Taiwan Province Mazu culture with religious color.

Mazu, as a folk belief culture, is highly respected in the southern coastal areas of China. Mazu is regarded as a sea god among the people and can protect maritime safety. In Taiwan Province, Mazu belief culture formed under special conditions has both the characteristics of Chinese folk belief culture and its particularity. Let's walk into the culture of Taiwan Province Province and see the Mazu culture with religious color in Taiwan Province Province.

Mazu is one of the main folk beliefs in Taiwan Province Province. There are four records about Mazu in the county annals of Taiwan Province in the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty: one is the Great Mazu Tempel, that is, Mazu Tempel, which was rebuilt from the Forbidden City of the Quiet King; The second is the Little Mazu Tempel, which was built in the 22nd to 23rd year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty and located in Shuizaiwei, Xidingfang. Third, Mazu Tempel, the deer's ear gate, was built in the 58th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, with Mazu in the front hall and Guanyin in the back hall. The fourth is Mazu Tempel in Penghu. At that time, Mazu Tempel was built in almost all the ports in this area.

According to various historical records, Mazu Tempel, Taiwan Province, was distributed in major waterways, especially ports, after fifty years of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. During the Japanese occupation period, although the Japanese invaders strictly controlled it, Mazu belief had already penetrated into the people.

Since 1950s, Mazu belief has been developing continuously in Taiwan Province. From the distribution of Mazu Tempel in Taiwan Province Province, the center points are Datian Hougong in Tainan City, Chaotian Palace in Beigang in Yunlin County, Nanyao Palace in Changhua County, Langong in Dajia Town in Taichung County, etc. from south to north, which constitutes a central line of Mazu belief. Judging from the development history of Mazu belief in Taiwan Province Province, there are more and more people who believe in Mazu in Taiwan Province Province, and the sacrificial ceremonies are becoming more and more complicated. Mazu Tempel has different scales, from small folk temples to spectacular palaces. Mazu is called "the Virgin in the sky" and is also regarded as "Venus of the East".

The names of Mazu Tempel vary from place to place in Taiwan Province Province, mainly including Tianfei Palace, Tianhou Palace, Mazu Tempel, Tianhou Palace, Notre Dame altar, Wenyuan Hall, Chaotian Palace, Tianhou Palace, An Lan Hall, Shuangci Pavilion and Lifen Hall. Moreover, since the statues of Mazu worshipped in different places come from different parts of the mainland, their names are also different. For example, Meizhou people are called "Meizhou Mom", Quanzhou people are called "Wenling Mom" and Tongan people are called "Yin Tong Mom".

Mazu worship in Taiwan Province Province was gradually formed after a large number of Fujian immigrants entered Taiwan Province in the Qing Dynasty, and has been developing since then. In the past century, the number of pilgrims in Dajia, Taiwan Province Province alone has grown from dozens to more than 50,000. Mr. Li Yiyuan, an anthropologist in Taiwan Province Province, pointed out that Mazu belief has formed many belief circles and sacrificial circles around several temples with the immigrants from Fujian, Guangdong and Han, and thus the sacrificial activities of burning incense and cutting incense prevailed, which is still an important phenomenon of folk beliefs in Taiwan Province Province.

In ancient times, when people were unable to control their own destiny, they often asked the gods to bless them. People living at sea or by the sea are faced with capricious and powerful alien forces, so they especially hope that there will be more powerful gods in the dark to save themselves and bless themselves in times of crisis. The sinister natural environment and people's psychological state under this background provide the soil for the formation of Mazu belief. The praise and praise of Mazu by feudal ruling classes and literati in previous dynasties made it more deified, and also contributed to the formation and spread of Mazu belief culture.

Generally speaking, the formation of Mazu belief culture in Taiwan Province is the product of complex and changeable natural environment and special social environment.