Modern temple fairs and traditional temple fairs exist for different purposes.
Traditional temple fairs lead people to place their hopes on the blessings of ghosts and gods. In order to pray, a lot of labor and material resources are consumed in all kinds of tedious rituals. In the spiritual world, this kind of belief leads people to rely on ghosts and gods, inevitably neglecting their own efforts, and to a certain extent contributes to the mentality of relying on the sky to eat, relying on God's gifts, being happy with their lot in life, and not thinking about innovation, which tends to impede the progress of society.
In the process of modernization, our country's social structure has undergone qualitative changes, is rapidly transforming into a modern civilization, traditional temple fairs and the modern social structure of the incongruity between the structure and does exist.
Temple Fairs:
The formation of temple fairs in the true sense took place during the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Buddhism was introduced to China and local Taoism was gradually formed, and temple fairs began to blossom in combination with religious activities. People's religious rituals centered on Buddhist temples and Taoist Taoist temples gathered around the temples, hence the name temple fair.
The temple fair was fully formed in the Tang and Song dynasties, when Buddhism and Taoism reached their heyday and had a significant impact on social life. There were many religious activities, such as Christmas celebrations, land and water ceremonies, etc., and many entertainment activities were incorporated into these religious ceremonies, such as dances, Buddha statues, plays, etc., which not only attracted the believers to watch, but also attracted many non-believers to stop by.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Temple Fairs