The ninth day of the first lunar month welcomes the Jade Emperor’s Christmas, commonly known as the “Jade Emperor Club”. It is rumored that all the gods and immortals in the sky and under the earth will celebrate grandly on this day.
The Jade Emperor personally arrived in the lower realm on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month and inspected the situation of all parties. Reward good and punish evil based on the common good and evil of sentient beings. The Jade Emperor returned to Tianting on the afternoon of his birthday. At that time, all Taoist palaces and temples had to hold grand celebrations and dipping rituals. On the Jade Emperor's birthday, people will hold festivals to celebrate. From midnight to four o'clock in the morning, you can hear the constant sound of firecrackers.
Taoism calls the highest ruler of heaven the Jade Emperor, just like the emperor on earth, with thirty-six heavens on the top and seventy-two earths on the bottom, and controls all matters of gods, Buddhas, immortals, saints and the human and underworld. Also known as Tiangong , Tiangong Ancestor, Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor, Jade Emperor.
In "Journey to the West", the Jade Emperor God governs all gods, earth gods, humans and ghosts. He lives in the palace in the sky, and his office is the magnificent Lingxiao Temple. His martial gods include the King of Tuta, the Prince of Nachi, the giant spirit god , the Four Heavenly Kings, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Nine Stars, the Five-Plant Jiedi, etc. The literary gods include Li Laojun, Taibai Jinxing, Wenquxing, Qiu Zhenren, Xu Zhenren, etc. He also governs , the Dragon King of the Four Seas, the gods of the Thunder, as well as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Ten Palaces of Yama, etc.
Jade Emperor governs the Taoist gods and Buddhas, and the gods, gods, ghosts and gods are all under their jurisdiction. Gods and immortals, such as the Four Imperials, Stars, Thunder Gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Three Officials Emperors, Shenxiao Jiuchen Emperor, etc., and the Jade Emperor is the Holy Lord of the Great Dao; the Earth is the small god who dominates all natural objects on the ground, including the land god, the country god, the mountains, Guan Gong, the rivers and seas, the five worship gods, and the gods of all things; the ancestor gods are deified after death by historical figures, such as ancestors, teachers, meritorious officials, and other historical figures.
Fujian and Taiwan people call the Jade Emperor "God of Heaven" on the ninth day of the first lunar month to " worship God of Heaven " the family, fasting and bathing, burning incense and ceremonies, worshiping and chanting scriptures, and in some places they also sing opera to entertain Gods. In the past, there was also the custom of holding Jade Emperor Festival and carrying the statue of Jade Emperor to visit the village and patrol the streets. December 25th said that it was the day when the Jade Emperor was patrolling the world. In the old Taoist temples and the Chinese people had to burn incense and chant scriptures to welcome and see the Jade Emperor.
Congratulations to the Jade Emperor, the great heavenly master, the mysterious sky, the great God is sacred and long-lasting. I wish God is kind to the people, to release the divine light, to shine on the Dharma Realm, to the six ordinary people and four saints, to the shadow of the Tao.
above pray for peace between the family and the country, and to protect your life and disasters, sweep away all evil, break iron and encircle the mountains, and exhaust the sea of suffering; break the great hell, eliminate the serious sins and sufferings; subdue the violent demons, protect the land; pray for God to release the seventeen supernatural powers, eliminate all serious illnesses, relieve all evil spirits, get rid of all evil people, destroy all evil beasts, destroy all evil ways, and all heavens will be subdued.
