民間信仰繞境活動中所見的夯枷習俗與儀式──臺灣北部為中心的考察

The folk custom and modelling of“Paper Cangue”in Northern Taiwan pilgrimage

本文係著眼於台灣北部之城隍、青山王、大眾爺、清水祖師等神之繞境行列中，文獻中常提及，但目前已式微的「夯枷」、「掛紙枷」習俗所展開的論述。透過歷史文獻記錄與田野調查的途徑，試圖突顯這區域內對於迎神行列中的還願行為之儀式實踐及其特性，並探討相關民俗背後的文化意義。民間信仰中原本即有「罪」的概念，夯枷這項習俗即是信眾自認為己身有罪的表現，透過掛著紙枷隨神明遊行，達到公開昭示罪行的意義，於當代我們也可發現部分的城隍廟亦積極恢復掛紙枷之習俗，於此則有別於早期夯枷常單純係為因生病而行之，今日人們可能因生活上的各種不順遂而來參與掛紙枷的儀式。

This article focuses on the folk custom and rite of“Wearing Paper Cangue”in northern Taiwan, which ever practiced in City God processions, Qingshan Wang pilgrimage procession, Qingshui -Zushi pilgrimage procession. Through the methods of historical documentation and field investigation, try to highlight the ritual practice and its characteristics of the act of re-acting in the region, and explore the cultural significance behind the relevant folklore. There is the concept of "guilty" in the folk belief, and this custom is the expression of the worshippers' self-confessed guilt, and through the procession to express their appreciation for the gods with“Wearing Paper Cangue”, the significance of displayed the crime publicly to show the penance is the core meaning during the process of rite. Finally, in the contemporary we could also observe that part of the city god temples also revival the folk custom of“Wearing Paper Cangue”. Nowadays, people participated the rite except for the illness, various unfortunate incident of life may attract worshippers to participate the rite.