "Ma Gu presents a birthday" and "Zhao Jun presents a fan". The banner is 3 feet high and made of silk, about 2 feet square. It is held by strong young people, especially those who can run in the air with a flag in one hand. Drum boat, carried by four people, a drummer in the boat, and a lot of gongs hanging on the right side of the boat, also played by one person. There are orchestral classes on both sides, playing all the time. Later, there were various folk art forms, such as stilts, stilts, lion dance, dragon dance and big-head monk dance dance. And all kinds of lanterns, including nine connected lamps, nine square glass lamps are installed on a long wooden frame, and each lamp frame is lit with a candle, which is carried by a person. During the competition, the competition was unique, and the audience flooded along the way.

3. Temple Fair Market

In the old society, large markets in urban and rural areas were mostly related to god worship competitions. There are three times a year: March 3, June 6,1October 10. Transplanting is just around the corner in the temple fair on March 3, and most of the listed commodities are plows, hoes, dung buckets, hemp fibers and hats. At the temple fair on June 6, before the early rice harvest, most of the commodities listed were bamboo baskets, scooters, brooms, buckets and sickles. 10 10 temple fair, late rice harvest, cold weather, farmers and villagers buy more winter goods and clothes, and the transaction is prosperous. Local shopkeepers went to Ningbo a few months ago to handle goods, and merchants and vendors from downtown flocked to build houses, rent booths, set up tents, and set up temporary shops and booths. Three religions and nine streams all go to the market to join in the fun, telling fortune, seeing a doctor, "Zhu Youke" (witch doctor), cupping, selling plasters, juggling, pulling teeth, blowing sugar, singing small burns, selling pear cream candy, "playing copper treasure" (gambling), begging and so on. If there is a dispute, the person in charge of the temple fair will come forward to mediate the ruling.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Games to Meet the Gods have been abolished. No, the temple fair is still on.

Begging for rain from the dragon

It is reported: "Please dragon. When farmers encounter a long drought, they invite dragons and the gods of farmers in neighboring villages to pray in Longtan. Occasionally, snakes, eels, frogs, fish and other animals surface, thinking they are dragons, put them in the jar and invite them back. Ask the city guard to bow down to God, or perform a program to show his respect. Send it back when it rains. "

In ancient times, praying for rain from dragons was generally similar, but there were some differences. Yuyao invited the Dragon King and the advance team to enter the Dragon King Temple at night, wrapped the statue in sacks and carried it to the local temple for worship, calling it "stealing the Dragon King". After a few days, it still didn't rain, so the "Dragon King" had a taste of the suffering of the long drought without rain and the scorching sun, but he was afraid of damaging the idol, so he put on his hat and hemp fiber and was called the "Sun Dragon King". If it doesn't rain again, we'll meet in Longtan and ask the dragon for rain. Gong was issued in advance to announce "no painting" (no fishing on the beach), fish and shrimp were not sold in the market, and all were "clean stoves and vegetarians". Those who ate meat were punished for four people in Longtan, but Longtan, Yantou, Sanshan, Zhenhai, was a farmer who believed in "Old Dragon". Depart at midnight, arrive at the altar, kneel down with folded hands, recite the Dragon King Sutra, and invite the "Dragon" to appear. At that time, several young people were sent to stand around the pool with fishing gear in their hands. Seeing zooplankton on the water, they were quick of eye and load, and immediately put the "Dragon King" into the net. Then the patriarch made a wish that if it didn't rain for a few days, he would play "Xie Long". Welcome home, people offer sacrifices to the shrine in front of the shrine in the temple. People take turns to "Eucharist" day and night, and the big families in the clan take turns to offer "Eucharist" and offer incense three times a day, which is called "offering rain". If it rains after a long drought, it will be regarded as "effective", and a "Xie Long" play paper party will be held and finally sent back to Longtan. Slightly different is that in some places, when dragons are invited, the heads of families or companions kneel by the pool and use gongs to pick up zooplankton from the pool. In some places, anyone who joins the dragon invitation team holds small flags and basks in the hot sun. You are not allowed to wear straw hats, sandals or sandals to show piety and impress the "Dragon King".

5. Hearing belief

Auspicious/good omen

In the old society, it was good news to meet magpies when going out; When it comes to coffins, it is said that there are officials and wealth. Sending your mother (also called sending her sister-in-law) in the morning is empty and full. Seeing a "mirage" is lucky and regarded as good luck, which is called "a good start" by the people. Swallows come to the house to make nests. Swallows with red jaws are lucky and swallows with white jaws are normal. Candles and lanterns knot the core (flowers) to indicate a happy event, saying, "The flowers were opened last night, and the money is in my house today." The kitchen fire (burning firewood) exploded, the spider fell off, the chopsticks accidentally fell off the chopsticks cage, and more chopsticks were put on the dining table, indicating that the guests were coming; When the comb falls, it means that a distinguished guest is coming. The left eyelid jumps up and down to express happiness, saying that it is "jumping up and down for wealth and happiness".

The Writing is on the Wall

In the past, it was unlucky to go out and hear crows. When black excrement is spilled on the body, especially on the top of the head, it means that there is a disaster, and you must spit it out immediately to solve the nightmare; In case of sedan chair, it is considered unfavorable; When the sun is covered with red sand, it is called the ominous zone. It is said that "when you go out and meet red sand, it is difficult to return when you are old." It's unlucky for a sedan chair to meet a sedan chair, so you must grab the left road to clear the way. It is ominous to hear dogs barking at night, such as crying or nine-headed birds barking. The two-headed snake seems to be the main murderer; It is unlucky to see a domestic snake (the snake in the house is regarded as a domestic snake), so you must sprinkle tea on the rice and say, "Go back to the pool smoothly." Chickens are flying on the roof, which means there will be a fire. When a cat reaches the roof of Yue Bai (looking at the moon), it is said that it will get "bad disease", so it should immediately pick up a stone and throw it at the cat. There are white spots on the nails, which are called "naughty stars", indicating that something angry will happen.

After liberation, except for some old people, they still believed in good fortune, but most people no longer believed in it.