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Running Water Festival

跑水祭是台灣一項地方上祭祀活動,每年在八堡圳取水口舉辦,位在彰化縣二水鄉倡和村,為「圳頭祭」的「祭水禮」,過去偶爾聽耆老提及,但百年來從來無緣目睹,直到1995年,行政院文化建設委員會於二水鄉舉辦文藝季「八堡圳傳奇」活動,將八堡圳的「圳頭祭」列為活動重點,始重現。。

Taiwan Water Running Festival 2013, Babao Canal near the finishing line, Ershui, Changhua, Taiwan.
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跑水祭是台灣一項地方上祭祀活動,每年在八堡圳取水口舉辦,位在彰化縣二水鄉倡和村,為「圳頭祭」的「祭水禮」,過去偶爾聽耆老提及,但百年來從來無緣目睹,直到1995年,行政院文化建設委員會於二水鄉舉辦文藝季「八堡圳傳奇」活動,將八堡圳的「圳頭祭」列為活動重點,始重現。。

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跑水祭是台灣一項地方上祭祀活動,每年在八堡圳取水口舉辦,位在彰化縣二水鄉倡和村,為「圳頭祭」的「祭水禮」,過去偶爾聽耆老提及,但百年來從來無緣目睹,直到1995年,行政院文化建設委員會於二水鄉舉辦文藝季「八堡圳傳奇」活動,將八堡圳的「圳頭祭」列為活動重點,始重現。。

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跑水祭是台灣一項地方上祭祀活動,每年在八堡圳取水口舉辦,位在彰化縣二水鄉倡和村,為「圳頭祭」的「祭水禮」,過去偶爾聽耆老提及,但百年來從來無緣目睹,直到1995年,行政院文化建設委員會於二水鄉舉辦文藝季「八堡圳傳奇」活動,將八堡圳的「圳頭祭」列為活動重點,始重現。。 跑水祭源自清康熙年間,施世榜為籌建八堡圳,因不諳水利土木,忽現一位自稱林先生前來繪圖指引工法,使八堡圳工程得以順利完成;村民為感念此舉義行,每年於圳頭設香案祭祀,並派幾名身手矯健之人下水,專負責引水,身穿蓑衣、草鞋,頭綁紅巾,頂著牲果,依良辰吉時將開啟水閘放水。此刻宣洩而出的圳水便往前衝,這些引水人則要趁水勢還沒追上,一直往前奔跑,此過程就是「跑水」;但往往因水勢過猛且快,易有危險發生,如今為顧及安全,僅將水位控制在膝蓋以下。雖是如此,引水人穿著的蓑衣乾燥,在2008年一場跑水祭發生火吻,造成皮膚有二度至三度灼傷。 2003年起,彰化縣政府將跑水祭改於11月份舉行,配合觀光發展,跑水祭納入台灣一項文化節慶中,故也稱「跑水節」,每年彰化縣長會率領民眾體驗跑水樂趣。2011年則邀來12國人士前來體驗跑水。 1

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