What customs have Taoism produced among the people?

There is a proverb in China: "A hundred miles of different winds, a thousand miles of different customs." This means that folk customs are extremely complex and extensive. Its content involves food, clothing, housing, transportation, weddings, funerals, entertainment festivals and other aspects. Generally speaking, Taoism is closely related to folk beliefs and customs, and further influences the customs and entertainment customs at the age of 20 through its connection with beliefs and customs.

Taoist gods run through folk culture.

The gods worshipped by Taoism are illusory products, but they are closely linked with China folk cultural traditions. Many famous Taoist immortals are rooted in the people.

The common Taoist gods in the Taoist immortal system, such as Leigong, Fengbo, Guandi, Wenchang, Door God, Kitchen God, Town God, Land God, Mazu, plague God, Silkworm God, Medicine King, God of Wealth, etc., were first circulated among the people, and gradually absorbed by Taoism as Taoist gods, and were given various names. Taoism concentrates the common folk gods on their own beliefs and becomes an integral part of the Taoist immortal system.

On the other hand, Taoism used its own advantages to make these Taoist gods return to the people, which had a deeper and wider impact on folk sacrificial activities. Like the city god, the land god and the kitchen god, ordinary people are in awe of them, and the worship and prayer of these gods has actually become a folk custom. Some Taoist gods, such as the Eight Immortals, the God of Wealth, Happiness, Luck and Longevity, are also widely sacrificed.

Taoist magic goes deep into folk customs.

Taoist witchcraft has also penetrated into the people, which is often combined with folk witchcraft and plays an important role in people's lives. A considerable part of Taoist witchcraft originated from folk witchcraft, and it has become more systematic after the transformation and development of Taoism. There are also many Taoist spells, such as praying for rain, curing diseases, prolonging life, crossing over, praying for dreams, praying for blessings and so on. Combining with folk witchcraft and making Taoism popular with folk customs is an important link between folk customs and Taoism.

Taoism has influenced the festival customs in China.

Taoism also permeates all kinds of folk activities carried out at fixed time. For example, the Spring Festival, the largest folk festival in China, can be seen everywhere, and some customs have been passed down to this day. Meng Yuanlao's Dream in Tokyo reads: "On the 24th of this year, people invited monks and Taoist priests to read scriptures at night, prepare fruit wine to send them to the gods, burn their homes without burning paper, put kitchen horses on the stove, and paint the stove doors with distiller's grains, which is called' waste photos' ... In recent years, door gods, Zhong Kui, peach boards, peach symbols, paper donkeys, deer horses and horses have been printed and sold in all the streets. Sell dried eggplant, horsetooth vegetables, plastic tooth bottles and the like for night use. Since the beginning of this month, there have been three groups of people who are greedy for money, pretending to be female ghosts, beating gongs and drums, patrolling the door to ask for money, calling them' night shows' and also driving them away from worshipping. " Among them, the worship of the kitchen god, "striking a beard at night", sticking to the door god, Taofu and the portrait of Zhong Kui are all related to Taoism.

People attach importance to the birth of Taoist immortals.

The celebration of the birth of Taoist immortals is also very influential among the people. For example, on the birthdays of the Jade Emperor and the Taishang Laojun, most people will go to the Taoist Temple to burn incense and worship. Moreover, these Taoist celebrations and festivals are also mixed with many folk entertainment methods and become very secular. At this time, the relevant temples have become the center of folk entertainment, and the well-known "temple fair" is the performance of this situation. This is also an important aspect related to Taoism and folk customs.