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PengHu residents living with
sea, always have respects to sun, moon, mountain, and river
in nature, and thus feasts in lunar calendar became the
important day for people's praying in household. Household
praying activities in ShueiAn Village include the
followings¡G
¡]1¡^Yearly program¡G1. First day of a new year, 2. Second day
of a new year, 3. the fourth day in Jan. to receive gods, 4.
the ninth day in Jan. for heaven god¡¦s birthday, 5. the
tenth day in Jan. land god¡¦s birthday, 6. the 15th day in
Jan. the Lantern Festival, 7.the second day of Feb. banyan
god birthday, 8. the 19th day of Mar. Buddha birthday, 9.
23rd of Mar. MaZu birthday, 10.ChingMing, 11.the 5th day of
May, dragon boat festival, 12. the seventh day of July,
Chinese Valentine, 13. the 14th day of July praying at the
gate, 14. the 15th day of July, Mid-July PuDu, 15. the 8th
of Aug. King farewell (the special praying in ShueiAn
Village), 16.the 15th day of Aug. Mid-Autumn Festival,
17.November, Winter coming, 18.the 15th day of Dec. bid
farewell¡]gods at home¡^, 19.the 16th of Dec. ¡¦WeiYa¡¦, 20. the
24th of Dec. bid farewell (gods in temple), and 21. New Year
Eve
¡]2¡^Regular praying¡G1.Each first and 15th day , praying
heaven god and household gods, 2. Each first and 15th day ,
offerings to temples, and 3. July 15th, ChingMing, and New
Year Eve, praying at the gate.
¡]3¡^Other praying and prohibitions¡G1. three days, a month,
and four months after giving baby birth, mothers pray to bed
god, 2. after harvest in Aug. some day around Mid-Autumn
Festival, pray to the banyan god, 3. On New year day, not
offering seven meals for praying, not eating rice soups, and
not saying inauspicious words, 4. taro is necessary in
offerings, indicating ¡§get employed¡¨ , guava and tomato are
prohibited, and 5.the heaven god coming to the world on 25th
of Dec. and 5th of Jan., under wears of female cannot be put
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