Beehive
Rockets Festival.
Firecrackers shooting everywhere and people deliberately
standing in the way of them, this is the Beehive Rockets
Festival of Yanshui, Tainan.
In 1885, there was a long period, for several decades
there was a plague. The wise men of the town came
to Wu Temple to ask the god Guanyu what to do. Guanyu
said around the Lantern Festival, to parade him around
on the 13th of January of the lunar calendar and have
everybody light fireworks. The plague subsequently
disappeared. From a more scientific perspective, perhaps
diseases in those days were not as powerful, and there
is sulfer in firecrackers, which can kill bacteria.
After three days and nights of firecrackers, possibly
it was the sulfer that did it.
Whether it was the rockets that blew up the plague
monster or the god Guanyu who rid Yanshui of disease,
temple parades and setting off firecrackers all night
long has become a tradition in Yanshui during Chinese
New Year celebrations.
The people who get hit by firecrackers, what do they
have to do with Guanyu? Are they avatars?
Actually in the beginning, people did not stand in
the way of firecrackers, they��re for the palanquin
and the god. Even now there are still a lot of people
that get in front of the palanquin, even right in
front of the beehive rockets stand. Actually you shouldn��t
do that.
So it��s not only dangerous when you stand in the way
of the rockets, but also rude.
Cuisine wise, Yanshui is known for thin and al dente
duck egg noodles and dumplings that look like giant
fried wontons.
I��ve been here maybe three or four times now and as
always I find the fengpao festival really really interesting,
including its traditions and history. But what I discovered
this time is that there are hidden little treasures
waiting for people to seek out.
Yeah, it��s really an amazing place. Alleys full of
old buildings, old buildings like this one, interesting
temples... You name it, Yanshui has it. Great food
traditions. What did we have yesterday, those big
wonton things, they were so delicious.
If you just get your camera and walk around in these
alleys, you will have an amazing experience of old
Taiwan.
The Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival takes place in
the middle of January of the Lunar New Year.
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