泰山庙会,传承千年的祈愿

TEMPLE FAIR OF MOUNT TAI:A MILLENNIUM HERITAGE OF PRAYER

千百年来,中国人将泰山视作一种精神的象征和寄托,每到新春佳节,泰山脚下更是游人如织。人们将过年的喜庆和＂心中的福地＂泰山结合起来,将这里变为庆祝新禧的绝佳场所,红火的庙会、祈福的香客、丰富的民俗从古代延续至今,让年节的欢快气氛笼罩着这座心目中的神山。大年初一烧头香＂过年了,

Every time when it comes to the New Year,countless visitors come to the foot of Mount Tai,sharing their happiness at New Year with this solemn mountain which is regarded as the 'lucky place in the heart'.Thus,Mount Tai has become the best place for a New Year celebration.Changchun Fair,the old name of Temple Fair of Mount Tai,was first formed in the Song Dynasty and has flourished for more than a thousand years.Similar to the Changchun Fair,Dongyue Temple Fair,which was established as the sacrifice activity to Mount Tai,has also had a millennium heritage in the Mount Tai area as a traditional temple fair.Mount Tai Temple Fair has developed from a religious sacrifice activity to the present social activity with a combination of fair trade and cultural communication.From ancient times to the present,people come here with their enthusiasm toward life and best wishes to the future year when the New Year comes.Temple fairs,activities,prayers and burning incense have all been the channels for people to wish for everything best in the coming year.Although the time has changed,it has never changed the wishes for luck and happiness from the bottom of people's hearts.And Mount Tai,as a symbol gathering the wishes and prayers,will still bestow its blessing on its people in the bustling temple fair activities year after year.