"Rushing off evil spirits" rumors harassed the official hints of Beijing's outskirts

Recently, rumors have been circulating in some counties and cities in Hebei because of the collapse of the temple and the release of guns and canned peaches to ensure the safety of children, affecting Fangshan and Daxing in Beijing. In these areas, some villages and towns have cracked up after the night and the canned peaches are selling hot. Yesterday, Fangshan District Committee Propaganda Department official said that the situation is being understood. Some street towns and villages have reminded residents not to rely on rumors.

Rumors

Placing fire and eating peaches to keep children safe

“The artillery sounds are all around, and the whole thing looks like the Chinese New Year.” Mr. Wu from the home town of Shanchengguan said that from 8pm the night before, he began to sound firecrackers around his home and continued until 11 o'clock in the evening.

Mr. Wu also gave a phone call to friends who lived in the villages of Changgou and Hancunhe. They also learned that the area in which they live is also focused on shooting.

Mr. Wu said that after coming to work the next day, he got multiple versions of the cause of the explosion from his colleagues and friends. “Much of the argument is that the Xishan Grandma Temple collapsed, and it was necessary to release artillery and eat canned peaches, otherwise the virgins and boys would be taken away.”

Yesterday, reporters logged on to some of the posting bars and forums on the Internet and found that Mr. Wu’s situation exists in many places such as Fangshan and Daxing. The reason is similar to what he learned.

Visits

Yellow peach cans surge in sales

At noon yesterday, the reporter visited the Nanguan and Suzhuang districts of Liangxiang Township in Fangshan District and discovered that the trend of setting off firecrackers and buying canned peaches has spread to this area.

"We usually do not sell a bottle for two days. We can sell more than ten bottles a day in the past two days." The staff of the supermarket on the eastern side of the Suzhuang Street said that in recent days, sales of canned yellow peaches have soared.

Hengyun supermarket staff also confirmed hot selling of canned yellow peaches, and said that their shop is not selling well. Some shops can even pick up long queues for people who buy canned peaches.

At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Sun, who lived near Suzhuang, bought two cans of peaches at a shop. “The family’s elders paid for it.” According to him, the rumors are from some places in Hebei Province near Beijing.

In addition to selling hot peaches, the environmental sanitation officials responsible for cleansing the east side of Gongzhuang said that they would hear intensive firecrackers at night, including Su Zhuang and Liangxiang Nanguan.

official

Prompt residents gull rumors

This statement was confirmed by the property personnel of Suzhuang Erli and said that the residents had been reminded that firecrackers were not allowed to set off in the district.

Last night, Fangshan District Committee Propaganda Department official said that he is understanding the situation. Some townships in the streets have also reminded residents not to rely on rumors such as launching cannons and warding off evil spirits.

At 8 o'clock last night, the reporter called Mr. Wu again. He said that the sound of firecrackers was a lot less than in the previous few days.

statement

"Acceptance of Boys and Girls" is Unfounded

Zhao Shu, a librarian and folklore expert at the Beijing History and History Research Center, stated that any religion is to pray for disaster relief. This is the social significance of its existence. If temples or towers collapse, they must accept virgins and boys, but they are deviating from the original intention of building a temple.

“People have life and death, things are damaged, this is a natural law, the temple is no exception.” Zhao Shu said that even if the temple is damaged, it will not bring disaster.

Zhao Shu said that setting off firecrackers means three kinds of meanings. The first is “firecrackers” to exorcise evils, such as firing on New Year's Eve; the second is called “pockets” to welcome various gods, and the fire at weddings belongs to this. The third category is called “cracker” and refers to the firing of firecrackers at the incorrect time and place. This kind of discharge will not serve as a deterrent.

Regarding the argument that eating yellow peaches and protecting evil spirits, Zhao Shu said that in the Dragon Boat Festival in Jiangnan, there is the eating habit of “five yellow”. “Five yellow” generally refers to yellow peony, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted duck, and yellow wine. There are also different extensions in different regions, but there are none. Yellow peach is not certain.

Zhao Shu believes that traditional folk customs refer to the life culture created, enjoyed, and passed down by the people, such as "receiving virgin boys and girls and releasing artillery and exorcising evil spirits." Such rumors that endanger the body, spirit, or for the purpose of earning money should be regarded as superstition.

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Tangshan Earthquake, Hebei, and More

According to media reports, in the past few days, many counties and cities in Hebei, Zhangzhou, Baoding, Hengshui, and others have seen firecrackers and canned food. Allegedly there was a similar statement in various places: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Tangshan a few days ago. Temples in a certain place collapsed. Only children with cannons and firecrackers could protect their children.

According to reports, the rumor spread from Chuzhou on May 30th and spread to Hengshui, Langfang and Baoding in a few days.

A few days ago, the Hebei Provincial Government Information Office published on its official microblog, saying that there was no problem with the temple or the tower. Please do not trust or pass on it.

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