它山庙会及其民间信仰

The Tuoshan Temple Fair and Its Folk Beliefs

古鄞江镇唐代水利工程它山堰竣工后,乡民修建它山庙永祭县令王元暐。千百年来,鄞江民众约定俗成,每当农历"三月三"、"六月六"、"十月十"之时,它山庙内人如潮涌,演戏娱神,商贾云集。它山庙会香火不绝,逐渐发展成集宗教祭祀、娱乐游艺和集市贸易于一体的民俗活动。庙会的祭祀仪式隆重,巡游场面壮观,具有浓郁的乡土文化特征。

In Tang Dynasty in ancient Yinjiang town,since the Tuoshan Weir,a water conservancy project,had been accomplished,villagers built the Tuoshan Temple to hold a memorial ceremony for the county magistrate WANG Yuan-wei.For huandreds and thousands of years,it had been accepted through common practice that every year on March third,June sixth and October tenth,people in Yinjiang town came to Tuoshan Temple to offer sacrifices and amuse gods by showing some plays.Thronged with large amounts of merchants,crowds of people flew back and forth like a rising sea.People never ceased to light up the joss sticks and candles at the Tuoshan Temple Fair,as a result,it gradually developed into a folk activity intergraded with religious sacrifices to gods,entertainment and amusements and business trade.The sacrificial rites of the Temple Fair is ceremonious and the scene of its entertainment is magnificent.The Tuoshan Temple Fair is of a rich and strong rural culture feature.