The meaning of "borrowing Buddha to swim in spring"

The second is a temple fair in the form of borrowing Buddha for spring outing. This kind of temple fair takes pleasure as the main activity, religion and commerce as the secondary activities, and women are the main participants in pleasure. In the past, Baiyunguan Temple Fair was held from the first day of the first month to the 19th day of the first month. All temple fairs in the Flat Peach Palace on the third day of March belong to this form.

After Tomb-Sweeping Day, some towns held the so-called "incense market" as usual, which lasted about half a month.

The people who drive the "fragrant market" are mainly farmers. The location of "Xiangcheng" is in the altar of the country. Once upon a time, the countryside was still "Taoyuan"

At that time, this "fragrant city" was a "carnival" in rural areas. Because during the 20 days from Qingming to Grain Rain, the weather was warm and sunny, which was the season of "eat, drink and be busy" and the eve of "silkworm busy". Half of the farmers came to Shixiang to pray for God's blessing (the silkworm spent 24 points), and half of them also worked hard in advance on the silkworm festival. The same is true of the so-called "borrowing Buddha to swim in spring".

Therefore, the main program of Shi Xiang is nothing more than eating and playing. A makeshift tea shed, a circus and a jar.

Urn, walking rope, three hanging martial arts classes, tigers, dwarfs, wrangling drama, children's drama, peep show, Jiangshe Temple; The big square with 50 or 60 acres of land is packed. The main figures in the temple are 100-herb pear paste candy, flower paper, all kinds of mud paper metal toys, "candle mountain" as bright as stars, tearful sandalwood smoke and kowtowing people on rows of wooden mats. Outside the temple, the sound of gongs and drums, as well as the small horn whistle in the hands of children, mixed into a Sao sound, which can be heard three miles away.

The "fragrant market" in the early years was very lively. In this "fragrant city", you can not only appreciate the so-called "national skills", but also know tigers, leopards, monkeys and pangolins. Therefore, "Shixiang" is also a carnival for children.