The history and origin of Mazu

Mazu is not a strange name. Most residents in Fujian and Taiwan Province provinces believe in Mazu. They regard her not only as the patron saint of navigation, but also as a symbol of harvest and environmental safety. In some areas centered on Fujian and Mazu Tempel, the activities of offering sacrifices to Mazu can be seen everywhere, especially in Taiwan Province Province, where Mazu culture has been greatly developed, with more than 500 Mazu Tempel offering sacrifices to Mazu. If you travel to Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places, you must know something about Mazu.

The origin of Mazu

Mazu is the incarnation of Molinyang, the sixth daughter of Lin Yuan, Meizhou, Putian, Fujian. She was born in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. She didn't hear her cry after she was born, so she was named, which means silent woman. Mo Niang has shown magical functions since she was a child. She can read, read and understand. According to historical records, when she was a teenager, Taoist priests came and went to her house to see through the patient's illness. Besides, she is amazing and people respect her very much.

Legend has it that one day Mo Niang was weaving, and suddenly her father and brother were killed at sea. She hid her face and wept bitterly. After a while, the news came that his father and brother were killed at sea. Because of her special function, she often forecasts the weather changes at sea for fishermen so that people can avoid natural disasters such as typhoons. The local fishermen are very grateful to her and respect her as a goddess and dragon girl.

Maureen's mother died at the age of 28. In memory of her, people built a shrine to protect the safety of fishermen. Later, Lin Moniang's "miracle" was around, and the professor gave her the "mysterious secret method" and learned qigong. Because she can use special functions and spread, fishermen affectionately call her "Mazu". From the wife to the princess, to Tian Fei, to the queen of heaven, to the Virgin in heaven, as time goes by, people worship her more and more.

Mazu Temple

In Fujian, Taiwan Province and other places, Mazu Tempel who worships Mazu can be seen everywhere. Mazu Tempel is generally called "Mazu in the front hall and Guanyin in the back hall", that is, after the main hall dedicated to Mazu, eighteen arhats Guanyin are dedicated every other day.

Mazu Tempel Beigang

Mazu Tempel is the northern port of Taiwan Province Province and the largest port in Mazu Tempel, Taiwan Province Province. It was moved to Taiwan Province Province by a man named Fu from Fujian in the thirty-third year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, and it has a history of hundreds of years.

Mazu dance

Due to the influence and spread of Mazu culture, many customs related to Mazu have been formed. Whenever there is a major festival or Mazu's birthday (the 23rd day of the third lunar month), people will go out with Mazu on their backs. When traveling, there are special rules and regulations. People beat gongs and drums, nine children carried flags, and 65,438+08 adults carried the brown bridge. Children and adults jump while walking. When they arrive at the square, they dance around the fire, which is called "Brown Dance".