Village Association And Regional Deity Worship

During the Nv Wa Palace Temple Fair in She County,association is the basic unit formed by local residents for participation in the deity worship ceremony in the Nv Wa Palace Temple.Locally,the association mentioned in this article refers to the organization of an association.While villagers join as a unit to visit the temple,the process for all villages to jointly create a saint ceremony in the said unit is known as the organization of an association.Shedding light on the process to organize an association,this paper is intended to discuss how local residents join hands to create a regional ceremony during the trans--village deity worship event,and further on the role of association in the village community and even the regional community.Based on the concern of the religious practice of "associations",the article aims at exploring why local residents are so keen on participation in organizing thet" associations",and further discussing on the possibility to restructure villages amid the current marketization and urbanization process.During the Nv Wa Palace Temple Fair in She County,association is the basic unit formed by local residents for participation in the deity worship ceremony in the Nv Wa Palace Temple.Locally,the association mentioned in this article refers to the organization of an association.While villagers join as a unit to visit the temple,the process for all villages to jointly create a saint ceremony in the said unit is known as the organization of an association.Shedding light on the process to organize an association,this paper is intended to discuss how local residents join hands to create a regional ceremony during the trans--village deity worship event,and further on the role of association in the village community and even the regional community.Based on the concern of the religious practice of "associations",the article aims at exploring why local residents are so keen on participation in organizing the" associations",and further discussing on the possibility to restructure villages amid the current marketization and urbanization process.