The Ma Fairy Empress is also known as Madam Ma, True Immortal Ma, Lady Protector Ma, etc.

Because of her filial piety to her parents, she was awarded the title of "Tang Filial Wife" by the imperial court (Tang Dynasty).

Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, called Ma Xian, Mazu and Chen Jinggu the three great goddesses.

Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty commended Ma Immortal "Yizheng Zhenren, ordered to be included in the sacrificial ceremony";

Ma Shizhen" and so on.

The area where Ma Xian belief spreads includes southern Zhejiang and most parts of Fujian.

According to popular legend, Ma Xian was born on the Lantern Festival, so on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, many people came to the Ma Zhenxian Temple to offer incense and worship.

In some places, the grand "Seventh July Horse Fairy Temple Fair" has always been retained.

Expanded information There are many legends about Ma's becoming an immortal, and they are widely circulated. However, most of the legends say that Ma was very difficult when he was young. He encountered immortals and enlightened him about life, and finally cultivated and ascended to heaven. He was one (or more) people who fulfilled their filial piety,

Ma Xian's main responsibilities include praying for rain and children, summoning saints and raising clouds, driving away plagues, and subduing demons and bandits.

There are different opinions about the origin of Ma Xian Empress, such as Jianou, Xiapu, Yong'an, etc.

Among the documents about Ma Xian Empress, the earliest record is "Inscriptions on the Temple of Lady Protector" written by Li Yangbing, the magistrate of Jinyun County in the Tang Dynasty.

According to the record: "Mrs. Ma, the protector of the country, is a cormorant from Kuocangxia County. The land is several three hundred miles away from the county and the city. The source is deep and the water is deep. The mountains are high and the roads are blocked. There are many apes and wolves, wolves and tigers tailing each other, and there are few residents.

"There are few. Cormorants are good at fishing. This place is also the former residence of the lady." Therefore, it is the earliest record, so the legend that Ma Xiangniang is a cormorant is the most widely circulated.

Therefore, the Ma Xian belief in most areas of Fujian is still based on Zhejiang Cormorant (now Cormorant Township, Jingning County, Lishui City) as the birthplace of the belief.

Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Chinese Valentine's Day temple fair in Cormorant's Ma's Immortal Palace is bustling with activity and attracts many pilgrims.

It has produced a huge aggregation effect within communities, villages, ethnic groups and clans, setting a model for harmonious mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and harmonious communities, which is conducive to the formation of a harmonious and upward atmosphere in the countryside, and has important practical significance for building a harmonious society in the new era.

During the Chinese Valentine's Day, people do not beg for luck or marriage from the Weaver Girl. "The witches tie colorful threads around children's necks and arms. It is said to bring longevity, so they are called longevity threads." Apparently, Ma Xian Empress is regarded as a symbol that can help children grow up healthily.

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