Eighty-seven, Huyang town nunnery people put lotus lamps
Xing Shaoshan
Lotus lanterns are a kind of folk sacrifice and religious activities used to mourn the loss of loved ones and bless the living people, and the days of the lotus lanterns are different in different places. Lotus lantern refers to the lotus lamp, generally put on the base lamp or candle to illuminate, let it drift, for the pudu water of the falling water ghost and other lonely ghost wild ghost.
Before the Ming Dynasty Wanli, Huyang floods were on the verge of occurring, and the small polders at this time could not resist the flood. During the Wanli period, it gradually merged and rebuilt the embankment, but "the flood was not caused by a slight disturbance". In the second year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1663) and the forty-seventh year (1708), the two broken polder losses were heavy, and by the third year of Daoguang (1823), it was either raining or snowing, and it was particularly heavy, and the weather was particularly cold, and there was ice and snow everywhere.
The original winter dry Shiushu Lake appeared in the winter water, towards the Huyang small polder in the form of a mountain rush, at that time because of the low polder of Huyang, coupled with the low terrain, Huyang polder broke from Chen Wei Village. At that time, Chen Wei Liu Xia's losses were particularly serious, especially the male laborers in the family sacrificed a lot due to the rescue, and many families only had women left. The following year, several tribesmen of Liu Xia Chen Wei discussed the construction of a town water temple at the head of the village. An, originally a temple where women practiced, was used to pray and use the power of the gods and Buddhas to subdue disasters, so this place is also called Zhenxiang An, which has been maintained to this day. In addition, in order to mourn the loss of loved ones, people hold commemorative events every year to put on lotus lanterns. When I was young, my two uncles in Wei Village and My aunt and cousin (named Hesheng) from Liu Xia Village had to pick us up in July and a half to see the lotus lanterns. When we got there, we saw the annual "lotus lantern" traditional folk activity of the Zhen'an people, which was a spectacular scene. In july and a half, people make all kinds of colorful lotus lanterns in advance and put them into the lake on that day. At this time, I saw thousands of lotus wax core lamps of different sizes, like the lights of a ten-mile long street, decorating the lake surface with a little bit of brilliance and color.
Ah, "Put a lotus lamp on the July Lake, and love the candle in the water." The blue-yellow color reflects the sky, and the stars fly down into the lake. "Huyang, such a water country, is such a place that creates miracles.
Chinese folk mourning relatives, after the Han and Jin Dynasties, religious influence has been expanding day by day. Emperor Wu of Liang of the Southern and Northern Dynasties worshipped Buddhism and advocated the organization of water and land festivals, and monks put river lanterns in the release pond. In 759, Emperor Suzong of Tang ordered the world to set up 81 release ponds. In 1016, the Northern Song Dynasty Zhenzong set the Buddha's birthday as the birthday of the Buddha, and August 15 as the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the lanterns were held up to play the moon, and the river sheng song was played, "monks and nuns and monks and nuns are used to raise pots for the Buddha". The Song Dynasty stipulated that all parts of the Zhongyuan Festival should burn river lanterns, save orphan souls, release flame mouths, and perform dramas, and many poets left poems that put on lights and rejoiced. Since then, the lotus lantern has been held in july and has become popular throughout the country, which has become a common festival day for people. In this way, the people of Huyang Zhen'an express mourning and blessings, and express the reverence and survival rules of nature of people living on the water's edge. Tang Lu Zhaolin has "Fifteen Nights to Watch the Lanterns": "Jinli opened a feast, Lan Juanyan's early years." The colors are far apart, and the light is far away. The stars of Han doubt fell, and the building seemed to hang like a moon. Don't have a thousand golden smiles, come to reflect the front of the nine branches. ”