Have you ever seen a mobile Tudigong temple

According to legend, the birthdate of Tudigong (Earth god) is on August 15 of the lunar calendar each year. This year marked the 5th Tudigong Culture Festival raised by New Taipei City’s Zhonghe District, at which forty-two Tudigongs toured the district on tricycles. The procession of tricycles, which saw the participation of countless children, made for a truly spectacular, albeit, rather strange scene. Along the way, the mobile Tudigongs dispensed ceremonial Chinese gold ingots, as a symbol of blessings and good fortune to passersby. Dragon and lion dances brought even more of a carnival atmosphere to the folk festival.

With the aim of acquainting a greater number of people with folk customs, the festival has injected modern ideas into this tradition, transforming the ancient Tudigong deity into a contemporary icon. Though the external form of religious beliefs change with the times, the respect and devotion that forms the foundation of such beliefs, remain important guiding principles.

Have you ever seen a mobile Tudigong temple?
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(以下是中文對照)

你看過行動版土地公廟嗎?

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每年農曆8月15日中秋節，傳說也是土地公的生日，新北市中和地區舉辦土地公文化祭活動，今年已經是第五屆，中和區42所土地公神一齊搭三輪車出遊，行動版三輪車一字排開，形成一種奇異又壯觀的畫面，許多小朋友也參與了三輪車伕的行列。行動版土地公廟，沿途發放金元寶，象徵為民眾帶來福氣與財氣，舞龍舞獅更為這個民俗節日帶來歡欣鼓舞的氣氛。
 
傳統融合新創意，千年的神衹化為現代的偶像，目的是讓更多民眾能親近民間信仰，盡管信仰的型態會隨著時代而變化，但那份信仰背後的尊敬與虔誠，才是最重要的精神。