學甲中草坔~溫府千歲寶像

Wangyeh Wangyeh's original name was Wen Hong. After he was dead in an accident, he was rewarded as a touring officer, who helped the emperor to investigate the actual conditions of the people's lives. Taiwanese Wangyeh's original name was Wen Hong. He was born during the Sui Dynasty in the 7th century. He once saved the life of Emperor Tangtaizong and was rewarded with an official post as a general in the Tang Dynasty. He died in an accident on the sea during an official visit around the country. He, then, received the title "dai tian xun shou" (representing the emperor to visit and hunt) given by Tangtaizong after his death. Additionally, the emperor ordered people to build a boat in his honor and worship him whenever the boat arrived. "Dai tian xun shou," meaning "representing the emperor to visit and hunt," was a touring officer who helped the emperor to investigate the actual conditions of the people's lives. Therefore, in the folk religion, people believe that when Wangyeh comes to visit, he can combat pestilence and drive away evil spirits too. The Wangyeh boat festival became a religious ceremony in which people welcome Wangyeh's visit and carry out his duty of "visiting and hunting."

笑咪咪的王爺公

第一次看到王爺公離開祂的座椅。

王爺公個性很好，總是笑咪咪的。

陳姓先祖三百多年前跟隨鄭成功從大陸迎請來台。

希望王爺公能大展神威，讓王爺公的新家趕快進行。

小小的一尊王爺公卻是中草坔庄眾庄民主要的信仰，無論婚、喪、喜、慶都要迎請王爺公來作主。

王爺公生日歡喜，笑咪咪的。

我阿嬤十年前過世，那時候她八十九歲，在她過世彌留的時候我爸去看她，阿嬤嘴巴還在唸說王爺公的生日快到了，下個禮拜就是王爺公的生日了，後來等到王爺公生日過後二個禮拜，阿嬤才安詳的離開，可見王爺公在庄裏老一輩的心目中重要的地位。我阿爸說從小他去請王爺公的時候王爺公就都是坐在椅子上，除了換衣服之外沒有離開過椅子。所以要看到王爺公離開椅子的機會實在很少。我也是第一次看到王爺公離開祂的椅子。

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