About 佳里子龍廟永昌宮
子龍廟永昌宮座落於台南縣一七六號公路旁﹝麻佳公路﹞隸屬佳里鎮子龍里轄區,「子龍廟」是廟稱,也是地名。
乾隆十八年﹝公元一七五三年﹞創建正式廟宇,坐北朝南,供奉主神乃三國五虎將之一趙子龍,並因趙子龍曾被劉禪冊封為永昌亭侯,乃取廟名為永昌宮,因主神是子龍爺公,又稱「子龍廟」,此乃全省唯一以古代名將趙子龍之名號為地名的村庄。
至民國七十九年拆除重建﹝坐東北向西南﹞八十九年落成總工程款壹億壹仟餘萬元,建造面積三百二十五坪巍峨的廟宇,宏偉壯觀的牌樓直立於麻佳公路旁,金碧輝煌的內殿,精緻雕刻的神龕,塑雕三尊神威莊嚴的鎮殿神像以及小港、五門殿、太歲廳、各奉祀神尊以供信眾膜拜,也是庄內民眾的精神信仰中心。
八十九年重建完成並於同年三月舉辦落成謝土大典、九十年取得建築使用執照。
『永昌宮及其四周環境介紹』
本宮位於中山高速公路麻豆交流道麻佳公路邊,處介於佳里、麻豆間﹝均約3公里﹞本宮建造325坪,主殿南式五門造形、牌樓、建築耀眼。
[重要祀日]
本宮主奉祀「趙聖輔天帝君」「趙聖帝君」﹝三國歷史人物趙子龍﹞農曆二月十六日為其聖誕、每年是日辦理祝壽酬神祭典、並舉辦信徒全民平安宴。
陪奉祀神明為:
玄天上帝-三月初三日
中壇元帥-九月初九日
天上聖母-三月廿三日
福德正神-八月十六日
註生娘娘-三月二十日
田都元帥-六月十一日
太歲星君-七月十九日
諸葛武侯-七月廿三日
黑虎將軍-六月十一日
等等,各在聖誕日辦理祝壽酬神祭典。
每月於農曆十六日辦理賞兵一次,由在庄爐民準備犒賞祭品,﹝每次約三百戶左右﹞以目前資訊時代已不多見。
每年七月中元節辦理全庄統一集體普渡。(也有幫信徒代辦普渡活動)
【重要例行活動】
本宮主奉祀「趙聖帝君」﹝三國歷史人物趙子龍﹞農曆二月十六日為其聖誕、每年是日辦理祝壽酬神祭典、並舉辦信徒全民平安宴。
◎『謁水』『繞境』◎
如奉帝君指示﹝約每三年﹞在「趙聖帝君」聖誕期間辦理「謁水」「繞境」活動。
「謁水」是招軍之意,時間地點每次不定,全以子龍爺公的指示而定,此一儀式極為奇特,由廟方組訓宋江陣本庄多數信徒籌組雇請各種文武藝陣參加謁水,繞境活動浩浩蕩蕩,各顯特技,熱鬧非凡。
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◎『乞龜』◎
農曆正月十五日元宵節上元天官大帝俗稱﹝三界公﹞本宮例行在此日辦理﹝乞龜﹞活動。所謂﹝乞龜﹞最初是由廟方供出麵包紅片龜等供信徒擲筊乞賜,讓全家人「吃平安」,流行所及這種乞龜的風俗隨經濟的富裕,也從最早的麵龜,紅片龜增加了金錢龜,純金打造的金錢龜大小種類隨信徒所選求乞,這些乞得壽龜、金錢龜的信徒,在事業上得意有賺錢,求得子嗣,在明年的元宵節,應有自動加倍奉還酬神。
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◎『煮油淨厝』◎
煮油是台灣民間祈安的法術祭儀之一,其目的:【對物淨物,對人淨身】。在求怯穢避邪,合境平安。
本宮至今仍保留挨家挨戶的煮油習俗。
主持所謂煮油是在一口盛有火油﹝花生油﹞的新鼎內,放置一粒綿紙做成的「火心」繫於左右穿有竹棒的倒放竹椅上,前後各由一人抬著,每到一家必入正廳,此時法師口含米酒往火心一噴,熊熊烈火立刻往上竄升,藉此淨身安宅,可以驅邪祈安。
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◎『擲古炮活動』◎
農曆正月十五‧元宵節有擲古炮活動(2006年復辦)回味古早時候的情景。
服務項目
【 過「平安橋」、辦「補財庫」的活動 】 為方便旅外信徒,春節﹝農曆元旦﹞初一、二回鄉省親之便,辦理消災解厄,過「平安橋」活動以及辦「補財庫」的活動。
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【 點「光明燈」、安「太歲」】 本宮每年度均有辦理信眾大德點【光明燈】安【太歲】活動。
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【 「帝君」濟世日 】 本宮訂於每月國曆的第二、四個禮拜六 晚上7:30起(七月份暫停)。敬請各大德多加利用,並請預先向服務處接洽登記。 電話:( 0 6 ) 7 2 6 - 2 3 4 8
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【 代辦普渡活動 】 農曆7/14中元普渡也有幫信徒代辦普渡活動。 Sub Longmiao Palace is located in Tainan County Yongchang seventeen on the 6th highways ﹝ Ma Jia Jia town road ﹞ membership in the area of sub-Dragon, "the child Longmiao" is a temple that is the names.
Qianlong eighteen years AD 1753 ﹞ ﹝ create formal temples, facing south, worship the Lord God is one of three Hampshire hero, and because of the hero Liu Shan was canonized as Tinghou Yongchang, Yongchang name is taken from the Temple Palace, for the Lord God is a child Longye public, also known as "child Longmiao" This is the province's only famous hero of the ancient name for the names of the villages.
In 1990 the demolition and reconstruction to take a northeast to southwest ﹞ ﹝ completed 89 years of one billion of the total construction cost more than one thousand yuan, the construction area of three hundred twenty-five Ping towering temples, magnificent arches erected on Ma Jia side of the road, the magnificent sanctuary, shrine exquisite carving, carved plastic three statues of divinity stately town house of gods and Kaohsiung, the five-door temple, Jupiter hall, each worshiping God, respect for the faithful to worship, but also people's spiritual beliefs center Shonai .
89 years to complete reconstruction held in March in the same year completed Xie earth ceremony, ninety obtain building use license.
"Yongchang Palace and its surroundings Introduction"
The house is located in Zhongshan Freeway Interchange Ma Madou good side of the road, at between Yukari, Madou between ﹝ are approximately 3 km of the palace built 325 ﹞ floor, the main hall south style five shape, arches, building bright.
[Important worship day]
The ruler enshrined "Zhao Fu holy day Emperor" "Zhao Shengdi king" Three Kingdoms historical figures ﹝ hero ﹞ Lunar February 16 for Christmas every year is a day to handle the birthday thanksgiving festival and feast held believer universal peace.
Accompany the god enshrined:
Tien God - the third day of March
The altar Marshal - early September 9
Our Lady of heaven - March Niansan
Fudezhengshen - August 16
Note Goddess of Health - March 20
Field Marshal - June 11
God Jupiter - July 19
Zhuge Wuhou - July 23
Black Tiger General - June 11
Etc., each handled in Christmas Day birthday thanksgiving festival.
The 16th month in lunar calendar Buy soldiers once handled by the people in the village oven ready to reward offerings, ﹝ ﹞ each about three hundred have been rare in the current information age.
Ghost Festival in July each year go through the whole village collective unified Purdue. (Purdue also help believers agent activity)
Important routine events]
The ruler enshrined "Zhao Shengdi king" Three Kingdoms historical figures ﹝ hero ﹞ Lunar February 16 for Christmas every year is a day to handle the birthday thanksgiving festival and feast held believer universal peace.
◎ "Ye water" "around the border." ◎
Upon instructions as Emperor ﹞ ﹝ about every three years in "赵圣帝 king" apply during Christmas, "Ye water '' about the environment" activities.
"Ye water 'is intended to recruit armies, time and place of each variable, the whole of sub Longye public instruction may be, this a very strange ritual, the temple square array of training Sung Honjo most believers 筹组 hire all kinds of paper martial array Ye participate in water activities around the border parade, display special effects, great excitement.
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◎ "begging Turtle" ◎
Lunar New Year Lantern Festival Lantern Great day official known as the Palace ﹝ Realms public ﹞ handling routine in this day ﹝ tortoise not ﹞ activities. The so-called turtle ﹞ ﹝ begging initially confessed the temple square red slice of bread turtles and begging for believers throwing divination blocks, thanks to the whole family "safe to eat" popular begging turtle reach this custom wealthy as the economy, but also from the first surface turtles, tortoises increased red turtle, turtle pure gold the size of the selected species with believers begging, begging life of these turtles, turtle, believers in the cause of pride make money, seek heirs, in next year's Lantern Festival, thanksgiving should automatically double your money back.
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◎ "cooking oil clean house" ◎
Cooking oil is one of the magic folk sacrificial ceremonies chi of Taiwan, and its purpose: [rem net thing, for people bidet]. In seeking cowardly evil filth, close border peace.
The palace still retains from house to house and cook oil customs.
Cook presided over the so-called oil within a mouthful of peanut oil containing kerosene ﹝ ﹞ new tripod, placed a grain of tissue paper made of "Fire Heart" fastened to the upside around wearing a bamboo stick bamboo chair, carried by one person before and after , every one will enter the main hall, then Master buccal rice heart to fire a spray, raging fire immediately jumped up, thereby bidet Ataka, can evil chi.
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◎ "throwing cannons Activities" ◎
Lunar New Year Lantern Festival ‧ throw cannons activities (2006 re-do) memorable scene when the old days.
Services
[Too "Green Bridge", do "fill the treasury" campaign] To facilitate travel outside the believer, the Lunar New Year Spring Festival ﹝ ﹞ first day, two to return home mothering of it, for the misfortunes solution Ecuador, through "Green Bridge" Activities and do "fill the treasury" campaign.
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[Point "light" programs, Ann "Jupiter"] the palace each year are handled faithful Dade spot light [light] safety [Jupiter] activities.
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["Emperor" Tranquility Day] This country house set in the calendar second month, four Saturday starting at 7:30 pm (July pause). Please use the major Deduo Jia, and register in advance contact the Service. Tel :( 06) 726--2348
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[Agency] Lunar 7/14 Zhongyuan Purdue activity also helped the Purdue Purdue believers agency activities.