There are various auspicious gods in Chinese traditional culture, which often bring people better luck. Therefore, welcoming the God of Wealth has naturally become one of our traditional customs. Traditional festivals are often concentrated in the twelfth lunar month, when people celebrate a year’s harvest in the cold winter and look forward to good luck in the coming year. What festivals are there in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar? The Fortune Teller website’s special feature on the twelfth month of the lunar calendar will help you learn more.Will we welcome the God of Wealth on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month in 2018?According to Chinese tradition, the dates for welcoming the God of Wealth are generally on the Little New Year (the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month) and the 5th day of the 1st lunar month. Other days are generally not suitable for welcoming the God of Wealth.Welcoming the God of Wealth is an ancient traditional festival custom. According to Chinese folklore, the fifth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the God of Wealth, so after the first day of the new year, the next most important activity is to welcome the God of Wealth. On the night before the God of Wealth's birthday, every family prepares a banquet to celebrate the God of Wealth's birthday. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, all shops open for business, and gongs, firecrackers, sacrificial offerings are set out early in the morning to welcome the God of Wealth. In Qing Dynasty Gu Tieqing's "Qing Jia Lu", a bamboo poem by Cai Yun was quoted, which described the situation of Suzhou people welcoming the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month: "Seek wealth on the fifth day, and fulfill a year's wish at once; beware that other places welcome the God of Wealth early, so you have to hurry along the way the night before." "Baolutou" means "welcoming the God of Wealth". Merchants who believe in Guan Yu, the Holy Lord, will offer sacrifices and wine to him, set off firecrackers, burn gold paper in worship, and pray to him for good fortune and prosperity for the year. What are the requirements for welcoming the God of Wealth?On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the God of Wealth is in the northeast. <br /> We should welcome the God of Wealth at midnight on the fourth day of the first lunar month, which is around midnight on the fourth day of the first lunar month. First of all, on the fourth day of the New Year, you need to send away the God of Poverty and clean the house. Sweep the dust from inside to outside. You can burn incense in the house, open the windows, and use willow branches to beat the God of Poverty, and you can sweep all over the house just like sweeping dust. Then at 24:00 on the fourth night of the New Year, prepare a table, usually placed in the living room. If it is in the countryside, you can put it in the central hall; if it is a shop, you can put it directly in the center of the shop. Facing the northeast, you can hang a picture of the God of Wealth or write on red paper: "Offerings to the Five Gods of Wealth" and place it on the altar. Prepare offerings on the table, such as: apples, sugar water, tea, longan, flowers, etc. Prepare incense, candles and butter lamps. |
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