What is the meaning of visiting temple fairs?

Visiting temple fairs is a unique traditional folk cultural activity in China, which integrates eating, drinking and having fun. Because it originated around the temple, it is called "temple"; Seeing a large number of people burning incense and worshiping Buddha, vendors set up stalls outside the temple to earn their money, which gradually became a routine activity.

At the temple fair, in addition to vendors, there will be various folk performances, such as dragon and lion dances. Rural temple fairs can be spread for hundreds or even thousands of years, and folk beliefs have played a huge role. Temple fairs offer sacrifices to ancestors and gods, which are not only awe of nature, ancestors and gods, but also emotional expressions of gratitude to nature, ancestors and gods.

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The most representative temple fair legends mainly include the following five categories: "Dragon Legend", represented by "Longbao Legend" and "Wangniang Tower";

Legend of Treasure, represented by Gu Jing Xian Niu and Gu Ta Ding Hong Carp; The "anecdotes of strange people" are represented by "carving dragons on the wall that can swim" and "painting dragons and swinging, a single boat of the Kangsenghui"; "Legend of local scenery", represented by Longhua dried bean curd and Longhua flat peach; Other legends, represented by "fairy out of the meeting".

The legend of temple fair is a unique cultural memory of citizens living in downtown areas, which provides citizens with a carrier to experience traditional culture and find psychological comfort.

The legend of temple fairs has influenced the development of other styles. For example, the famous rap song "Admiralty Tower" is based on the legend that "Longhua has two towers".

Folk concepts, folk life scenes, folk wisdom and other contents reflected in relevant legends are important materials for studying the world outlook, living conditions and folk customs of urban people, and have important folklore, anthropology and sociology values. Related folk customs have also played a certain role in enriching and promoting local culture and economic construction.

With the large-scale transformation of urbanization and the improvement of residents' heterogeneity, the regional influence of temple fair legends is decreasing and the audience is gradually shrinking.

If the folk customs of temple fairs are not preserved and excavated in time, they will face the danger of extinction; Most of the old people who can tell the legends related to temple fairs have passed away. These legends are in danger of being lost and need to be protected as intangible cultural heritage as soon as possible.