財神駕到！
Here Comes the Cai Shen！
文｜康 原
圖｜翁君菱
土地公、四面佛、劉海蟾祖師，以及虎爺、三腳蟾蜍……他們是財神嗎?
那文昌帝君、觀音菩薩、玄壇元帥趙公明與關公（關聖帝君）、范蠡（陶朱公）、比干、韓信、濟公……也是財神嗎?
「五路財神」又分別是誰呢? 宜倫眼睛轉啊轉的，問著：「到底誰是財神爺呀？」
新正年頭，常在佇百貨公司抑是大賣場頭前看著身穿紅長衫馬褂、頭戴紅色縣老爺烏紗帽、手提黃色金元寶的財神爺，
咧送紅包抑是伴手，予逐家新的一年錢空沖沖滾、趁大錢。
有時連foodpanda送食食的少年家嘛會打扮做財神爺，
佇大街小巷來來去去咧送三頓，為閣較濟人帶來財運佮福氣。
我的查某孫仔宜倫問我講：
「阿公，foodpanda的兄哥是按怎穿按呢？」
Many malls or department stores hire actors to play the Cai shen ye during the Spring Festival.
In a red mandarin jacket and donning a futou worn by a magistrate, he carries red envelopes or small gifts in a golden ingot-shaped basket and gives them out to customers to wish everybody a prosperous new year.
Sometimes even delivery couriers dress up as such for bringing luck and fortune to the streets.
“Why are they wearing funny clothes, Grandpa?”
asked Yi-lun, my little granddaughter.
北管樂團佇廟埕演奏，阿公指一个樂師講：「光仔，你我笑笑仔共講：「這是生理人想出來的計智，打扮做財神爺的形，意思是財神爺為你送食食閣帶來金銀財寶，予你金銀滿厝間，財寶算袂清，生活閣較富裕。」
“It’s a marketing gimmick,” I said with a smirk.
“It’s a marketing gimmick,” I said with a smirk.
“The idea is that, besides delivering food to you,
the company as the Cai shen ye brings more money and treasure
than you can count and spend to fill your house.”
宜倫目睭遨咧遨咧，閣問我講：「啥人是財神爺？」
我共我好玄的查某孫仔斟酌解說講：「財神爺是民間上受歡迎的神明之一，財神會當分做「正財神」佮「準財神」，其中，「正財神」是求事業正財為主，包括文財神、武財神、五路財神等；抑若「準財神」就是求緊好額抑是偏財為主，親像土地公、四面佛、劉海蟾祖師，佮虎爺、三跤螿蜍等神獸。」
In 669, south Fukien was an area lack of management and fell behind other places. The mountain tribal people
Yi-lun’s eyes turned round in a circle.
“Who is the Cai shen ye, then?” she pressed on.
“He’s one of the most popular gods, and there are Zheng Cai shen and Semi Cai shen,” I began to explain. “The Zheng Cai shen, like Wen Cai shen, Wu Cai shen and Wu lu Cai shen, have a say in your career or business. In contrast, the Semi Cai shen is for quick money and random fortunes. These include Tudi gong, Phra Phrom, Liu the Sea-Toad Immortal, and celestial beasts like Huye and the Three-Legged Toad.”
所講的「文財神」是古早文官演變來的財神，大部份以比干為主，嘛有少數是拜范蠡(陶朱公)。
另外，嘛有人認為文昌帝君、觀音菩薩嘛算講是文財神。
工課性質倚文書、服務業，抑是工課領域倚藝術文化、需要創意的人，適合拜文財神。
「武財神」是古早武官演變來的財神，一般人攏足熟似的武財神，包括玄壇元帥趙公明佮關老爺(關聖帝君)。
工課需要勞動抑是佇外口咧走傱的人，較適合拜武財神。
“Wen Cai shens were ancient civil officials.
Most often you’d see Bi Gan, but some are Fan Li (also known as Tao Zhu Gong).
Wenchang dijun and Guanyin may be counted among this category.
Those with office jobs or in the service of creative industries are recommended to worship Wen Cai shen.
“Wu Cai shen, on the other hand, were once generals.
Guan gong（The Holy Emperor Guan）, and Zhao Gongming,
the Marshal of the Black Altar, are the ones most people know of.
They are for those who work outdoors or do physical work.”
一般民間信道教的人共「五路財神」分做：
中路財神趙公明、南路財神陳九公、東路財神蕭昇、西路財神曹寶、北路財神姚少司。
若是信仰藏傳佛教，的五路財神是：
黃財神、白財神、烏財神、綠財神、紅財神。
” Wu lu Cai shen” according to Taoists, Zhao Gongming serves with Chen Jiu Gong of the South, Xiao Sheng of the East,
Cao Bao of the West, and Yao Shao Si of the North.
Tibetan Buddhists have their own Wu lu Cai shen.
Those are in turn color-coded: yellow, white, black, green, and red.”