Located in southern Taiwan Pingtung County Binhai, to "meet the king offering" (send ship) is famous throughout the station of Donggang Town, is the Strait of Taiwan coastal rural settlement online, is large, Taiwan one of three big fishing port. Generations to the sea for a living in Donggang, has a bold and straightforward character, "ocean" of religious beliefs, especially religious.
In the town of moving boat processions (Ceng Wentian photo)Ying Wang Fiesta Donggang Donglong temple, in Chinese, not ugly, Chen earthly branches, Xu years as King Festival held at the "big". Early in the big family, two years ago, To Takanomiya the Deacon personnel, namely the hands of army headquarters seat, ship built to open, to meet the King Festival was first Gong; to the ceremonial first half of the year, into the local temple preparation period, the temple also started the first rehearsal array performance; the previous month, Donggang Town Street began to decorate, the temple head refurbishment, sunshade, God the banners, processions of route planning and exploration, and set up and work the arch. To close a week before the festival to welcome king, brightly lit, everywhere filled with "love God" the lively atmosphere, each array head to Donglong Palace Square preview visit, each and every family to clean home environment, and to the feelings of joy, looking forward to generation day Xunshou chitose ye, and arrival of relatives and friends.
To burn the ship moments (Ceng Wentian photo)The whole meet the king ceremonial ritual, from I Wang Jia (water), Wang Jia out, ship, ship will move in the town of processions, the final day of the "king of Donggang", is "meet the king offering" the grand finale, but the entire folk festival activities, sublimation to the climax. When everything is ready, silently waiting believers and all the onlookers, Wang ship setting sail out, and I Wang Jia followers, is also looking forward to set sail time, according to the local long-term experience, nearly around the ship will sail before the wind, can set sail.
At the end of the Ship Fire King Festival (Ceng Wentian photo)Sure enough, in approaching the second hour, Wang ship sail in the tiny fluctuations, to burn the ship moments! Fire cannon voice, notify the waiting crowds, and ceremonial staff, were also ignite the golden paper, the ship around at the moment, the blazing flames shot up, the princess in the gradually burn gradually small flames, three supporting the original stands mast, also slumped inverted, ending three years of family meet the King Festival event. (Ceng Wentian / paper)
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