Zaoyuan Liu Village Temple Fair time is the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.
Zaoyuan Liu Village Temple Fair is a traditional folk festival held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, and is one of the grandest and most characteristic temple fairs in the area. During the temple fair, villagers will wear traditional costumes and go to the temple to offer incense and pray for peace, happiness and a good harvest.
During the temple fair, there are also a variety of performances and activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, juggling, circus, folk music performances and so on, which attract many tourists to come and watch. In addition, there are also a variety of food and snacks, such as sugar gourds, fried chicken, kebabs, sticky rice and so on, which make people have a great time.
Characteristics of Temple Fairs
The temple fairs of the folk have their own core characteristics, i.e., in terms of economic and technical aspects, they are the trading of departmental goods; in terms of social organization, they are the "society" or "association"; in terms of consciousness formation, they are the rituals and entertainment of gods and goddesses. In terms of consciousness formation, it is to honor and entertain the gods. This is the economic foundation and folk customary system of our temple fair which can be inherited for a long time.
The temple fair is to turn temple festivals into local festivals and religious festivals into secular festivals. Therefore, those unique local god-seeking activities, non-religious entertainment and rest activities and market activities can be naturally integrated into the temple fair.
So, instead of saying that temple fairs are religious activities, it is better to say that temple fairs are local people's festivals, which can more accurately reflect the essential attributes of temple fairs. So it is accurate to say that this multi-connotation type of temple fair can be called festival-type temple fair.