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宗教與民間信仰

R e lig io n a n d F o l k B e liefs

大寮雖然是一個閩、客、原、外混居 foreign Catholic and Christian churches, the
的半鄉村半都市型的社會，但在宗教信仰 people of Daliao believe in local deities such
上，卻不是很能夠看得出這樣多元族群的 as Master Wang, Matsu, Suntaitsu (三太子）,
特色。 Sungdigong, Dadougung, etc. Compared to

the local Minnan religions in southern Taiwan,
除外來的天主教與基督教教堂之外，
there is nothing special about it. Another special
大寮人所信奉的王爺、媽祖、三太子、上
characteristic is, the history of these temples is
帝公、大道公等等，與一般台灣南部地區
extremely short; there are some histories but
的閩南信仰相比，並無特殊之處。另一個
they only pass from word of mouth, never really
特點是，其宗教建廟的歷史都很短；稍有
leaving any solid documented information as a
歷史者，也都只是口耳相傳，未見留下具
testament to this history.
體文物以見證其歷史。
However, for the locals, religion and
不過，宗教信仰到底是當地民眾的精
folk beliefs are ultimately what feed the mind.
神食糧，一地有一地之特色，大寮或許沒
Each region has its own uniqueness. While
有像其他地方有百年古剎可供瞻仰，或許
Daliao lacks the hundred-year-old history of
沒有可觀之宗教文物可以憑弔，但這就是
the religion and the lack of majestic religious
大寮的宗教特色，一切都還在歷史發展的
artifacts to pay tribute to, this can be said to
進程中，等著後人用心創造。
be the most distinguishing characteristic of
While Daliao is an urban, half-village Daliao’s religion. Everything is still happening
half city society populated by a mixture of in the development of history, waiting for the
aborigines, Minnan, Hakka, and those from next generation to create.

outside the province, such characteristic is not
able to be revealed through religion. Aside from