Taoists, I need your help?
really need some help here. I have a project to do on Taoism and I have to find the following things. Please don’t tell me to look it up because I’ve tried everything and even went to the library…found nothing. Now some of these I’ve found a little on, but not a great amount.
Ok here they are. Your help is greatly appreciated. 
Also, If you know of any good sites that could help me find the following information that would be a great help. Thanks again.
Essays have to be written about the following points:
*Holy Places
*Calendar/Holidays
*Places of Worship/Sacred Structures
*Sacred Space (burial of the dead and religous settlements land use)
*Place Names (you probably don’t get what that is – neither do I!)
Also, did/does Taoism have any conflicts with other religions? I think I read a little about Taoists disagreeing with Confucianists or something.
And what is Taoism’s stand versus social change? How is it reacting and what are some examples?
The reason you can’t find anything is because Taoism doesn’t have such things.
The holy place is your body, and nothing more. There are some temples here and there, but they don’t actually serve a purpose, as there are no ceremonies or prayers, etc.
No holidays that I know of, other than possibly the year that Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, and that only got celebrated once.
The place of worship is anywhere and everywhere. And all you are worshipping is your experience of the universe.
Most true Taoists eventually become reclusive, as they become more and more enlightened, they have less and less concern with other people. Most Taoist stories revolve around this. It’s a very solitary journey. That’s why there are no Taoist circle-jerks or bible-studies, etc.
Taoism has no stand on social change. Leading a simple life, and living for the moment has not changed since the beginning of time. (Taoists historically have not participated in society, politics, etc. They have always been separate from it, and wouldn’t be following the Tao if they did otherwise)
Edit – back in the early days of Taoism, there was a small conflict between Taoists and Confucianists, when a certain monarch declared Taoism the official religion of China. There was no violence, as I recall. The Confucianists just attempted to argue with Taoist principles, and challenged them to debates, etc.
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