東海神廟祭海

王韻

仿佛是一轉(zhuǎn)身，盛大的春天，騎著成千上萬羽翼輕盈的海鷗，翩然來臨。風，來自海上，一夜之間，吹暖了海水，吹開了帆檣，要出海了，要開漁了。

這一天的早晨靜悄悄的，同樣悄無聲息的濃霧，籠罩著通往海廟的黃土大道。突然，嶄新的朝陽躍出海的脊背，迸射出萬道金光，鍍亮了海鷗潔白的翅尖，驅(qū)散了濃霧。

大道上出現(xiàn)了一支長長的隊伍，人們身穿大紅色盛裝，頭裹紅巾，五色彩旗在前頭開路，后面八個壯實的漢子抬著一口白豬，上頭蓋著火紅的綢布，好像紅火日子的蓋頭，一路來到海廟前。

鐃鈸嗩吶齊鳴，喊出隱藏在不同形狀身體里的歡樂。人們粉墨登場，扮成唐僧雙手合十口中念念有詞，孫悟空揮舞金箍棒，豬八戒大腹便便地扛著釘耙，沙和尚煞有介事地挑著行李擔子；那扮丑婆的頭插紅花，負責以自己的丑和詼諧來鬧洋相，博得觀眾一陣陣笑聲。

隊伍停下了，千面大鼓早已擺好，領(lǐng)頭者守著最大的那面鼓，率先一聲鼓響，如雄雞引唱，小伙子們雙手舞動鼓槌，宣泄著攢了一冬的勁兒，咚—咚—咚，雄渾激昂，連綿不絕。

一掛掛鞭炮早已被甩在地上，從通往海廟的路口，到主祭臺，一直延伸到海邊，它們被同時點燃，噼噼啪啪響成一團，騰起一條條火龍。這是最鮮艷的大地紅，是提前得到春消息而怒放的桃花，也是另一種形式的新桃符，一眨眼，地上已鋪開了一條紅毯。

喜歡熱鬧的海神爺捻著胡須，收下了這串長長的祝福，默念著給漁民們以風調(diào)雨順、魚蝦滿艙，漁民們也仿佛心有感應(yīng)，已看見數(shù)不清的魚蝦在網(wǎng)中閃著銀色的光芒。他們興奮地蹦著跳著，翻開了這個開漁季的扉頁。

數(shù)千年來，海廟廟會一直是萊州沿海老百姓一年中重要的日子。海神的形象在老百姓的心里是清晰的，一代又一代老百姓用自己的虔誠堅守著心靈的廟宇，東海神廟帶給他們精神的依托與滿足，讓他們覺得踏實與平靜，就像那片風波不起的大海。而海廟廟會伴隨著漁民自發(fā)的祭海活動，一直深深地扎根于民間，是萊州灣畔及周邊漁民的狂歡，是他們最熱鬧的節(jié)日。

東海神廟之大，大于宇宙，東海神廟之小，小于微塵。千年的風，從大海深處吹來。往事不再，但有一座廟宇，卻在每一個人的心中，如不老的漁歌號子，雄渾激越，生生不息……

The temple fair of the Temple of the God of the East Sea has been the most important day of a year for the coastal populace in Laizhou for thousands of years. The image of the God of the East Sea is clear in the hearts of the populace. The populace of one generation after another safeguard the temple in their hearts with their own piety as the Temple of the God of the East Sea offers them spiritual solace and contentment and allows them to feel as stable and calm as the calm sea. The temple fair of the Temple of the God of the East Sea has been deeply rooted among the people with the activities to worship the sea voluntarily organized by fishermen. It is a gala and the liveliest day for the fishermen along the Laizhou Bay and beyond.

The Temple of the God of the East Sea can be as big as the universe and as small as dust. The wind for thousands of years comes from the depth of the sea. The bygone becomes bygone. However， there is a temple in everyone’s heart like an unfailing fishing chant， vigorous and loud with no end...