Is the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2018 the birthday of the God of Heaven? How should we worship him?
China is a relatively traditional country. Many of its traditional festivals have been passed down to this day and are accepted by many people today. So is the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2018 the "birthday of God of Heaven"? How should we worship it? Let’s follow the editor to find out more. For more details about the 2018 Lunar New Year calendar, please visit the Fortune Teller website for consultation!Is the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2018 the birthday of the God of Heaven? How should we worship him?The ninth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Tiangongsheng, one of the traditional Chinese lunar festivals. It is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the highest god in heaven. Tiangong is the Jade Emperor, the highest god who dominates the heaven. He is the supreme god who commands all gods in the three realms and all spirits in the world, and he represents the supreme heaven. According to the traditional customs of this day, women often prepare fragrant flowers, candles, and vegetarian bowls, and place them in the open air at the entrance of the courtyard or alley to worship the sky and ask for blessings from the God. This embodies the Chinese working people's beautiful wish to ward off evil, avoid disasters, and pray for blessings.The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, commonly known as the "Jade Emperor Meeting". It is said that all the gods in heaven and on earth will celebrate with great fanfare on this day. The Jade Emperor will personally descend to the mortal world on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month to inspect the situation in all directions. Reward the good and punish the evil according to the good and evil of all living beings. On the afternoon of his birthday, the Jade Emperor returns to the Heavenly Palace in his phoenix. At that time, grand celebration and fasting ceremonies were held in Taoist temples. On the Jade Emperor's birthday, people hold ceremonies to celebrate, and the sound of firecrackers can be heard from midnight until 4 a.m. How to worship Tian Gong Sheng on the ninth day of the first lunar month?The worship ceremony is quite grand. An altar is set up under the Tiangong stove in the main hall. Usually, a long bench or a low bench is used to place gold paper on it and then an eight-immortal table is placed on it as the "top table". A tablecloth with auspicious patterns is hung in front of the table, and a "lower table" is set up at the back. The "top table" is dedicated to a throne made of colored paper (symbolizing the throne of the God of Heaven), with an incense burner in the center of the front, three bundles of red paper noodles and three cups of tea in front of the burner, and a candlestick next to the burner; behind it are five fruits (tangerines, oranges, apples, bananas, sugarcane and other fruits) and six vegetarian dishes (lily bulbs, fungus, shiitake mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, broad beans, mung beans, etc.) arranged to worship the Jade Emperor; the lower table is dedicated to five animals (chicken, duck, fish, eggs, pork or pork stomach, pork liver), sweets (raw kernels, rice dates, cakes, etc.), red tortoise cake (shaped like a turtle, dyed red on the outside, and stamped with a tortoise shell to symbolize human longevity) and other servants of the Jade Emperor.Before worshiping the Jade Emperor, the whole family must fast and bathe. On the ninth day, family members are forbidden to dry clothes, especially women's pants and underwear, or empty the trash can, to show respect to the Jade Emperor. If livestock are to be used as sacrifices, they must be roosters, not hens. If you want to fulfill a vow, you must use a whole pig or a whole sheep. Some devout families think that worshipping at home is not enough, so they will rush to various Tiangong temples overnight to pay their respects. For example, the Temple of Heaven on Zhongyi Road in Tainan, the Tiangong Temple in Kaohsiung, the Muzha Zhinan Temple, etc., are brightly lit and bustling on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year every year. There is also a ceremony of "An Tai Sui" on the birthday of the God of Heaven. People whose zodiac signs conflict with Tai Sui in that year can go to the temple, write their names and ages, add a little money, and entrust the temple to be responsible for the offerings. There is another way to appease Tai Sui: at the beginning of the year, use the rice barrel that you usually use to store rice, surround it with red sheets to make a stove at home, write "Tai Sui Star God is here", and then offer sacrifices to it every day. |
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