元宵节是社子岛居民的大日子,“弄土地公”不仅是地方居民的集体记忆,独特的风貌也吸引许多外地民众前来观赏。位于台北市近郊的社子岛,是淡水河、基隆河冲积形成的沙洲,因被划为“洪泛区”,50年来遭政府禁限建,却意外地保留了传统农村聚落的文化。
弄土地公由五个庄头中窟、塭寮、戏台口、港墘仔、下竹围共同举办,元宵早晨,五庄头的青年们头戴斗笠、披挂毛巾,以“庄跤人”(农民)的装扮,赤膊赤脚扛起土地公乘坐的神轿,让土地公巡视庄头内外。沿路,工厂、店铺、家户会准备鞭炮恭迎土地公,祈求平安与生意兴旺。
入夜后,轿班人员则回到庄内,抬著神轿穿梭巷弄,巷弄里摆放成串的鞭炮像龙,燃放后腾空四射。轿班的青年们以肉身吃炮,承受越多越猛烈的炮,代表著勇气与胆识,是过去地方上必经的成年礼。元宵夜晚另有“赏鼓仔灯”的活动,不论居民或者外地游客,只要提著花灯就能游街领赏,饮料、小点心与文具,是店家与居民的心意。
弄土地公的文化镶嵌于聚落之中,聚落中,人仍保有与自然、神明的紧密关系,但社子岛遭拆除的阴影萦绕不去,居民积极争取弄土地公成为台北市的无形文化资产,希望百年传统能够继续在地方上活络。
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