Meaning of 赛会
赛会 means a traditional folk activity (popular in old times) in which deity statues are carried out from temples and paraded through streets or villages, accompanied by ceremonial paraphernalia and music. Pronounced sài huì.
- a traditional folk activity (popular in old times) in which deity statues are carried out from temples and paraded through streets or villages, accompanied by ceremonial paraphernalia and music
Definitions & Examples
Měi每
nián年
nóng农
lì历
sān三
yuè月
，
zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
dōu都
huì会
jǔ举
xíng行
shèng盛
dà大
de的
sài赛
huì会
。
Every year in the third lunar month, this village holds a grand religious procession.
Sài赛
huì会
shàng上
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
tái抬
zhe着
shén神
xiàng像
xún巡
yóu游
yú于
jiē街
xiàng巷
zhī之
jiān间
。
During the deity parade, villagers carried the divine statues in procession through the streets.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yíng迎
shén神
sài赛
huì会
de的
xí习
sú俗
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yǐ已
jīng经
yán延
xù续
le了
jǐ几
bǎi百
nián年
。
This custom of welcoming deities in procession has continued locally for several hundred years.