perform Taoist ritual; hold religious service to pray for blessings or avert disaster
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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perform a Taoist ritual; hold a religious service
formalA traditional Taoist ceremony where priests set up an altar, chant scriptures, and perform rituals to pray for blessings (like peace, good harvest, longevity), avert disasters, or appease spirits. It can also refer broadly to similar Buddhist or folk religious ceremonies.
Cūn村
lǐ里
qǐng请
dào道
shì士
lái来
dǎ打
jiào醮
，
qí祈
qiú求
lái来
nián年
fēng风
tiáo调
yǔ雨
shùn顺
。
The village invited Taoist priests to perform a ritual, praying for favorable weather in the coming year.
Wèi为
chāo超
dù度
wáng亡
hún魂
，
sì寺
miào庙
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
de的
dǎ打
jiào醮
fǎ法
huì会
。
To redeem the souls of the dead, the temple held a three-day-and-night ritual ceremony.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
dǎ打
jiào醮
huó活
dòng动
shì是
dāng当
dì地
zhòng重
yào要
de的
mín民
sú俗
chuán传
tǒng统
。
This kind of ritual ceremony is an important folk tradition in the area.
Gǔ古
shí时
yù遇
dào到
tiān天
zāi灾
，
guān官
fǔ府
cháng常
huì会
zǔ组
zhī织
dǎ打
jiào醮
yǐ以
ān安
fǔ抚
mín民
xīn心
。
In ancient times, when natural disasters occurred, the government often organized religious services to placate the people.