buo oˇ (補庫) — Living Tradition of Taiwan — folkroom
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Quick guide to buo oˇ Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0 補庫(馬祖話:buo oˇ)指焚化「庫寶」,獻予村境神明,以充足神明的財庫。此活動是在元宵節擺暝之後,另一個馬祖村莊中重大的民俗活動。
01 · What it is
Living Tradition Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
Taiwan Written in its own script on record as 補庫.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed) Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
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簡介 「補庫」(buo oˇ)是福州話,音近「ㄅㄨㄛ ㄛˇ」(在此一詞中,「庫(ㄎㄛˇ)」因聲母弱化而消失)。「補」是補充、補足的意思,「庫」即是財庫,也可以指「庫寶」(金紙元寶),因對象是神明,故二字組合意為補充神明的財庫。
來由 馬祖早期先民生活苦難,面對窮山惡水的不確定性,如遭遇瘟疫、災禍、惡劣海象等厄事,則畏惧是邪怪作祟,遂祈求神明保佑合境平安,由此衍生出補庫的全村性活動。
時間 補庫的時間通常選在春分到夏至,此時期大抵是氣候多變之時,如在清明期間遇南風則多霧、潮濕;端午期間暑氣重,恙蟲、傳染病盛行,在醫藥不發達的時代遂以為是邪怪作祟,係村民特別需要祈求神明庇佑之時。
擇日補庫 補庫通常每年舉辦一次,亦有三年或多年一次不等,若遇特殊事件,則可能臨時舉行。補庫日期經神明諭示,確定日期後由廟委或作頭者挨家挨戶統計補庫戶數及收取各戶費用。廟方會要求村中補庫前或當日全村戒殺素食。
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What is buo oˇ in plain words? 補庫(馬祖話:buo oˇ)指焚化「庫寶」,獻予村境神明,以充足神明的財庫。此活動是在元宵節擺暝之後,另一個馬祖村莊中重大的民俗活動。 In local script on record, it is written 補庫.
Where is buo oˇ practised or documented? Sources on this page place buo oˇ in Taiwan.
What is the current condition of buo oˇ today? □□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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The tradition & historical record 1 min read · 2 sources 補庫(馬祖話:buo oˇ)指焚化「庫寶」,獻予村境神明,以充足神明的財庫。此活動是在元宵節擺暝之後,另一個馬祖村莊中重大的民俗活動。 1
簡介 「補庫」(buo oˇ)是福州話,音近「ㄅㄨㄛ ㄛˇ」(在此一詞中,「庫(ㄎㄛˇ)」因聲母弱化而消失)。「補」是補充、補足的意思,「庫」即是財庫,也可以指「庫寶」(金紙元寶),因對象是神明,故二字組合意為補充神明的財庫。
馬祖各村至少建有一座廟宇為村民之信仰中心,神明管轄村莊的範圍稱為「境」,信徒認為神明的社會如同人類社會,一樣會有他村神明來本境作客、或凶神惡煞過境要周旋打發等需要支出錢財的時候,為了使神明能有錢財運用保護村民,而定期舉行補庫儀式,焚化元寶給神明使用。村中有二座或以上廟宇者,則視情形聯合或各別舉行。 1
來由 馬祖早期先民生活苦難,面對窮山惡水的不確定性,如遭遇瘟疫、災禍、惡劣海象等厄事,則畏惧是邪怪作祟,遂祈求神明保佑合境平安,由此衍生出補庫的全村性活動。 1
時間 補庫的時間通常選在春分到夏至,此時期大抵是氣候多變之時,如在清明期間遇南風則多霧、潮濕;端午期間暑氣重,恙蟲、傳染病盛行,在醫藥不發達的時代遂以為是邪怪作祟,係村民特別需要祈求神明庇佑之時。
日期由廟委請示神明,通常補庫儀式在一天之內完成。 1
擇日補庫 補庫通常每年舉辦一次,亦有三年或多年一次不等,若遇特殊事件,則可能臨時舉行。補庫日期經神明諭示,確定日期後由廟委或作頭者挨家挨戶統計補庫戶數及收取各戶費用。廟方會要求村中補庫前或當日全村戒殺素食。 1
奉獻供品 元寶
由作頭者分配各家戶金紙,由各戶將金紙摺成元寶裝箱(袋)後送至廟宇集中,此活動必須在補庫儀式前完成。 1
食品
當天各戶準備一份供品送至廟宇,並以紅紙書寫「弟子某某某敬叩」。
供品有的準備盆子裝包子、小包子、米、蛋等,或以「紅斗」(盛米容器)盛米、裝蛋、置紅筷、插綠葉等。亦有家戶直接以一袋包裝米為供品。 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “補庫”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
buo oˇ is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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