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There is no Angkong’s temple in Sanxia district, and majority of Angkong idols are greeted from outside. Residents had offered sacrifices to Angkong frome one village to another village. Even though greeting Angkong’s pattern have evolved as the time pass by, but Angkong fiesta is still an important yearly activity now. The sources of Angkong’faith are both historical and cultural intension. If I can collect related documents and investigat present situation, the integrated data could be Sanxia’s reference materials. The thesis is based on the faith of Fujian’s family, the Angkong’faith of Taibei area, and religious organization. Furthermore, the reference material would be required including of Huchiu Lin family’s pedigree of a clan, some public record, interview with related persons and so on. According to the pattern of Angkong’s fiesta in Sanxia, it could be divided into tow kinds. Furthermore , the first kind of Angkong’s fiesta in Sanxia could be also divided into three types by the method of greeting Angkong . The first type is the Angkong greeted from Sanxia Tsusze Temple , the second type is the Angkong greeted from outside , and the third type is the Angkong greeted from the village in Sanxia .This kind of activity is held by the residents who live in the same village. Majority of Angkong’s fiesta are held on August 15th in Lunar Calendar, and residents will prepare for every activities in the name of Angkong’s birthday on this day. On the operation of fiesta, each area is quite independent, and the activities of contents are changed with good flexibility. The second kind of Angkong’s fiesta in Sanxia is held by the Huchiu Lin family. Huchiu Lin family immigrated from their hometown Anxi county with Angkong. Then they gathered members whose first name are Lin, and Huchiu Lin family organized these persons into a Shenminghuei which is arranged in the named of lichutsunwang. These members will hold Angkong’s fiesta on February 28 each year. Although the scale of Shenminghuei is not very large, but it could be showed that a family is how to organize relatives in the immigrated society and establish interpersonal relationship. The development of Angkonghuei is a example of settlers’ history.
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