​Nan Kuan-shen Wang-yeh Ritual

南鯤鯓王爺祭​

  •  Date: April 26~27 of the Lunar Calendar
  •  Location: Nan Kuan-shen Tai-tien Temple, No.976, Kunjiang Village, Beimen Dist., Tainan City 727, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 台南市北門區鯤江里976號
　　Nan Kuan-shen Tai-tien Temple is the biggest and oldest Wang-yeh Temple in Taiwan. It’s also called Wu-fu Wan-yeh temple which is consists of two temples. The big one is Tai-tien Temple, whcih worships Wu-fu Quian Sui(五府千歲) and the small one is called Wan-shan Tang(萬善堂), which worships Wan-shan Yeh.(萬善爺) The sequence of main gods in the temple is Li-fu Quian Sui, Chi-fu Quian Sui, Wu-fu Quian Sui, Zhu-fu Quian Sui, Fàn-fu Quian Sui.
　　南鯤鯓代天府又稱五府王爺廟，由兩座廟所組成，大廟代天府，祀奉五府千歲，小廟為萬善堂，祀奉萬善爺，是全台規模最大、最古老的王爺廟。而主要祭祀的神分別為李府千歲、池府千歲、朱府千歲、范府千歲。祭拜的主神分別為李府千歲、池府千歲、吳府千歲、朱府千歲、范府千歲。

　　There are four times to celebrate Wu-fu Quian Sui’s birthday in a year-April, June, August, and September. The most famous Ritual is held on April 26 to 27 of the Lunar Calendar for Li-fu Quian Sui and Fàn-fu Quian. On this day, all of the Wang-yeh that have been dispatched to other places will come back to celebrate. Meanwhile, it attracts many believers and groups of Buddhist pilgrims to come and becomes the biggest ritual in South Taiwan.
　　一年有四次是慶祝五府千歲的誕辰，分別是四月、六月、八月、九月。著名的王爺祭，以農曆四月二十六、二十七兩日李、范兩位王爺聖誕最具代表，分靈在全國各地的王爺都會在此時回來進香過爐，為「南鯤鯓王」道賀。此時也會吸引到許多信徒、進香團前往此地，因此號稱南台灣最大的祭典。 
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  1. The offerings should be whole chicken, fish, and pork. While displaying the offerings, the head of chicken and fishtail should face the god and chicken should be put on the right side, fish left side, and pork in the middle.
  2. ​​The offering should be clean and neat for entering   the temple. The fruits should be cleaned especially.
  3. It is not suitable for using beef, dog, eel, rice-field eel, and   loach to worship.
  4. Do not prepare tomato, guava, sugar apple, banana, plum, and pineapple. It’s because the seeds of tomato and guava   is not easy to digest. The seeds are excreted ultimately by   digestive system. It will be accused of blashphemy. Besides, sugar apple is like Sakyamuni Buddha’s head so it should not be used as offering. Banana, plum, and pineapple should not be put together because they are pronounced as “zhāo”  “Li” “lái,” and means “bring together the ghosts" in Taiwanese.Therefore, these fruits should not be used as offering. 
  5. Food having been eaten should not be used because it is not polite to gods.
  6. Don’t sneak the offerings.
  7. The bowls and chopsticks have to be even in number.​​​​
  1. ​ 準備的三牲必須是全雞、全魚、整塊的豬肉，祭拜時    要將雞 頭、 魚尾面神明，左雞右魚、豬肉放中間才是  正確擺法。
  2. ​將供品拿至寺廟時，得保持整齊乾淨，特別是水果得先清洗過。
  3. ​祭祀的供品不得拿牛肉、狗肉、鰻魚、鱔魚、泥鰍。
  4. ​素果禁用番茄、番石榴、釋迦。因為當吃下番茄、番石榴的種 子，因為人體很難消化這些種子，最後還是由消化系統排出體外，因此被視為對神明不潔、褻瀆。此外釋迦長的像釋迦摩尼佛，因此也不得拿來祭拜；且不得同時祭拜香蕉、李子、鳳梨，因為台語發音像”招你來”意思就是招來好兄弟，更不得祭拜。
  5. ​吃過的食物不可拿來祭拜，因為對神明是不敬的。
  6. ​​不可偷吃祭品。
  7. ​祭祀的碗筷得準備雙數。
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