April 18 of the lunar calendar is the birth day of Taishan Temple God, also known as the day of praying for heirs. People call it "April 18, praying for a doll in grandma's temple". Around this day, people went to grandma's temple to burn incense and sacrifice, and invited clay dolls to pray for happiness and prosperity, and there were many descendants. Then catch up with the temple fair, go shopping and watch performances. It's very lively.

Mount Tai, also known as Mount Tai God of Dongyue, is an important mountain god in Taoism. There are always different opinions about his life experience, including Jin Hong, Tai Hao, Pangu, Tiansun and Huang. Mount Tai, as the embodiment of Mount Tai, is a sacred messenger to communicate with heaven and man, and the patron saint of emperors who are ordered by heaven to govern the world.

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According to China's ancient theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Mount Tai lies in the east, the sun rises and everything is born. Therefore, Mount Tai has an important function of leading life and death, and several specific functions are derived from it: replacing the old with the new and consolidating the country and people; Longevity, longevity; There are high and low positions in Fulu; In the period of life and death, ghosts and gods are one.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dongyue Temple, which worships Mount Tai, was spread all over the country, and March 28th of the lunar calendar was the festival day every year. Besides Mount Tai, the Dongyue Temple in Beijing is the most famous. It was the place where sacrificial ceremonies were held in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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