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元宵乞龜 祈求平安
澎湖縣開發得早，但受到地理條件特殊及交通不便等因素影響，宗教在古早時代即深入澎湖先民生活，全區兩百多座廟宇供奉的神明成為古今多數澎湖民眾的精神寄託，由廟宇舉辦的元宵節乞龜活動，不僅是祈求平安及敬神謝神慶典，也可一窺宗教生活化的離島特殊人文景象。
澎湖開台天后宮管理委員會主任委員王金木說，乞龜活動可追溯到澎湖地區有廟宇之始，年代已久很難考證，訂名為「乞龜」主要是因為龜代表長壽及好兆頭，向神明求乞食用龜回家吃了能保平安，所以流傳至今，天后宮在十幾年前推出一包包以糯米加麵粉製成的鳳片龜供信徒擲筊杯乞求，在當時仍不太富裕的澎湖地區掀起一陣風潮，其他廟宇也陸續跟進，後來生活水準逐漸改善，再加上各廟宇為展現敬神誠意及規模，平安龜的材質開始五花八門，各種亮麗的造形也讓人看了目不暇給。
有人形容「只要是能吃的都能來做平安龜」，於是包括糖果、果凍、巧克力、蘿蔔、雞蛋糕等各式平安龜先後出籠，天后宮還率先用白米包搭起重量超過七萬台斤的米龜，為了吸引更多信徒注意，山水上帝廟在十年前推出黃金龜，近年在乞龜得主的加成「還願」下，還出現了會跑步的電動金龜，金龜也逐年「增重」到現在重量超過一百兩，馬公市三官殿則推出以錢幣堆砌而成的金錢龜，白沙鄉赤崁龍德宮則在金龜之外，今年還首創不用還願的「乞車」，擲出相對杯數最高者即可把一台一千六百CC的轎車開回家，其他包括機車、冰箱及冷氣機都是求乞對象，這種「現代版」乞龜也吸引許多台灣民眾組成「乞車團」元宵專程到澎湖，熱鬧可期。
澎湖地方人士說，很多人都知道乞龜保平安發財，但每年也有不少人忘了還願謝神，依照乞龜的習俗，平安龜乞回家後，信徒在第二年要加成或加倍還願答謝神明的庇佑，眾所矚目的黃金龜得主都記得加兩還，但米龜、果凍龜等通常都「等無人」，廟方只有將未還願得主的大名公告在廟門口，經濟不景氣的時候這種「健忘」的人特別多，而乞龜也幾乎成了每年澎湖元宵節應景活動，它背後的時代意義及人文特色似乎隨著時間流逝，沈澱在老一輩澎湖人的心裡。
澎湖元宵乞龜大都從每年元宵節前三天就開始接受乞求，部分廟宇如山水上帝廟、海靈殿、天后宮、北辰宮、城隍廟、赤崁龍德宮及西嶼、望安、七美地區知名廟宇都會以造景及舉辦晚會等活動吸引遊客，想到澎湖體驗乞龜文化或是為自己祈求平安財運，不妨趁早安排行程。
資料來源：【2000-02-16/聯合報/39版/鄉情】
