From ancient times to the present, the content of Baijia Banquet activities has become more and more enriched, but it has not deviated from the most fundamental and important content of the event, which is to hold a grand ceremony to worship the local gods Chen Shisi and Empress Chen. Puppetry God King Beggar.

Before holding the Baijia Banquet, the locals also sacrificed to Empress Chen Shisi in the Linshui Palace near Zhangzhai Ancestral Hall, so they had special requirements for the glutinous rice wine and pigs used in the sacrifice. According to Zhang Jiyi, deputy director of the Zhangzhai Village Committee, the rice used to brew glutinous rice wine cannot be grown in rice fields on the roadside, but in relatively remote mountain fields. In addition, during the entire growth period of the rice, no fertilization, spraying, or insecticides are allowed, but nature takes its course. To use modern popular words to express it, it is an authentic green food. The wine brewed from this kind of glutinous rice is not allowed to be tasted by the brewer himself in advance. There are also very strict rules for raising pigs. First, castrated boars must be selected. Second, piglets are not allowed to use feed during the raising process. Instead of feeding, eat some vegetables or rice bran. These two kinds of offerings for the coming year's sacrifices are handled by dedicated personnel, and they are raised or brewed once a year. In the eyes of the local people, only in this way can it appear holy and be used for sacrifice. It is extremely disrespectful among the people to use unclean things to pay tribute to the gods!

This year is a year of flowers for the blessed heads of Sankui Linshui Palace. The Year of the Flowers is a name given by the local people. Its origin or origin has not been verified, but such a year is quite valued in the minds of the local blessing ministers, because this year, they not only have to hold a grand "Flower Tree" "To fulfill my wish to Empress Chen Shisi, I also want to rotate the lucky heads who were drawn by lot 10 years ago. Such a draw only happens once every ten years.

Due to the time arrangement of this Baijia Banquet taking into account the live broadcast of the TV broadcast, the once-a-decade "Changing" Ceremony of Fushou was moved forward. The reporter learned about it after the fact and therefore missed it. According to Zhang Ji yesterday, the agenda of the "change of office" in the Year of Flowers used to be on the night of the 16th day of the first lunar month after the Lantern Festival. The blessing chiefs who planned the Hundred Family Banquet this round would treat everyone to a meal, and then draw lots. method to produce a new blessing head for the next "ten-year" period. This time, 400 newly blessed heads were created, and each 40 were responsible for the annual Hundred Family Banquet and other matters. Zhang Ji said yesterday that everyone would be happy if they drew the lot and became the new lucky leader, but those who did not draw the lot would be very disappointed. Disappointment is a disappointment. Even if they can't be the lucky chiefs, they will still actively participate in the affairs of the coming year. Moreover, each lucky chief will have to bring 8 helpers to host the Baijia Banquet in the coming year.

I learned from Zhang Ji, deputy director of the Zhangzhai Village Committee yesterday, that for the Baijia Banquet, the blessing chiefs are the organizers of the banquet. When the Fourteenth Empress Chen goes out to patrol the streets, they It is to act as a bearer. Of course, they must purify themselves and put on clean clothes before carrying the Buddha statue. They are the main participants during the sacrifice, and their names will be read many times by the Taoist priests from beginning to end during the ceremony. This is also the right of blessed leaders. In their opinion, this way they will receive the protection of the gods and eliminate disasters, and their families will be safe and prosperous in the coming year. This is their good wish.