Unconsciously, today is the ninth day of the first lunar month
The ninth day of the first lunar month is said to be the birthday of the Jade Emperor
It is also called "Tiangongsheng"
Do you guys know what customs are there on this day?
Below, let's increase your knowledge with the editor~
The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is called "Tianri", also known as "Jade Emperor's Birthday" and "Tiangongsheng".
refers to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor is the first deity in the Tai Chi world incarnated by Sanqing . Taoism believes that the Jade Emperor is the king of gods, with a very high status in the Taoist god hierarchy and the greatest divine power. He spreads the virtues of heaven, creates all things, saves all living beings, weighs the three realms, governs all spirits, and has no measure of human beings. He is the supreme god in the heavens and the emperor of all heavens.
"Li Hai Collection" of the Ming Dynasty records: "The birth of gods is also the beginning of righteousness. If the Jade Emperor was born on the ninth day of the first lunar month, the yang number starts from one and reaches nine, which is the original end." It means that "one" is the first of the yang number, and nine is the extreme of the yang number, so it is considered to be the birthday of the Jade Emperor.
Worshiping
It is a traditional folk custom on this day that women often prepare fragrant flowers, candles and fasting bowls, and place them in the open air at the entrance of the patio and alley to worship the sky and ask for God's blessings. This is a beautiful wish of the Chinese working people to dispel evil, avoid disasters and pray for blessings.
An Taisui
There is also the "An Taisui" ceremony on the day when Tian Gong is born. People whose zodiac sign conflicts with Taisui can go to the temple, write their name, age, add some sesame oil money, and entrust the temple to be responsible for making offerings. There is another way to comfort Tai Sui: at the beginning of the year, surround the rice tubes used to hold rice with red pieces as a furnace at home, write "Tai Sui Xingjun is here", and then worship it every day.
Seven does not come out, eight does not return
Nine is on Doing a lot of things
The ancient Han people believed that nine represents the majority in numbers, the most, the largest, so it is the top.
" seven will not produce ", it means that before going out, do not go out if you have not done seven things. These seven things are: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, which are what we usually call the seven things to open the door to . In the past, people who went out were often the head of the family and the backbone of the family. Therefore, they had to arrange their lives at home before going out.
" eight will not return to ", it means that after going out, don't go home if you haven't done eight things well. These eight things are: filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame. These are the eight basic moral principles of the ancients. Violating any of them will be a disgrace to the ancestors and shameless to face the family.
" will do a lot of things on the ninth day", which means that if you do things on the ninth day, you will be blessed by the Jade Emperor, and you will not only be able to get things done, but also do them quickly and efficiently.
In previous years, Yantai
started from the ninth day of the first lunar month
and held a grand temple fair in Yuhuangding Park
A tradition that has a history of more than 100 years, the temple fair has evolved from offering incense and praying for blessings to becoming an important gathering for citizens to enjoy leisure and entertainment and appreciate folk customs. It has also become a major event for Yantai people in the first month of the year.
Photographed by Liping when
Here is a reminder:
The situation this year is special. To protect everyone’s health and safety
All festivals and activities during the Spring Festival have been canceled
Let us look forward to more exciting activities in the coming year~
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