彰化縣二水鄉安德宮_門前公石獅(清中期)

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Anding Temple is a very special Mazu temple. The gods in the temple, including the Holy Mother and Heavenly Great Saint Mother, Second Saint Mother, Third Saint Mother, Fourth Saint Mother, New Xian Saint Mother (pinned in 1967), New Gui Saint Mother (pinned in 1972), New Nv Saint Mother (pinned in 1976), and the Mazu God brought back from Meizhou. Because each of the Mazu gods has a different responsibility, there is an idiom in the area: "Great Mother guards the temple, Second Mother eats food, Third Mother loves people, Fourth Mother kills fish in the river, Fifth Mother likes to participate in cutting incense to meet with other Mazu gods." The Great Mother guards the temple and doesn't leave or go on pilgrimage. The Second Mother doesn't go out or come back without being asked. The Third Mother (the side stove mother) often sits in a sedan chair, while the Fourth Mother (the government mother) is often invited home by believers. A piece of wood from the base of the god's image is often chipped off and used as medicine. The Fifth Mother likes to participate in cutting incense to meet with other Mazu gods.