When does the temple fair usually start?

Temple fairs are usually held from the Spring Festival to 15. Such as: Tianhou Temple Fair in Tianjin on the first day of the first month, lasting for seven days; On the eighth day of the first month, the ancient meeting in Tanshang Town, Pizhou City, Xuzhou lasted for three days; On the fifteenth day of the first month, Houba Temple Fair in Tongshan County, Jiangsu Province lasted for three days. There are other months, such as: February 1 1 day, Laozi Temple Fair in Guoyang County, Anhui Province, which lasts for five days; February 19, the ancient meeting in Xinxiang City, Henan Province, lasted for ten days. According to local customs, there are long and short.

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Temple fair, also known as "festival field" or "temple fair". It is a folk religion and an ancient custom in China. It is usually held during the Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival and when the dragon rises on February 2nd. It was one of the forms of fair trade in ancient China. Its formation and development are related to the celebration of harvest and religious activities in temples. It is held in temples on festivals or specific dates, mostly in or near temples, and is used for activities such as offering sacrifices to gods, entertainment and shopping. Temple fairs are very popular in vast areas of this country.

Temple fair is an ancient traditional folk cultural activity. Spring Festival is usually called China New Year. In addition to the general annual customs, temple fairs are the main customs of New Year in old Beijing. With the development of the times, there will be a series of temple fairs in China during the Spring Festival every year. Apart from the familiar "Changdian", "Long Live Mountain Spring Festival Temple Fair" (1st to 16th lunar month), "Wuxian God of Wealth Temple" (2nd to 16th lunar month), "Dongyue Temple" (1st to 15th lunar month) and "Baiyun Temple" (1st to 19th lunar month) are all famous temple fairs in China.

On June 7th, 2008, the temple fairs declared by Chaoyang District of Beijing, Mentougou District, Jinyuan District of Taiyuan City of Shanxi Province, Xuhui District of Shanghai, Tongchuan City of Shaanxi Province, Pan 'an County of Zhejiang Province, Tai 'an City of Shandong Province, Shiyan City of Hubei Province, Changsha City of Hunan Province and Foshan City of Guangdong Province (Dongyue Temple Fair, Miaofengshan Temple Fair, Yaowangshan Temple Fair, Jinci Temple Fair, Shanghai Longhua Temple Fair, Chasing Tea Farm, etc.

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