每年七、八月间,在甘肃省东南部的天水市北道区(原天水县),往往会出现较长的状早期。遇到旱情严重之时,一些偏远的农村地区,则常常要举行求雨活动。 它一般是以村为单位进行,而一村求雨,邻村会认为自己也将受益。求雨的村子都供奉着用来求雨的神——当地称之为“爷”。作为求雨仪式中的主角,每个村子的“爷”都各不相同,甚至有的村子会有好几位可以用来求雨的“爷”。这些“爷”一般都是地方神,它们有的具有关于姓名、来历的传说,有的却姓名来历不详,而且同司雨之事也没有多少关系。例如街子乡黄家小山的八海龙君(人称“八海爷”),东泉乡秀家山的镇江王、方神和九天圣母二后元君等,都在当地有关于其来历的传说,而街子乡吴家寺的“将军爷”及甘泉乡柳家坪的“泰山爷”,却是既无姓名来历,又似乎同雨水也没有太多的关系。 In July and August each year, there is often a relatively long, early shape in the Beidao District of Tianshui City (formerly Tianshui County) in the southeastern Gansu Province. In the face of serious drought, some remote rural areas, it is often held for rain activities. It is generally carried out on a village-by-village basis, while a village rains and the neighboring village considers itself to be benefiting as well. The rain-ravaged villages are worshiped with gods seeking rain-locally called “Lord.” As the protagonist of the rain solicitation ceremony, the “gods” in each village are different. Even some villages have “gods” that can be used to seek rain. These “gods” are generally local gods. Some of them have legends about their names and origins, while others have unknown origins and have little to do with rainstorms. For example, there are local legends about the origins and origins of the Dragon Boat King (known as “The Eight Seas”) of Huanghai Hill in Jiezi Township, Zhenjiang King of Xiujia Hill in Dongquan Township, Fangshen, And Wuzi Temple Street Township “generals” and Ganquan Township Liu Jiaping “Mount Tai”, but it is neither the origin of the name, it seems that there is not much relationship with the rain.