In many places, the custom of "youxishen" during the New Year is still maintained.
In the old days, not only was the popular "Youxi God" among the people, the royal family also wanted to "Youxi God", and the Qin Tianjian also determined the time and location of the best Youxi God.
The ceremony of Youxi God is more grand. According to ancient records, the cow must be dressed in red and drums are used to send it off; the ox officer must sound a whip, which is called "spring whip", burn incense, sound firecrackers, and drive pigs and sheep to worship the god of joy, etc., in order to make a day of joy.
There are many people participating in "Youxishen", almost every family, old and young, everyone must offer incense and salute the direction where the gods are. Please bless the gods for a year of good fortune, happiness, and happiness. Welcome home with joy.
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About the god of joy
According to legend, the god of joy is a god who is in charge of festive matters.
In the old days, when we had weddings, we should worship the god of joy. For example, when getting married, the protagonist of the wedding, the bride, should face the god of joy as much as possible, especially at important moments such as the bride getting on and off the sedan chair and the newcomer paying respects to heaven and earth. God bless.
Therefore, professional people who choose auspiciousness for their marriage will especially indicate "Hey God so and so."
During the New Year, pay attention to good omen. "Youxishen" has become a custom during the old Chinese New Year, and there is a saying that "you can make a year old when you meet the happy gods."
Moreover, in folk sayings, the role of "Youxishen" is even more specific. Talking about Xishen can make people have good luck and many happy events in the new year, help children grow up healthily, academic progress, single marriage, married family happiness, elderly physical and mental health, farmers can get a good harvest , Those seeking wealth get wealth, those who are officials are promoted, ... etc.
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The classification and rotation of Heishen
According to Heishen’s different expressions,The god of joy is divided into five types of : laugh and joy, sad and joy, sleep and joy, drunk and joy, and sit and joy . Among them, everyone's favorite is Xiaoxishen.
These five gods of joy live in different directions. They are:
sits on the god of joy in Genfang (northeast)
sleeps on the dry side (northwest)
sits on the Kunfang (southwest)
Zuixi Shenju Lifang (Zhengnan)
Xiaoxi Shen Ju Xunfang (southeast)
The five rotation dates change according to a certain pattern, in order to facilitate memory There is a formula: "Jia Ji sits on Yi Geng to sleep, Bing Xin Kun frowns, Ding Ren is drunk and drunk, Wu Kui is smiling in Xun."
The vernacular explanation is:
Tiangan is for Jiamu and Jitu Days, sits on the rotation.
There are twelve such days, namely: Jiazi Day, Jiayin Day, Jiachen Day, Jiawu Day, Jiashen Day, Jiaxu Day, Ji Chou Day, Ji Mao Day, Ji Si Day, Ji Wei Day , Jiyou Day, Jihai Day.
The days when the heavenly stems are Yimu and Gengjin, the rotation is sleep joy god .
There are also twelve such days, specifically: Yichori, Yimao, Yisi, Yiwei, Yiyou, Yihai, Gengzi, Gengyin, Gengchen, Gengwu, Gengshen Day and Gengxu Day.
Days are Binghuo and Xinjin, the rotation is .
There are also twelve days like this, specifically: Bingzi Day, Bing Yin Day, Bing Chen Day, Bing Wu Day, Bing Shen Day, Bing Xu Day, Xin Chou Day, Xin Mao Day, Xin Si Day, Xin Wei Day, Xinyou Day, Xinhai Day.
Days are Dinghuo and Renshui, drunk joy god takes turns.
There are twelve days like this: Ding Chou Day, Ding Mao Day, Ding Si Day, Ding Wei Day, Ding You Day, Ding Hai Day, Ren Zi Day, Ren Yin Day, Ren Chen Day, Ren Wu Day, Renshen Day, Renxu Day.
The days when the heavens are Wutu and Guishui, the rotation is .
There are also twelve days like this: specifically: Wuzi Day, Wuyin Day, Wuchen Day, Wuwu Day, Wushen Day, Wuxu Day, Guicho Day, Guimao Day, Guisi Day, and Guiwei Day , Guiyou Day, Guihai Day.
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2021 Xin Chou, the Year of the Ox Youxishen
The most suitable time and position
According to the 2021 Xin Chou Xishen rotation rule, we will show for everyone For your reference, the on-duty Hey God and location from the first to the ninth day of the first lunar month are for your reference. I wish you all good luck in the new year.
the first day of the first lunar month (February 12, 2021), Xinmao Day, sad and happy, happy direction: southwest .
the second day of the first month of the first month (February 13, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar), on Renchen Day, Zuixi God is on duty, bearing: is south
the third day of the first month (February 14, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar), Guisi Day, Laughing and Happy God on duty, bearing: southeast .
the fourth day of the first lunar month (February 15, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar), Jiawu Day, sitting on the duty of the god of joy, bearing: northeast and north .
the fifth day of the first lunar month (February 16, 2021), Yiwei Day, Sleeping Joy is on duty, bearing: northwest .
the sixth day of the first month (February 17, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar), Bingshen Day, sorrow and joy on duty, bearing: southwest .
the seventh day of the first month (February 18, 2021), Ding You Day, Zui Xi Shen is on duty, bearing: is south .
the eighth day of the first month (February 19, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar), Wuxu Day, Xiaoxishen is on duty, bearing: southeast .
the ninth day of the first month (February 20, 2021), Jihai day, sitting on the duty of God, bearing: northeast and north .
picture comes from the Internet,Invasion
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Teacher Zhang Shu’s tips:
The third and eighth day of the first lunar month. Laughing and happy gods are on duty. These two days are the best wandering gods during the New Year of the Ox Day, you might as well go to the southeast to meet Laughing and Happy God, swimming around for a year of joy and prosperity for yourself.
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