There are temple fairs in Anyang from the fifth day of January to the nineteenth of February, and the location of the temple fairs is different every day. There are temple fairs in Majiaququan Village, Gaozhuang Xiaowu Village and Wadian Chaochao Village only on the fourth day of February, but not the rest of the time.
Temple Fair is a folk custom in China, usually held during the Lunar New Year, and it is also a place for rural market trade. There are operas at the temple fair, and you can also buy some small things from the countryside.
Temple fairs existed in the Tang dynasty, because most of them were held during the temple fairs, and the locations were generally located in or near temples, so they were called temple fairs. The embryonic form of temple fair is sacrifice. When people offer sacrifices to their ancestors and natural gods, they gather together for some collective activities, offering offerings and playing music.
What activities are there in the temple fair?
There are many temple fairs during the Spring Festival. In some places, there is a reunion dinner for ten thousand people. Visitors can sit around the dining table and eat delicious food for free. Chinese New Year begins with dinner, all kinds of special dishes, agricultural and sideline products, and all kinds of delicious food.
In some places, people will pray for blessings when visiting temple fairs. Around the beginning of the year, thousands of people will gather to watch some cultural performances, as well as various parent-child experience activities and cultural activities. Visiting temple fairs can also host hundreds of banquets. According to some traditional habits, running water seats are used, and there are many delicious foods and dishes representing local flavor.