In our traditional culture, there is a unique culture, that is, faith culture. In ancient times, due to the underdeveloped productivity, people had limited understanding of nature, so the ancestors believed that everything had spirits, and even personalized it to create many "god

In our traditional culture, there is a unique culture, that is, faith culture. In ancient times, due to the underdeveloped productivity, people had limited understanding of nature, so the ancestors believed that everything had spirits, and even personalized it to create many "gods".

At the beginning, people believed that everything was created by God, so there were myths about Pangu opening the sky, Nuwa creating humans, etc. Even folk ancestors have the saying that "there are gods on their heads" to regulate their behavior. There is a common saying among the people that is reflected by the belief and culture of our ancestors, that is, "The three water and rabbits need respect, and wealth will bring prosperity to the age of wealth." So what does the water rabbit mean in this common saying? What does "three needs respect" mean? The water rabbit in the sentence "The three water rabbits need respect, and wealth will bring wealth and prosperity to the years" actually refers to the year of the Guimao rabbit. There is a tradition of dynasties among the people, called dynasties , which is matched with heavenly stems and earthly branches , and sixty is used as a round to record the year, month and day.

The reason why Guimao Rabbit Year is called the Year of Water Rabbit is because the "Gui" in the ten heavenly stems belongs to water, so Guimao Rabbit Year is called the Year of Water Rabbit. And , the Year of the Rabbit in 2023, is the Year of the Rabbit in Guimao.

"The three water rabbits need respect, and wealth will bring prosperity to the age of wealth" means that the three things need to be paid attention to respect in the Year of the Water rabbits. If you do it, you will be able to prosper in this year! But in fact, this statement is only part of people's spiritual beliefs, a reflection of people's belief in culture, and is also people's pursuit of a better life. So, what three people need respect in this common saying refer to?

One of them is to worship the moon!

Since ancient times, people have regarded the moon as the object of worship, and the rabbit is the representative of the moon. The ancestors believed that there was an moon god living in the moon palace, and they also said that the moon god was the rabbit god, and they also said that the moon god's pet was the rabbit. In short, in our traditional culture, speaking of rabbits has to be associated with the moon!

So in the Year of the Rabbit, the first thing you need to respect is the moon! The ancestors once said, "If you don't respect the moon at home, you will attract wind and snow when you go out." This is a custom of ancient people. Before going out, you must respect the gods from all over the world, especially the moon gods, in order to pray for a healthy life and a smooth journey!

In addition to this, people worship the moon, in addition to praying for peace in travel, they also have the purpose of seeking marriage and longevity!

The second thing is to respect Manjushri .

Manjushri is one of the four great bodhisattvas in our country. After Buddhism was passed down to our country, in order to spread it better, Buddhism integrates with our traditional culture. In such cultural integration, the eighteen levels of hell were born; there was also the great wish of "Hell is not empty, and I will not become a Buddha" and so on.

also integrates with the twelve zodiac signs, giving birth to twelve guardian gods corresponding to different zodiac signs. For example, , zodiac rat, is , Thousand-handed Guanyin, , zodiac monkey is , Tathagata, , etc. The zodiac rabbit is Manjushri, who symbolizes great wisdom!

The third thing is to respect the general.

Next year is the year of the Rabbit. In the ancestors' stem and branch calendar, sixty years are used as a cycle, so the people have the important responsibility of sending a god to inspect the misfortunes and good fortunes in the world every year during these sixty years. At the same time, it also supervises the good and bad fortune of people born this year, which is called "60 Jiazi God".

And in Guimao year , the god of responsibilities is General Pi Shi! Pi Shi is the son of Pi Baozi, a general of Northern Wei. He was appointed as General Pingxi and Duke of Guangchuan to pacify the border. Later, he was deified by his ancestors and was given a clergy.

The sentence of the ancestors, "The three water rabbits need respect, and wealth can bring wealth and the years" is actually just a spiritual and emotional sustenance of the ancestors, and a psychological phenomenon of our ancestors.More importantly, whether it is the moon, Manjushri, or Pi Shi, they are the objects of worship. The moon is the manifestation of the ancestors' worship of nature, Manjushri is the manifestation of the ancestors' worship of wisdom, and Pi Shi Shi is the manifestation of the ancestors' worship of ancestors! And these are actually part of our traditional culture!