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The ninth day of the first lunar month, is a traditional festival of Chinese folk, people call this day the day, also called "Tiangong's birthday", "Tiangongsheng", "Jade Emperor's birthday", to say a little more popularly, is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, you must know that the Jade Emperor is in the folk, but it is quite popular, in the old days, every household celebrates the festival every year, and his old man is very respectful, and will offer the tablet of the Jade Emperor. As the highest deity in Taoism, he dominates everything in the three worlds of heaven, earth and man, and in the three worlds of heaven and earth, Buddha, Tao, man, immortals, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, wealth and honor and disgrace and so on.
So on such a special day, the people will naturally pay special respect to him, every time he is born, people will hold a festival to celebrate, but also pray for his old man to bless the world with peace, wind and rain, and all the best. So in the folk, what are the specific customs on this day?
The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Father, remember to "do 3 things, eat 2 things, avoid 1 thing", a smooth and auspicious yearOn the special day of the ninth day of the first lunar month, we might as well learn about what people want to do on this day!
What do you mean by doing the three things?
Do 1 thing: Pray to God.
Since it is the birthday of the Heavenly Father, then it is natural to worship him on this day, and when worshipping, the heart must be pious, so the whole family must fast and bathe to show respect for the Jade Emperor. In terms of offerings, it is also necessary to prepare many offerings such as flowers, incense candles, vegetarian fruits, and tea. It is believed that the earlier the sacrifice, the better, because the earlier the offering, the more sincerity. In some areas where the belief is prevalent, believers will worship at home in the middle of the night.
Do 2 things: Climb high and look far.
The ninth day of the first month is actually also the ascending festival, in some places, this day will choose to climb high and look far away, people believe that in the first month of the ninth day of the ascending words, can play a role in warding off evil spirits, in ancient times, there is a saying that every nine ascends, every nine times, the earth rises, the weather falls. Therefore, in order to avoid contact with evil spirits, the ancients would climb high on this day to ward off evil spirits.
Do 3 things: ask for money.
There is an old saying: "Seven do not come out, eight do not return, on the ninth day of the first month", which means that to the ninth day of the first month, it is a more suitable day to do things, to put it bluntly, there were any difficult things before, you can do it on this day, people think that this can be more smooth, because you will get a blessing from God. Therefore, many people will choose to go on this day when they want money, hoping to bring good luck and money into their homes.
The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Father, which 2 things to eat?
Eat 1 kind: red turtle cake.
Red turtle cake, it is a traditional folk cake cake cake, in Fujian, Taiwan and other places, particularly popular, and in the time of sacrifice, we can often see, its practice is also relatively simple, glutinous rice soaked, ground into rice milk, poured into a rice bag tied tightly and pressed dry to remove water, to be half dry and take out, family safflower rice mashed, and then put into the kueh seal flattened to print out the turtle print. After cooking, put it in a pot and steam it with hot water.
Eat 2 samples: white wine.
Folk saying: "The ninth day of the first month does not leave the wine", which means that when sacrificing to the gods, we need to use liquor, people hope to drink some wine, to remove the evil spirit, of course, here is a reminder to everyone, for minors, and people who are not suitable for drinking, must not drink, so as not to bring trouble to themselves, or cause trouble. Also, remember not to drive after drinking.
Don't 1 thing: untidy clothing.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, it is a day to worship God and seek a smooth and auspicious year, so before the sacrifice, people will bathe and change their clothes, clean up themselves, and their hair should also be tidied up, this is a kind of respect for God, if you are sloppy and untidy to worship, it will be regarded as insincere, so you must pay attention to your image on this day.
The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the people, and the folk have many customs, among which remember to follow the old tradition, "do 3 things, eat 2 things, and avoid 1 thing", so that the whole year can be smooth and healthy. In the Year of the Dragon, our days will also be more and more prosperous. Publish a collection of dragon cards to share millions of cash
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