On The Rites And Its Functions Of Fubo God

The worship of Fubo God is one of the traditional folk beliefs in China. In our history, as a god worshipped by people of Baiyue, Fubo God was popular in the areas of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan. The Fubo God temple of Heng County has been worshipped by the country, so it is the most typical of all.Fubo God originated by two Fubo Generals of Han Dynasties, who were worshipped by the local people because of their contributions to Lingnan area. However, for the following generations, Mayuan played a key role and became the major god, the reasons of which conclude personality charm, historical contribution, and his tragic life, propelling function from country and spiritual legends.Through surveying the geographical position and social cultural environment of Fubo God Temple of Heng, we know that most of the temples were built near the river. At the same time, from its architectural culture and the diversity of the peripheral gods, we can know that as a kind of folk belief, the worship of Fubo God has the characteristics of secularity and forgiveness.The sacrificial rites in Fubo God Temple of Heng include the following two; one is worshipped by the nation and the other by the common people. However, both have the same ritual types and procedures. Although the former has declined with the development of the society, but the interference from the government has never stopped, What's more, the sacrificial rites also show the tendency of changes.The worship of Fubo God has the following functions, psychological comforting, moral education, economy, the inheritance of folk traditional culture, integration and entertainment, but at present the function of psychological comforting and entertainment play the main role. Through the study on the culture of Fubo God belief, we can well understand the development of the social culture and its uniqueness and diversity in Lingnan area.