Mazu, whose original name was Molin, was born on March 23rd, Song and Yuan Dynasties (960), a native of Meizhou Island, Putian, and died on September 9th, 987, the 4th year of Yongxi. Mazu, also known as Tian Fei, Tianhou, Tianmu, etc., is a belief in the sea god centered on the southeast coast of China, and is believed by shipbuilders, sailors, tourists, businessmen and fishermen all over the world.
Mazu is a folk belief circulating in the coastal areas of China. Mazu culture originated in Song Dynasty, became in Yuan Dynasty, flourished in Ming Dynasty, flourished in Qing Dynasty and flourished in modern times. Before people go out to sea, they should worship Mazu, pray for the blessing of a safe and peaceful wind, and set Mazu as a shrine on the ship. Mazu is a spiritual symbol and female representative who combines traditional virtues such as selflessness, kindness, kindness and courage.
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Mazu has the spiritual connotation of virtue, kindness and great love, and the cultural characteristics of harmony. Zeng Yunying, a deputy to the National People's Congress, suggested applying for the national Mazu cultural and ecological protection zone. At the 20 16 session, she suggested that "Mazu culture" should be written into the outline of the national 13th Five-Year Plan, which received a positive response from the National Development and Reform Commission and added relevant expressions.
On October 2016165438+10, the first World Mazu Culture Forum was held in Meizhou Island, Fujian Province, which conveyed the beliefs and customs of Mazu in Meizhou to the world. At this year's two sessions, she suggested applying for a national Mazu cultural ecological protection zone with reference to the practice of Minnan cultural and Hakka cultural ecological protection zones to better inherit this cultural belief and custom.
Whether it is Mazu ecology, Mazu culture or Mazu costume culture, it should be inherited and protected. At this year's two sessions, Zeng Yunying combed Mazu's head and wore Mazu's clothes, which made Mazu's image intuitively displayed in front of Chinese and foreign journalists. This is an interpretation of cultural confidence.
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