從民俗活動看龍神信仰的演變

Evolution of Dragon God Belief from Folklore Activities

龍神在中國文化發展非常久遠，早在先秦時期就已經和「水」有所連結。千年來，龍神淬鍊出龍王信仰，發展其布雨施雨、守護江海、端午除煞等各種功能性，並融入近代龍神民俗節慶中。但龍王神性職能隨著時間轉移也逐漸在改變，本文透過民俗節慶的活動辦理，以及宗廟龍王的各種轉變，推論龍王信仰在近代部分地區逐漸式微之因。

The development of Dragon God in Chinese culture is very long, and it has been connected with ''water'' during the pre-Qin period.The dragon god has chained the dragon faith for thousands of years. He formed various functions such as giving rainwater, protecting the rivers and seas, removing the evil from the Dragon Boat Festival, etc., and integrated it into the modern Dragon God folk festivals. But the priesthood of the Dragon King gradually changed over time. This article infers the reasons why the dragon culture has gradually been ignored in some areas of modern times through folk festivals and changes in the Dragon King Temple sacrifice.