Shengji Pavilion – awakening an attitude of respect for words and paper

Located in Taoyuan, Longtan’s Shengji Pavilion(聖蹟亭), which means “literature furnace,” has one hundred and forty years of history. On the third of August of the lunar calendar each year, local residents perform the “Three Consecrations” ceremony(三獻禮) at the shrine, which includes the “Ceremony of Sending Paper Ash(送聖蹟儀式),” an important Hakka festival that pays respect to words and paper. Since the earliest of times, Hakka people have always attached great importance and respect to the written word and collected all literature for burning. Hakka people would never casually throw away such material and a special shrine was established for this very purpose. After incineration, the leftover ash is bagged up and deposited into the river as a symbol of respect. The Ceremony of Sending Paper Ash carries on the Hakka spirit of cherishing the written word and will hopefully heighten respect for paper, an increasingly precious resource. 

Shengji Pavilion – awakening an attitude of respect for words and paper 
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(以下是中文對照)

送聖蹟 喚起敬字惜紙情

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桃園市龍潭區的「聖蹟亭」已有140年的歷史，每年農曆八月初三，在地人士以客家三獻禮，舉行送聖蹟儀式。送聖蹟是客家族群敬字惜紙的重要祭典，源於早期客家人對文字非常重視與尊敬，會將寫過的紙張集合起來焚燒，不會隨意丟棄，特別建立聖蹟亭來焚化。之後並會將爐內焚化過的字灰，打包後放在袋子，然後送到河裡放流，象徵對文字的敬意。此次的送聖蹟儀式，重現客家庄惜字精神，期望能喚起大家對於字紙的敬重。