“摸摸会”流传在郑州登封市的一项传统民俗,“会”场位于中岳嵩山九龙潭。每年的农历五月十四日夜,人们从十里八村纷纷赶来,从十四日黄昏,通宵达旦一直到第二天还不肯散去。说起"夜摸会",自然有它的来历。据当地人说,过去有不少女子婚后不孕,生儿育女是女人的天性,女人不会生育是极为痛苦的事情,但难以言表。一些少妇为求子,便趁夜黑人静,来到九龙潭圣母庙内,向圣母诉说衷肠,磕头焚香,祈祷求子。谁知圣母灵验,每来祈子的少妇第二年必生贵子,这样一传十,十传百,九龙圣母成了送子观音。她们便把农历五月十五,九龙圣母的生日定为还愿,她们从十四晚悄悄来此,到天亮散去。每逢会日,除本地三里五庄善男信女三五成群到此焚香还愿外,巩义、新密等地群众也汇聚于此,规模达数千人,圣母庙香火极旺。时间久了,人们便把"夜摸会"干脆叫成"摸摸会"。夜摸会的习俗一直延续到今天,现在医学发达,但夜摸会的确成了一些大龄青年谈情说爱的场所。他(她)们或在潭水边戏嬉,或席地而坐,或在山林内追逐,或在圣母像前山盟海誓,给年轻人的情和爱增加了几多坚定的基础。随着时代的变迁,“摸摸会”也自然演变成了物资交流大会。2009年,摸摸会被评为河南省省级非物质文化遗产。
Mo-mo Kermis
Mo-mo Kermis is a traditional custom prevailing in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou city, and the meeting place is located in Nine-dragon Pool in Songshan Mountain. In the terms of its origin, local people say that in the past there were some people bing not able to give a birth, so they went to pray for a child to the Goddess at night and their wishes came true finally. Thus they came on the Goddess's birthday eve to thank her, when was the lunar May 14. Every year many people even from nearby cities like Gongyi and Xinmi come there to make a pray and Promise. From then on this custom is set up gradually and lasts till now. However, with the development of medical science, less people pray to the Goddess for children, but it becomes a spot for the young to romance their boy/girl-friends. Besides, with time passing by, it also becomes a place for exchanging goods.