Chapter 137 Mazu's Tour
After the whole village had vegetarian food for seven days, the Mazu tour ceremony began on the morning of the eighth day. The villagers gathered at the entrance of the Mazu Temple to watch the fun early in the morning.
The ritual band invited two shifts to play music at the Mazu Temple in turn. When it arrived around 9 o'clock in the morning, a grandmother carefully carried out one of the two Mazu statues in front of the Mazu statue, and carried it to the sedan chair by another middle-aged fisherman's daughter, put it straight and tied it with red silk.
The village chief inserted three fragrant sticks in each of the three incense masters in front of the statue, and then signaled the people outside the temple to ring the gong and open the way.
Walking in the front is a gong carrying the "Caidao" flag and firecrackers. Behind the left and right are plaques holding "avoidance" and followed by young and middle-aged people holding hands, with plaques with words such as "Safe Seasons", "Safe in the Country", "Good Wealth and Good Wealth", etc.
There was a group of ritual bands at the middle and at the end of the team. Mazu was carried by eight young and middle-aged men in the middle. The maids on both sides were dressed by little girls in the village, with a total of eight.
Ye Huimei was also chosen to be a maid, holding a flower basket in her hand, and she could stay at any time.
When the children of the Ye family saw it, they shouted: "It's my sister-in-law, it's my sister-in-law."
"My auntie is so beautiful when she put on powder today~"
It was rare to see the excitement. Almost all the people in the whole village came out and followed Mazu on a tour. Because it was not for school on weekends, it was not just the Ye family's children. The older and younger children in the village also jumped behind.
Ye Huimei heard the screams of the children at home, looked over and smiled slightly, but when she withdrew her gaze, she glanced at A Guang, whose eyes were straightened not far away, blushed slightly awkwardly, and then focused on following the team.
Some people in the crowd were discussing whether Ye Huimei had no partner yet, and were talking about whether her relatives were of the same age as they could introduce them.
The Ye family looked very handsome, but after a summer, Ye Hui became a little darker, but today she deliberately applied powder and looked fair-skinned. She was quite eye-catching among the maids.
A Guang listened to the other people's talk unhappily, but he was helpless. Everything had to be progressive step by step. He had no choice but to follow the divine sedan chair helplessly.
Behind the team, there were people carrying firecrackers and firecrackers with two feet, and they were set off by a special person while walking.
Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, firecrackers, the patrol team walked through the uneven seaside gravel pavement, climbed up to the quaint stone level, walked through the fishing village avenues and trails, either climbing up the ridge or downhill.
When Mazu went on a tour, she would walk all the roads in the village and stayed at the doors of all villagers. Some would place altars at the doors of their houses. When they arrived at someone's house, the head of the household would flask three incense sticks. It was not until the whole village was visited that the guard of honor walked to the beach.
I walked around the river bank from east to west, then walked to the beach, and then stopped in the middle of the entire beach.
The ritual band also has to come forward to perform for Mazu and play a piece of music to bless the fishermen to produce safety at sea and have a happy family. I pray to bless the fishermen to have a happy boat, disasters are gone, blessings are coming, tides are loaded, and water is prosperous.
According to legend, Mazu's real name is Lin Mo. He is a descendant of the nine-mu Lin family, a prominent family in Putian, Fujian Province. He was born on the 23rd day of the third lunar month of the first year of Jianlong in the Song Dynasty...
Before her birth, her parents had given birth to five daughters and were very disappointed.
But on the evening before she was about to be born, neighbors saw a meteor turning into a red light and shooting from the northwest sky, dazzling and shining, making the rocks on the island red.
Therefore, her parents felt that she would not be an idle daughter, so they loved her very much, because she did not cry until the full moon, so they named her Lin Mo.
When she grew up, she was determined to do good deeds for the rest of her life, but she never married without ambition, and her parents obeyed her wishes. She devoted herself to charity and public welfare, studied medical science frequently, cured diseases, and taught people to prevent and eliminate epidemics.
She is kind and enthusiastic, and has a great reputation in the coastal areas. No matter who encounters any difficulties, she is willing to discuss with her and ask her for help. She also enthusiastically helps her fellow villagers who are seeking trouble and resolve disputes and avoid misfortunes and seek good luck.
Lin Mo, who grew up on the shore of the sea, is not only familiar with astronomical meteorological conditions, but also familiar with water. Meizhou Island and
There are many reefs in the straits between the mainland. Fishing boats and merchant ships that were killed in this sea area are often rescued by Lin Mo. Therefore, people say that she can cross the sea by taking a seat.
She can also measure good or bad luck, and will definitely inform the owners in advance whether they can sail, so she also said that she can "predict the good and bad things" and called her "goddess" and "dragon girl".
On the ninth day of September 987, it was the day when Lin Mo, who was only twenty-eight years old, became ascended. In fact, she died while she was rescued at sea.
But in the later legendary stories, on the day Lin Mo's feathers ascended, the people on Meizhou Island said that they saw Mazu riding on the long wind and flying in the bright sunshine.
From then on, sailors said that Lin Mo was flying on the sea in red clothes to rescue those who were killed and called for help. Therefore, the statue of Mazu was gradually widely worshipped on the sea boats to pray for safety and smooth sailing.
Because of his saving the world and helping others, he was revered as the "Sea God" in the southeastern coast of China and even in East Asia and other regions, and established temples to worship.
Today's travel offerings are no less than the specifications of Mazu's birthday, except for the absence of a banquet.
After the ritual band performs, you only need to walk under the tide and patrol the sea. Mazu's travel ceremony has been completed and you can go back to the temple directly.
The villagers followed from beginning to end until after Mazu sat down at Mazu Temple, a grandmother knelt on her knees and prayed for blessings, and then respectfully returned the statue to the position. The tour ceremony ended, and everyone went back to their respective houses to disperse.
"Dad, pee~ pee~"
Ye Yaodong suddenly pussed, "Wait a minute, you can't pee, if you urinate, I will smash your butt."
While speaking, he hurriedly put Ye Chengyang down from his neck because he was small and walked slowly and could not see him. Ye Yaodong directly pulled him around his neck halfway.
Ye Chengyang couldn't wait and shouted anxiously: "You have to pee... pee..."
After he pulled his pants a little bit, he couldn't hold back his urine. Most of his pants were wet, and Ye Yaodong's hands were full of his urine, but at least he didn't pee on his neck.
"Don't you tell me to pee early? You have to be so anxious? Your intestines are not straight."
Lin Xiuqing muttered a few words and took off his pants, and patted his butt twice...
The children beside him all stretched out their index fingers and shaved their faces, mocking him: "Shame-faced~"
"Bare ass, shameless face~"
"Ye Chengyang's face is ashamed~"
He immediately buried his head in his father's legs embarrassedly, but he passed it over and found that it seemed to be quite fun, and he was telescopic there...
Ye Yaodong raised him up with a black look on his head, "Here I go home!"
Lin Xiuqing led his eldest son to his side, but he stopped leaving.
"Pei Shun, why are you standing there if you haven't left?"
"Do you care about me?"
"Grass……"
Ye Yaodong wanted to make a few words, but Lin Xiuqing pulled his clothes and said, "I'm back, what do you care about him?"
"Didn't I care about my friends and ask a few questions?"
She rolled her eyes. Ah Guang was idle all the time in the past three days and gave them bananas and persimmons. He clearly said that there were a lot of things in their family, but he even gave them.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see it, but he didn't say it out loud. Anyway, if Ye's mother was worried, it was not their turn to be brother and sister-in-law.
Ye Yaodong also understood that he was just a little unhappy. His younger sister came to him every few days in her previous life, and after scolding, she kept sending this and that to his house. After Lin Xiuqing was diagnosed with cancer, she had no daughter to serve her and her daughter-in-law had not been married yet. She was busy helping him take care of her for several months, and she helped him pay a lot of medical expenses. Of course, he was concerned about what kind of person she married.
"I'm back, it's very late, hurry up and go back for dinner."
Ye Yaodong glared at A Guang before turning his head to leave...
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