The most famous festival in Shezi Island is about "Lord of the Soil and the Ground"! It is organized by four village leaders of Fu'an distrinct, which are holding by four Lord of the Soil and the Grounds (Xitaikou, Gangqianzi, Dianzikou, Zhongku)．This have been a major event of the Lantern Festival each year.The most famous festival in Shezi Island belongs to the "Nonglong Landlord"!
Firecrackers Blast the Lord of the Soil and the Ground
If the Shezi Island in the spring is in the Chinese New Year, it will be lively. Remember that my father will buy a lot of firecrackers every year to set off at the Lord of the Soil and the Ground Temple. It is said that this will make a lot of money. An annual event. When I was a kid, my ancient lantern (lantern) was made of milk powder cans, slowly turned into a torch, and finally turned into a small lantern issued by the city government. Then I can exchange it for candles, candy cookies, etc. It's really fun.
Zhen'an Palace also has land bombing activities
In the past, you can get candles with merchants
just by mentioning the ancient lamp
Common theater performances at temple fairs
SaiZhuGong activity for Sacred King of Zhangzhou
The people in the village used to be very interesting. They invited friends and family to eat and set up tables for free several times a year. Many neighbors are hosting more tables than others, and more friends. Anyway, it feels like we're holding table treats all year round ( no need red envelopes).
Reference source：
Chen Wen-Zong. "Shezi Island residents: I grew up chasing butterflies and catching fish here, I just want to find that wonderful home." Apple Daily. March, 2019. [Online]https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20190327/1540578/
Chen Wen-Zong. Personal interview. Dec 18, 2019.
Shezi Culture and Education Foundation."2000 Discover Shezi Island Activity Manual", 2000.
Shezi Island Aesthetic Association."Interview with celebrities in Shezi Island.", 2007.
Taiwan e-Learning & Digital Archives Program. "Business photo gallery and amateur works during the Japanese rule." [Online] https://catalog.digitalarchives.tw/Organization/List.jsp?CID=58636
- We have a saying here: buy a lot of firecrackers and go to the land public temple to set it off. It is said that it will make a lot of money. Its holding time is the day of the Lantern Festival. Once an event.
- The teachers in the school said they were shocked to experience this activity last year. And I have n’t been there, I really want to go, but my dad said that the activity is dangerous, and he just got off work, he felt tired.
- I heard from my classmate's father that he said that the Guzi lamp (lantern) when he was a child was made with a milk powder jar, which gradually turned into a torch and finally became a small lantern issued by the city government. At that time, it was really interesting to bring the Guzi lamp (lantern) he made to Zhuangtou's orange shop for candles, candy cookies, etc. Why are we not having this event now?
- Or maybe the fathers of previous people do n’t need to go to work during the day? Or can they play by themselves, without the need for fathers or mothers to bring them? This difference, I think, is very big, because people in the past are more at ease to play outside And now my parents are very uneasy, this is what I envy the former Shezi Island.
