I. Lishan Temple Fair

Located in more than 20 villages along the way from Lishan to Yangyu. Mount Li, also known as "Shen Yingshan", is located in Dongjuantou Village, northwest of Wan 'an Town, about 25 kilometers west of the county seat.

The custom of picking up an aunt and seeing off an empress in Hongtong County lasted for more than 4,700 years, which is probably a rare thing in the history of our country. It has been passed down from generation to generation, forming an enduring custom.

Legend has it that one year, Yao's father and wife came to Linfen from Yanshi, Henan Province, and lived in a courtyard called Qi in du cun, Iraq. After a while, Yao's wife got bored at home and slipped out of the village to enjoy the scenery in the west of the village. Suddenly, she saw the thick clouds overhead, and suddenly the thunder and lightning stopped and came back. Suddenly, she felt a red light falling from the sky and rushing in.

After a short rest, Du Qing gradually regained consciousness, felt his abdomen moist and smelled the fishy smell. Du Qing is too ashamed to hide from the door all day. Soon I felt pregnant. 14 months later, a baby boy was born in Hiuke on April 28th of the lunar calendar. This is the birth of Emperor Yao.

On the second day of the third lunar month, all the men, women and children in Yeung Yi Village wear colorful costumes to greet the Queen's etiquette-holding deacons, protecting the phoenix, holding umbrellas for everyone, holding golden melon axes, pedaling in the air, holding golden hammers, silver hammers and Fang Tianji, and forming a hundred people to greet the Queen.

Second, the "March 3" custom temple fair

Yang Yutang Yao's hometown is located in Yangyu Village, Ganting Town, Hongtong County, Shanxi Province. Now it is two natural villages in the north and south, with a total population of more than 5000. This place is spread all over the country, with an altitude of 540 meters. The annual average temperature is 20℃, the average precipitation is 600 mm and the frost-free period is about 220 days. Fertile land and complete water conservancy facilities. South Tongpu Railway and Huohou first-class highway pass through the east of the village.

The well-known custom of visiting relatives and friends on March 3rd originated from Emperor Yao's visit to Xi 'an in his later years. When choosing his successor, he found subjects who were famous for their filial piety. Yao married his two daughters and came to celebrate the festival. Yao inspected Shun's political ability and spread it to Shun, who managed the country well and was known as Shun Ri in history. Under the background of this historical legend shared by China, the "March 3rd" family visit in Hongdong County, the hometown of Tang Yao, has a complete legend system. Yeung Yi Village was originally named Zhoufu Village because a ewe gave birth to a one-horned sheep. The name of the house is Yi, which has the ability to distinguish good from evil. As the History of Taoism says, life knows truth and Taoism. On September 9th of the following year, she gave birth to two daughters and children, Ying. Visiting sages everywhere, and then visiting the Great Sage Yu Shun in Lishan, and marrying her two daughters to Shun, Yang Yi and Lishan are the maiden and in-laws of the two goddesses respectively. Because of the generational relationship, Yang Yi people affectionately call them "aunts", while people in Lishan and its surrounding villages call them "niangniang" (. Yang Yi people took them back from Lishan to visit their parents. Until Yao Wang's birthday on April 28th, people from Lishan came to pay their respects to Yao Wang, and then took the two queens back. This custom has lasted for more than 4700 years from their lifetime to the present.

The activities of the custom of visiting relatives on March 3rd span Yeung Yi, Tunli, Humboldt, Nanxiaoma, Beixiaoma, Chi Jing, Zhaocun, Xiqiao Village, Lanjia Street, Shen Xi, Dongjuantou, Xijuantou, Shijiazhuang, Hanjiazhuang, Yangjiazhuang, Wan 'an and Liang Dong.

The main organizers and leaders of this activity are "social leaders" from generation to generation. "Social leaders" adhere to the principle of transmitting information from men to women. If the old social leaders resign for some reason, they will recommend successors and be elected by social democracy. When the old and the new are handed over, they will hand over the keys of the club in public and publish the accounts during their term of office. The handover ceremony is basically divided into three steps: "swearing to Yao", "handing over the ceremony" and "swearing the old and new".

On the second day of the third month of the lunar calendar, villagers gather in temples in festive costumes. At 9 o'clock in the morning, after worshipping the Yao girls, they set out in line. In front of them, the artillery team cleared the way, and the 100-person prestige team beat gongs and drums. The crowd held lions with five-color flags and umbrellas for thousands of people. They set off in a mighty way, eager to see their relatives in Lishan, beating gongs and drums at the entrance of the village next to the incense table.

Third, Yangqu San Xiao Niangniang Temple Association.

Yangqu is located more than twenty miles south of the county seat. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a large-scale San Xiao Niangniang Temple in the village. It is said that there are dozens of temples, including mountain gates, sacrificial halls, Ursa major halls and hundreds of pine trees. The annual meeting on September 15th lasts for ten days, which is very lively. Villagers in Linfen and Hongdong all come to visit the temple fair, and vendors set up stalls to fill the open space of the temple fair. Now the original temple building is gone. Now, the villagers have built a small temple on the old site, and there is also a deep temple dedicated to three little queens (Qiong Xiao, Xiao Yun and Bi Xiao), who used to be three sisters of Zhao Gongming. According to the Book of the Gods, at the end of Yin Dynasty, three queens set up a maze of lights in the Yellow River.

According to legend, a long time ago, three fairies, Xiao Yun, Bixiao and Xiao Qiong, practiced in the Bixia Palace in Jieshi Mountain. They absorbed the aura of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon, and not only cultivated a good martial arts, but also cultivated two treasures, one is gold and bucket of gold. These two babies are very good. Jin Jiao Jian is the change of two dragons whose ends intersect. Whoever meets it will be dismembered. The mixed gold bucket was originally a bathtub used by the people in Jieshi Mountain to give birth to children. Strange changes have taken place because too much yang has been collected. No matter how good a person is, once met, he will be numb and unable to move, so he can only give in easily. The two treasures of Queen San Xiao are closely related to the lives of ordinary people, which makes people worship them. Gradually, people's worship of Queen San Xiao has turned into faith and blessing for their children. Therefore, the folks also call the Three Little Empresses Songzi Empresses, and set April 18 every year as the temple fair. Most of them are made by women who want their children. The temple fair of Yangqu Sanxiaoniangniang is mainly held on September 15th every year, lasting for seven days, mainly to thank the gods and pray for good weather and abundant crops in a year.

Tributes include cakes, peaches and fruits.

During the meeting, there were fairs, gongs, drums and yangko, and big plays, which meant to celebrate the harvest.

4. Antou Dundee Temple Fair

Antou belongs to Shantou Township, where a Sanguan Temple was built, facing south. According to the inscription, it was built in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty and renovated in the Republic of China.

Sanguan Temple is also called Sanyuan Temple. Three views, the heavenly official of Shangyuan Yipin Jiu Ling, blessed Wei Zidi, the second-class morale official of the Central Plains, pardoned the guilty Qing Xu Emperor, and Xia Yuan, the third-class water official-Jieyi Dongyin Emperor. Their birthdays are the 15th day of the first month of Shangyuan, the 15th day of July in the Central Plains and the 15th day of October in Xia Yuan. Emperors of past dynasties admired the Three Views and set some taboos. The Tang Dynasty stipulated that Sanyuanjie was the birthday of Sanyuandi. It was also stipulated in the Song Dynasty that it was forbidden to try and execute prisoners who died suddenly during the three-year festival.

In sanyuan emperor. God bless people is the most familiar one. I bought a picture of "God bless the people" during the Chinese New Year and pasted it on the wall as decoration. The celestial officials on the screen are elegant, long bearded, kind-hearted, with red robes and jade belts, holding wishes in their hands. The five boys they carried each held a peach, a pomegranate, a bergamot, a Chun Mei and a Qing Ji carp lamp, which symbolized many blessings and longevity and were loved by people. Woodblock New Year pictures in Hexi area of Hong Tong, including God bless the people, are the main reasons why people like them. So the Sanguan Temple was built in the village, and it has been used until now, but for some reason, the gods in Sanguan Temple in Antou Village are now "Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei". Perhaps the master at that time made a mistake and the statue was unknown. It was said to be very effective. The most lively temple fair in Antou is Shangyuan Festival. On the15th day of the first month every year, people hold the Lantern Festival in front of the temple. The village community chooses a community leader to lead the elderly. 12 or 13 people tied herringbone with sorghum poles and hung lanterns on them to form a maze of characters. Generally, the word "Wan" and the word "Shou" are used, with the prefix facing north and one opening in the north. At this time, it is necessary to pray for the children here or to protect their safety. Mainly children 12 years old or older, they will make a wish on the fifteenth day of the first month. When they are under 12 years old, they must tie a triangular "cangue" around their necks with hay, walk all the way from home to the altar to see the children off, then burn it, and then ask for a "lock" to be worn around their necks in front of the altar for a year's peace. When they grow up, they will bring some noodles.