The Spring Festival is coming soon. There are many temple fairs waiting for everyone to attend here in Henan, but with so many temple fairs, which one should we choose for fun? I believe everyone is also very curious, so let's learn about these temple fairs first! Then choose what you like! Kaifeng Long Live Mountain Spring Festival Temple Fair
Time: the first day of the New Year to the 16th day of the first month
Location: the middle section of Tokyo Avenue in Kaifeng City
Starting from "inheriting the classics and awakening the flavor of the year", Kaifeng Long Live Mountain Spring Festival Temple Fair integrates many popular elements on the basis of traditional folk temple fairs, and creates winter cultural activities different from traditional temple fairs around three aspects: "strong flavor of the year, strong lineup and wide audience". After more than ten years of development, it has become the most influential temple fair in the Central Plains, and all previous temple fairs have attracted more than one million visitors. As the leading activity of Kaifeng tourism during the Spring Festival over the years, the grand occasion of the temple fair was reported by many central media, and was praised by the media as "the most valuable temple fair in the Central Plains and the most attractive temple fair in China". Kaifeng Longevity Mountain Spring Festival Temple Fair fully integrates excellent folk resources from all over the country and vigorously promotes traditional folk culture. Thousands of performing arts groups at home and abroad were invited to join us, including flying cars, lion dances, operas, songs and dances, acrobatics, animal training, etc. Nearly 1 programs were overwhelming. With its characteristics of "strong lineup, high specifications, full flavor and wide audience", it became an annual cultural activity loved by domestic and foreign tourists during the Spring Festival. Zhengzhou City God Temple Club
Time: New Year's Day to January 16th
Address: north of the east section of Shangcheng Road, Zhengzhou City
Zhengzhou City God Temple is located in the north of the east section of Shangcheng Road, Zhengzhou City, formerly known as Chenghuang Lingyouhou Temple. When the temple was built, there is no exact record in the literature. Town God, also called Lord Town God in some places, is one of the important gods generally worshipped in ancient religious culture in China, and most of them are served by famous ministers and heroes who have made contributions to the local people. They are the gods who protect the city in China folk and Taoism. After recent years' development and excavation, the Chenghuang Temple Association was reported on the basis of the original culture. From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the 16th day of the first month, gongs and drums were celebrated, such as boat walking, lion dance, stilt dance, face changing, acrobatics, magic show, monkey show, etc. There were folk crafts exhibitions and free learning activities in the backyard of Chenghuang Temple. The art exhibition of Henan Opera, the culture of the city god, the clay sculptures of the 6-flower god series, and the mural paintings of the city god are exhibited in the city god temple for a long time.
In recent years, the Town God Temple, which embodies profound historical and cultural heritage, has gradually become an important area of folk culture in the old city of Zhengzhou. From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the 16th day of the first month, there will be a celebration of gongs and drums, boat riding, lion dance, stilt dance, face changing, acrobatics, magic show, monkey show, etc. In the backyard of the Chenghuang Temple, there will be folk crafts display and free learning activities. The art exhibition of Henan Opera, the culture of the city god, the clay sculptures of the 6-flower god series, and the mural paintings of the city god are exhibited in the city god temple for a long time. Zhoukou Taihaoling Temple Fair
Time: February 2 to March 3 of the lunar calendar
Address: In Huaiyang County, Zhoukou City
Taihaoling Temple Fair is an ancient traditional folk custom and folk religious cultural activity. Locally known as the ancestral temple. According to the examination, the Fuxi Mausoleum of Taihao was built in the Spring and Autumn Period, and a shrine was built in front of the Mausoleum in the Han Dynasty. The Fuxi Mausoleum of Taihao covers an area of more than 36 hectares, and its scale and architecture are magnificent, which the world sighs. The temple fair in Taihaoling is unique to the temple fair in the Central Plains for its great momentum and long duration. Every year, it lasts for one month from February 2nd to March 3rd of the lunar calendar. It has entrusted the working people in China with a good wish to eliminate evil spirits, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.
various traditional folk entertainment activities during the temple fair are more fascinating. Among them, juggling. There are many performances, such as lions, dragon lanterns, bamboo horses and dry boats. Temple fair for ancestor worship in Taiwuling. At the same time, it is also an exhibition of traditional folk entertainment. "Compared with other temple fairs, there are two very unique places in the custom of the temple fair in Taiwuling. First, there is a relatively primitive dance of offering sacrifices to ancestors and pleasing gods, also known as "carrying flowers baskets". During the temple fair, every day you can see the "selected team" who came to Taiwuling to worship the ancestors and pray for the blessings. These "selected teams" sang and danced in front of the Tai Wu Ling, attracting many good men and women who came to make pilgrimages to stop and watch. Hebi Xunxian Temple Fair
Time: from the first day of the first month to the second day of February
Address: Xunxian Ancient Temple Fair in Xunxian County, Hebi City, which lasts for a whole month from the first day of the first month to the second day of February every year, is known as the first ancient temple fair in North China because of its early start, large scale and long duration. The first ancient temple fair in North China, attracting popularity, opening up financial resources and improving the taste of the temple fair, has changed from a simple pilgrimage to a festival activity of material exchange, cultural exchange and inheriting ancient national culture and art. People come to the temple fair to buy folk art, taste snacks and watch traditional skills performances. Visiting temple fairs and enjoying folk customs in the first month of the Spring Festival has become the theme of temple fairs, and it has also become a happy thing that city tourists yearn for.
Every year, a grand temple fair is held in Xunxian County on the 15th and 16th day of the first month. At the temple fair, tourists can feast their eyes on the colorful folk social fire performances, such as stilts stacked on three floors, lion dancing, drums, yangko, dry boats and so on. With the theme of "visiting the temple fair in the first month, worshiping the giant Buddha in Xunxian, celebrating the traditional New Year and enjoying the folk customs in the Central Plains", the county party committee and government of Xunxian county organized 1 items, including folk art performances, the exhibition of fine works of Central Plains folk crafts, the blessing ceremony, the lucky lantern festival and the seminar on Central Plains folk culture, which were well received by the masses. Xunxian Temple Fair is a folk entertainment activity integrating folk art, religious belief, material exchange and cultural entertainment. Shangqiu Huoshentai Temple Fair
Time: from the first day of the first month to the second day of February
Address: Southwest of Shangqiu Ancient City
Every Spring Festival, the most popular place in Shangqiu is the Huoshentai Temple Fair. As a traditional folk belief and folk cultural activity, it has its unique influence. Shangqiu Huoshentai Spring Festival Temple Fair has a profound cultural heritage, with a history of more than 2, years, with the theme of "showing traditional culture and reappearing folk customs". During the temple fair, all kinds of cultural programs are colorful, and traditional folk programs are even more amazing.
Vulcan Temple Fair is the oldest and grandest temple fair in Shangqiu. It is called "Tai Hui", also known as "Chao Tai". It is a grand temple fair evolved from people's sacrifice to their ancestors (Vulcan), with a history of more than 4, years. Nowadays, Vulcan Terrace has developed into a cultural event and a material exchange event where all kinds of folk arts, handicrafts, unique skills, farm tools, black-and-white goods and exotic clothes are gathered. During the Spring Festival, at the site of the Vulcan Temple Fair, you can listen to big dramas, watch social fires, offer sacrifices to Vulcan and experience folk customs. Jiyuan Jidu Temple Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair
Time: the second day of the first month to the fifteenth day of the first month
Address: Jiyuan Jidu Temple
The annual Jidu Temple Spring Festival Cultural Temple Fair is the largest cultural event with a wide influence and a long history in northern Henan. It is also the largest cultural temple fair among the "Sidu" temples in China, and it is also a large-scale temple fair culture that integrates the whole people, openness and public welfare. The temple fair was held from January 28th, 217 (the first day of the first lunar month) to February 11th (the fifteenth day of the first lunar month) in Jidu Temple, a national key cultural relic protection unit. The theme of this temple fair is "Welcome the Spring Festival, accept all blessings, keep peace, have fun and make a happy New Year", and continue to adhere to the cultural concept of public welfare, openness and enjoyment, and take traditional culture as the carrier, highlighting folk characteristics and activating folk literature and art as the carrier to hold a positive, civilized and fashionable cultural event for the people of the whole city. Guanlin Temple Fair in Luoyang
Time: the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 16th day of the first lunar month
Address: No.2 Guanlin South Street, Luoyang City
Guanlin Spring Festival Temple Fair is a traditional folk activity in China, which integrates sacrifice, singing and dancing, entertainment and commerce. For thousands of years, Guan Gong has been regarded as the embodiment of loyalty and moral example, and is widely admired by the people. His spirit of loyalty, benevolence and courage contains the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Guan Lin in Luoyang is Guan Yu's first burial place, the highest-grade Guan Temple with the earliest temple building, and the only ancient classic building complex integrating forest and temple at present. It has been pardoned by emperors of past dynasties, and has become a god respected by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, respected by all walks of life and admired by all people. Guanlin in Luoyang is also the only ancient classic building complex in China where "forest and temple" are dedicated to Guan Gong, a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot.
The contents of the temple fair are cultural activities such as blessing on New Year's Eve, burning ever-burning lamps, celebrating the traditional Chinese medicine, welcoming the god of wealth, hanging auspicious belts on sacred trees, praying performances, acrobatic performances of folk music and folk food street, etc. In 218, Guanlin Temple Fair will be continuously innovated on the basis of previous temple fairs, and will present more exciting points. Anyang Daokou Fire Temple Fair
Time: January 27th to 29th
Address: hua county, Anyang City
According to historical records, Daokou Ancient Temple Fair in the first month originated in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty, with a history of more than 7 years. At that time, Daokou had become an influential market town. The town is densely populated, with numerous shops, merchant ships, merchants, developed commerce and prosperous economy. At that time, people used to live with open flames, which could easily cause fires if they were not careful. In order to eliminate disasters, people worship Vulcan. At that time, it was very popular to build temples and invite Vulcan. Especially on the 29th day of the first month of every year, it is said that this day is the birthday of Vulcan. All businesses, shops and people in all streets and lanes should set up paper foils, incense sticks and offerings, and burn incense, candles and foils in front of Vulcan statue or Vulcan temple for worship, so as to please the gods and pray for care.
After hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the ancient temple fair has now evolved into a unique and out-and-out carnival in hua county. The "Daokou Fire Temple Meeting Social Fire" is the last temple fair in North China in the first month, and it is also a concentrated expression of folk culture. It has been rated as "Henan Folk Classic". There are countless wonderful folk performances in ancient temple fairs, and traditional games such as social fire performance, monkey playing, snake playing, dart throwing and hoop playing attract people's attention. Fried bean jelly, bamboo leaf zongzi, Sugar-Coated Berry, beef on fire, and yellow sausage-flavored snacks make people salivate. I have seen it all over the southeast and northwest, so it is better to turn around at the crossing. " This is the local people's evaluation of the ancient temple fair in the first month of Daokou. Luohe Zhongyuan River Shangjie Temple Fair
Time: the first day to the fifteenth day of the first month
Address: Heshangjie Ancient Town, an open source scenic spot
Traditional folk culture, rare folk customs and unique skills, and more than 4 non-genetic performances. At the same time, the "Buyi Lane" snack street on the river street officially opened during the Spring Festival, bringing together the North and South flavors and selecting special foods from all over the country. Folk interpretation, charm lantern show, tongue-tip feast, this new year, has a taste! The Lantern Festival and the Temple Fair are located in the open source scenic spot of Taishan South Road in the urban area, with convenient transportation. Tourists from go on road trip take the Ningluo Expressway and stand at Xixia Station of Luohe, only two kilometers away from the scenic spot. Pingdingshan Zhongyuan Giant Buddha Spring Festival Temple Fair
Time: from the first day of the New Year to the 16th day of the first month
Address: Shangtangcun, Zhaocun Township, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City
Non-genetic inheritors and arts and crafts masters perform paper-cutting, micro-carving, dough sculpture, clay sculpture, shadow play, sugar blower, facial makeup, lacquer carving, diabolo, Latin film, pyrography, portrait, magic and so on.
Beautiful dazzling crosstalk, sketches, magic, acrobatics, songs and dances, and dramas, with the participation of many professional performance groups, take turns to stage, and there are surprises on the stage every day. This year, there will be intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, exhibitions and sales, Chinese New Year blessing ceremonies, release ceremonies and other activities.
have you chosen your favorite temple fair activities? Are these wonderful? In fact, each of these temple fairs has its own characteristics, and everyone chooses the best temple fair they like!