During the old age, there were not only many temple fairs and temple markets in the capital, but also their own characteristics.

Although many people can't tell the difference, there is still a clear difference between temple fairs and temple markets.

The temple fair mainly focuses on incense, while the temple market mainly sells goods.

Moreover, the time periods of these two are different. Temple fairs are all once a year, and temple markets are available every month.

Let’s first talk about the temple fair in the capital that mainly attracts incense.

The first one is the Laoye Temple in Qianmen Wengcheng.

The so-called Laoye Temple is actually the Guandi Temple. In the elderly, people in the capital call Guandi "Zheng".

Speaking of which, there are actually more than a hundred old temples in the capital, but the only one in Qianmen Wucheng is the most special.

Because throughout the year, it opens a temple on the first day of the first lunar month.

This "scarcity" makes Guandi here particularly arrogant and honest.

Everyone realized that since the "master" here does not care about folk incense, they are naturally not biased.

Since you do not commit personal gain, it will definitely work.

So from the perspective of time, there will never be any earlier than this temple fair.

The incense here can also be said to be the most prosperous among all the old temples in the capital.

Every year after New Year's Eve, when it is just the first day of the first lunar month, all the capital city, no matter the south and north, east and west, those who want to incense will flock to the Laoye Temple in Qianmenwangcheng to incense.

Because there are too many people, it is impossible to light incense for Guandi here according to the rules. People throw incense directly into the incense pool.

So the flames in the incense pool were two or three feet high and were constantly on the rise.

In addition to Guandi Temple, during the first lunar month, the people in the capital also have to go to Wuxian God of Wealth Temple.

The Five Gods of Wealth refer to five major thieves who are heroic and righteous, robbing the rich and helping the poor, five of whom are the thieves, Cao Renguang, Liu Yiguang, Li Chengguang, Ge Xinguang and Zhang Zhiguang.

Therefore, this temple fair is naturally friendly to the people, and the most famous activities are "choosing money" and "borrowing ingots".

In order to make a fortune, everyone rushed to participate to get lucky.

In addition, in the first lunar month, there are Baiyunguan Temple Fair and Yonghe Palace Temple Fair in the capital.

Baiyun Temple is mainly engaged in the "Shunxing" on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and people go to the Star Hall to worship their natal stars.

The Yonghe Palace is full of lamas. People go there from the 29th to the first day of the first lunar month to the first day of the second lunar month, mainly to see the customs of Tibetan Buddhism, lamas fight ghosts.

In March, it was the turn of the Pantao Palace Temple Fair.

This temple fair is famous for many gods and many stalls.

In addition to the statues in the temple, the people in the capital worshipped, the reliefs in the temple were mainly worshipped.

From the Western Tathagata, the Queen Mother, to all kinds of gods and immortals.

The market in front of the temple gate also echoes it faintly.

Not only are there many local flavored foods, many children's toys, many daily necessities and clothing, but also many people who are good at playing the show.

It really seems like all kinds of gods are coming to meet.

Therefore, although the Pantao Palace in the past was small, it was well-known nationwide, not only in the capital.

There is also a dust dusting meeting at Dongyue Temple in March.

Although the Dongyue Temple is most famous for the Seventy-Six Sessions of Hell.

What are you going up the knife mountain, going down the oil pan, holding the fire column, being hit by lightning, rolling nail board, cutting the tongue...

The entire temple was completely like a hell, looking a little scary and made people afraid to stop.

Don’t forget that there is still a Monkey Palace here.

In the past, if the son of a family was not married at the age of 20, the parents would have to come to Dongyue Temple to buy red lines and ask the old man under the moon to marry his son.

So this temple fair is still very friendly.

In addition, the water passing by Qihuamen (Chaoyangmen) is Tonghui River. Many people sell lotus roots and water chestnuts at this temple fair were dug from nearby.

This also corresponds to the good omen of "the beauty is natural", ensuring the prosperity of incense.

In April, people in the capital pay attention to going to the temple fair on Miaofeng Mountain.

Because the road is long, people have to ride donkeys when they leave Xizhimen and take a bus, just like a spring outing.

Along the way, in addition to watching the infinite spring scenery, passing through the tea shed, and watching the devout pilgrims kowtowed all the way, you can also see the "old man" who walks on stilts, carries the fragrance of the gangs and drums to attend the meeting in the ten miles of towns.

They are all trainees, and they love to fight each other.

Although "old churches" have to give in to each other according to the rules, isn't it easy to pick the bones in the eggs?

If you say you are not well-polite, you can fight.

So you can often see several "martial arts exchanges" along the way.

In the eyes of many people, as long as they are not "Lao Hui" who goes up the mountain with a bruised nose and a swollen face, they are not a hero.

But after going up the mountain, you have to be kind and no one can do anything, even if you are reluctant.

Otherwise, the "shuohui" will be very embarrassed and will come forward to "discipline".

Think about it, anyone who can organize events is not only rich, but also strong, and they are all wealthy people from all walks of life.

In May, it is time for the people of the capital to go to the reclining Buddha temple fair again.

In addition to watching the two generals of He Ha and the four heavenly kings, they also mainly touch the reclining Buddha.

There is a custom in the capital that people will touch the reclining Buddha wherever they feel uncomfortable, and touch their heads with headaches and feet with pain.

So the characteristic of this temple fair is that there are many patients.

No one knows whether you are in charge of things or not, but people in the past believe it.

The Zhongding Temple Fair in June is a rural-style temple fair, and it is also the home court for "old churches" in various places to spend money on their faces.

Outside the temple gate, not only sells agricultural tools, but also sells agricultural and sideline products.

Even the tea shed is sponsored by various "old churches", and pilgrims can drink it for free.

At the same time, those "old churches" also have places to show off their skills openly, and they will take turns performing in the first hall of the temple.

What are the Five Tiger Sticks, Shaolin Sticks, Guns and Knifes?...

Unlike the Miaofeng Mountain Temple Fair, there were fewer fights at this time, and it was purely a literary comparison.

The Jiangnan City God Temple is the most lively in July, and the city God is focused on going on a patrol.

So this is a stilt competition among the "old churches" in various places, but it is also the easiest to fight.

You know, everyone has to perform together, but the level is different, and the competition is in front of the temple, not in the temple.

The masses give different degrees of applause, which can easily arouse the emotions of the "Laohui".

People who cannot afford to lose often like to provoke trouble and judge the winner and lose with their fists.

In addition, on the evening of this day, there was a lotus lantern activity in the city for sacrificing ancestors.

There are nursery rhymes, lotus lanterns, lotus lanterns in the capital. I will lit them today and throw them to the next day.

On this day, the Beihai, the moat, Tonghui River, and as long as there is water in the capital, river lanterns must be placed.

In August, the temple fair of the Tsanjun Temple will end the year-round temple fair.

Needless to say, the Kitchen God is the ancestor of the chef's tea house, so people in the catering industry come to worship.

Then the food at this temple fair is quite distinctive. Some shops will add luster to the ancestors and come to set up stalls in front of the temple to sell some special food.

The exclusive tea foods in the tea house will also be sold in front of the temple this day.

And because the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, there are many people selling rabbits.

After this, there will be no temple fairs when the weather is cold.

Because no matter how monks, Taoists and nuns are held, the days of temple fairs are chosen, such as spring, summer, autumn, and pleasant days of traveling.

The temple fairs in winter are exceptions when holding a first lunar month and the festival is the exception. The lack of mass base at other times will definitely affect income.

As for the four major temples held in the capital all year round and the axis of the mouth is rotated every month.

The third is the Land Temple, the fourth is the White Pagoda Temple, the seventh is the Huguo Temple, and the nineth is the Longfu Temple.

The most prominent feature of this kind of temple market is that there are stalls inside and outside the temple.

Longfu Temple has the highest style.

In addition to a few old bookstores, there are also cultural, calligraphy, painting, jewelry, jade and other artifacts.

But it is mainly famous for its bird market, pigeon market, singing insects and flower fields, which is equivalent to the flower and bird market in the past.

Baita Temple and Huguo Temple are in the middle.

Department stores are gathered, but they are similar, and they are mainly daily necessities.

Land Temple is the lowest-class, selling agricultural tools, agricultural and sideline products, and ordinary flowers.
To be continued...