What kind of fairy is "Queen Ma Xian"?

Empress, also known as Lady Ma, True Fairy Horse, Defending the Country Groom, etc. Because of her filial piety to her parents, she was named "Tang Xiaofu" by the imperial court (Tang Dynasty). Song Taizu and Zhao Kuangyin called Ma Xian, Mazu and Chen Jinggu three goddesses.

Song Taizu praised "Yi Zheng is a real person, and ordered him to be a sacrificial ceremony", Song Taizong sealed "protecting the country and protecting the true fairy, setting up a statue to worship", Song Zhenzong sealed "Ling Ze lured a real horse" and "Zheng Yiyi a real horse".

Belief in Ma Xian has spread in this area, including southern Zhejiang and most parts of Fujian. It is said that Ma Xian was born in the Lantern Festival, so believers gathered in Mashi Xian Zhen Temple on the 15th day of the first month. In some places, the grand "July 7th Ma Xian Temple Fair" has been preserved.

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There are many legends about Ma Changsheng's immortality, which are widely circulated, but most of them say that life was difficult when he was young. When she met a fairy, she realized her life and finally ascended to heaven. She is a (or more) filial daughter-in-law, and a virtuous woman. She is very filial and has excellent medical skills and is willing to do public welfare undertakings. Her main duties are to pray for rain and pray for her son, to summon saints to revive the clouds, to dispel the plague and to subdue the demons.

There are different opinions about the origin of Ma Xian, such as Jian 'ou theory, Xiapu theory and Yong 'an theory. Among the relevant documents, the earliest record is the Monument to Huguo Temple written by Li, the magistrate of Jinyun County in Tang Dynasty.

According to its records: "Ma Shi, the wife of protecting the country, including Cangxia Town Cormorant. The distance between the county seat and the town is hundreds of miles. The source is deep water, and the mountain is high and the road is blocked. There are many apes and tigers, but few residents. Cormorants and waterfowl are good at fishing because of their name, that is, the former residence of their wives. "

Therefore, this is the earliest record, so the legend that Ma Xian is a cormorant is the most widely circulated. Up to now, Ma Xian's belief in most parts of Fujian is based on Zhejiang Cormorant (now Cormorant Township, Jingning County, Lishui City). On the seventh day of July every year, the Tanabata Temple Fair in Ma Shixian Palace is very lively, with an endless stream of pilgrims.

It has produced great aggregation among community villages, ethnic groups and clans, set a model of harmonious mother-in-law and harmonious community, and is conducive to forming a harmonious and upward atmosphere in rural areas, which is of great practical significance for building a harmonious society in the new period.

On Valentine's Day in China, people didn't beg the Weaver Girl for wisdom and marriage. "The witch of the Li Dynasty tied the child's neck and arm with colorful wisps, and the cloud can live for a hundred years, so it is called longevity silk." Obviously, Ma Xian is regarded as the patron saint who can make children grow up healthily.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Xi 'an, Ma Shizhen