What is the folk culture of the temple fair?

The folk culture of the temple fair is:

1, sacrificial ceremony

The custom of temple fairs is closely related to the religious activities of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, and it is often necessary to hold ceremonies to worship the gods. Such as the "line image" activity. "Walking like an elephant" is a religious ceremony in which statues of gods and buddhas are mounted on floats and paraded in urban and rural areas, so it is also called "walking around the city" and "patrolling the city".

Step 2 pray

As soon as the temple fair opened, people from all directions came to worship, offering sacrifices to the gods and burning incense, and praying to return home. This is an activity around the "temple" and offering sacrifices to gods, which is the theme of traditional temple fairs. Among them, praying for children with witchcraft can best reflect the core of China traditional culture, which is determined by the nature of China agricultural society.

3. Temple fair snacks

Among the snacks in various temple fairs, the most noteworthy is the Beijing snacks with a long history, which have both the local traditional Han flavor and the ethnic flavor of Manchu and Hui, as well as the imperial snacks.

4. Temple Fair Performance

Temple fair is a festival activity related to culture and entertainment, and various folk artists make a living by performing.

Among them, there are mainly: Shaanxi opera, shoulder pole play (puppet show), cross talk, double reed, magic (called "magic" in ancient China, commonly known as "magic"), counting treasures, playing banners, yangko, stilts and so on.

The moral of visiting the temple fair is:

1. The moral of visiting the temple fair is to complete a grand sacrifice activity, promote the development of local economy and meet the needs of people's spiritual and cultural life.

2. With the development of economy and the need of communication, temple fairs are gradually integrated into market trading activities while maintaining sacrificial activities. At this time, the temple fair was named Temple City, which became an important form of China market.

With the demand of people, entertainment activities have been added to the temple fair, so visiting the temple fair in the New Year has become an indispensable part of the New Year.