Speaking of Cao E, what will everyone think of.
Speaking of Cao E, people who don’t pay attention to history may know less, but most people in Zhejiang know it. Cao E is from Shangyu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, and is a famous filial daughter of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In Shangyu, in order to commemorate Cao E, there are Cao E town and Cao E River, as well as Cao E temple and Cao E temple fair. The respect of Shangyu people for Cao E is evident.
In fact, in history, Cao E’s identity has always changed. Cao E’s birth was a witch, of course, not the kind of modern feudal superstition, but specialized in sacrifice. The Cao family was a family of sacrifice. After Cao E’s death, the Eastern Han government commended Cao E’s righteous deeds, gradually making Cao e a filial daughter. With folk legends and beliefs, Cao E gradually became a god of water.
Witch Cao E
First of all, Cao E’s father Cao Xu is a witch, which is recorded in the code of Kuaiji: “the filial daughter Cao E, Shangyu people, the father Xu, can touch the festival according to the song, whirling music God”. The book of later Han Dynasty ยท biography of women records: “the filial daughter Cao E, Kuaiji Shangyu people also. The father Xu, can string the song, wish for the witch.” These two historical materials have recorded this fact, that is to say, Cao Xu, Cao E’s father, is a witch who can sing and dance. That is to say, Cao Xu is a witch who can sing and dance. Of course, this singing and dancing is not singing and dancing now, but songs and dances in ancient sacrifice.
In ancient times, wuzhu was actually a profession. After all, it was a profession of communicating with gods and ghosts. Not everyone could do it, and the words of wuzhu were inherited from generation to generation, because the ancients believed that this was inherited. In ancient Chinese society, the sources of witches mainly included three ways: God selection, family inheritance, and apprenticeship. The inheritance of family has two characteristics: the selection of gods and the inheritance of teachers and disciples. Therefore, Cao Xu is a witch, so Cao E must finally inherit her father’s career and become a witch, that is, a witch.
In addition, in fact, Cao E also knew witchcraft. Continue to read the records of Kuaiji Dianlu: in the second year of Han’an, the emperor and God were welcomed, and the waves rose up, covered by water, and their bodies were not allowed. In the 14th year of E, he was called musixu, but he threw melons into the river, saved his father’s body and said, “father is here, melons should be Shen.” Seven days later, melon accidentally sank, so he threw himself into the river and died. In fact, Cao E showed witchcraft here. In fact, the melon here should mean clothes, that is to say, 14-year-old Cao E threw his father’s clothes into the river and said that if his father was here, the clothes would sink. Seven days later, the clothes did sink. At that time, this behavior seemed to be witchcraft. It can be seen that Cao E was influenced by witchcraft since childhood and should also be able to do witchcraft. Even if she is not a witch now, she will inherit the mantle in the future, Become a witch.
Filial daughter Cao E
As a witch, Cao E had nothing to do with her current image, but Cao E’s behavior made her a filial daughter. Cao E used a little witchcraft to find her father’s body, and really found it, which was different from the records in the accounting code, The book of the later Han Dynasty, biographies of lienvzhuan, records that “the filial daughter Cao’e was also from Shangyu, Kuaiji. His father Xu, who can sing a song, was a witch’s blessing. On May 5, the second year of Han’an, he danced in the river upstream of the county to welcome the gods, drowned, and was not allowed to be dead. In the year of E, he was crying along the river, and kept singing day and night. Seven days later, he fell into the river and died. In the first year of Yuanjia, the county length was changed to bury e by the road in the south of the Yangtze River, which was a monument.”
Cao E’s behavior was just in line with the principle of governing the world with filial piety at that time, so the imperial courts of all dynasties praised Cao E greatly. In 1093, Song Zhe Zong built the main hall of Cao E temple. In 1110, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty conferred the title of lady Lingxiao. It was also in the time of emperor LiZong of Song Dynasty that his father was appointed as the Marquis of Heying and his mother as the wife of Qingshan. In 1339 of the Yuan Dynasty, Mrs. Huigan was also sealed, and Zhu Yuanzhang came to worship her in person. In the fifth year of Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1865), Mrs. inspiration was sealed, and the plaque “blessed by Cao Jiang” was given.
In order to commemorate Cao’e, later generations have Cao’e River and Cao’e town. Cao E has also become a filial daughter in the eyes of the world.
Cao E, the God of water
The image of Cao’e as the God of water is not well known, but according to the local legend of Shangyu, the momentum will weaken when the tide passes in front of Cao’e temple, and then it will return to the frenzy. The reason is that the tide God is Wu Zixu. When he arrives at Cao’e Temple Fair, he feels embarrassed and rampant. After that, he returns to his original appearance. Moreover, it is also recorded in the annals of Cao’e temple that the Qing Dynasty was dry for many days, but it rained after worshipping cao’e, It can be said to be more effective.
In Cao’e temple, the local people do not simply worship Cao’e as a filial daughter, but as a god of water. There are 42 murals in the temple that reflect the story of Cao’e’s life. Among them, four murals depict resisting the river tide disaster and blocking the enemies on the water. They are respectively titled: praying for tide induction, Korea paying homage to the temple, praying for tide response, and sacred wind rejecting thieves.
In other words, in the process of historical development, Cao E is not only a filial daughter, but a local god with all-round deity. Among the believers near Cao’e temple, although many revered Cao’e’s filial piety, they still took Cao’e as a God to pray for protection at the bottom of their hearts. However, such belief is not only as simple as the belief in Water God, but people are more willing to believe that e is the existence of gods with multiple values and functions. Disclaimer: the above content originates from the network, and the copyright belongs to the original author. Please inform us if your original copyright is infringed, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.