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Shen Zhu or God Pig, sometimes known as Holy pig[1] (traditional Chinese: 神豬; simplified Chinese: 神猪; pinyin: shénzhū; Wade–Giles: shen-chu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sîn-tu), are pigs that have been chronically fattened for use in Hakka religious and cultural ceremonies, such as the Yimin Festival[2] and the Lunar New Year celebration in Sanxia, northern Taiwan.[1] Pigs are fattened in a process similar to gavage to make them as large as possible in preparation for contests and awards at the festival. The heaviest pig is declared the winner and the owner may receive a prize. The winning pig and other pigs entered into the contest are ritually killed as a sacrifice to the City God or a local deity, one popular temple that continues this tradition is Changfu Temple which is dedicated to the deified Buddhist monk Master Qingshui. However, contrary to popular belief, the pig is not sacrificed to Master Qingshui, but to the mountain deities.
Bayan an miƙa shi hadaya, ana cire gashin alade mai cin nasara ko kuma a aske gashin a cikin alamu, kuma ana shimfiɗa fata a fadin ƙarfe. Ana ƙara ƙarin kayan ado, kamar sanya faya a bakin alade. Fata da aka shimfiɗa, tare da gawawwakin ko fatar da aka shimfida na sauran aladu masu kitse, ana nuna su a kan jirgin ruwa. Yawancin aladu masu tsarki sun ƙare suna da nauyin kilo 800 (1,800 , yayin da alade na yau da kullun zai yi nauyin kilo 120 kawai (260 .[3][4]
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[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Holy Pig: Taiwan parade draws crowds and cruelty claims". BBC. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Taiwan's polarising pig festival - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. September 10, 2020.
- ↑ Huang, M. (3 February 2017). "Controversial 'Holy Pig' festival kicks off in Sanxia". Taiwan News.
- ↑ "'Holy pig' festival draws thousands in Taiwan but protesters decry cruelty". The Guardian. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.