Regulations for Worshiping Heaven on the Ninth Day of the First Lunar New Year
Every New Year period, there are always a lot of customs or activities, but these will It varies from region to region, so now let’s take a look at what kind of particularities or taboos are there in traditional culture in most areas of worshiping heaven on the ninth day of the first lunar month.
What is the ninth day of the first lunar month
There is indeed some reliable basis for the origin of the ninth day of the first lunar month.The ancients believed that nine means most, the most, the largest in number, so it is the highest.Also known as Tianri, it is said that it is the birthday of the Jade Emperor and must be celebrated grandly.Nine is a homonym for wine, and nine cannot be separated from wine.Every family prepared a sumptuous banquet to enjoy drinking and celebrate the Jade Emperor’s birthday.
How to worship heaven on the ninth day of the first lunar month
Sky Day is taken very seriously.Therefore, sacrificial supplies and rituals are not ambiguous at all.The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky is very grand.Sacrificial items are placed under the Tiangong stove in the main hall.Generally speaking, the gold paper is first placed on a bench or a low stool, and then placed on a tall Eight Immortals table "top table", around a table with auspicious patterns tied in front of the table, and another table behind it.The top table enshrines a shrine (representing the throne of heaven) made of colored paper.In the center of the front is the incense burner.There are three bundles of red paper and three cups of tea in front of the stove, and candlesticks next to the stove; then arrange the five fruits (citrus, orange, apple, banana, sugarcane and other fruits), Liuzhai (lily needles, fungi, mushrooms, cabbage, beans, mung beans) etc.) offering sacrifices to the Jade Emperor; five animals (chicken, duck, fish, fish, eggs, pork or pork belly, pork liver), desserts (kernel, jujube, cake, etc.), red turtles (such as turtle-shaped, red-dyed , tortoise shell seal, symbolizing human longevity) and other gods dedicated to the Jade Emperor.
The order of sacrifices on the ninth day of the first lunar month
1.Put fruits, flowers, vegetables and other offerings in order.
2.Light the divine massage candle.
3.Offer three cups of tea before the divine case.
4.Burn incense to greet the Jade Emperor.
5.Pour wine into the wine glass.
6.Throw a cup to ask if the Jade Emperor is here!
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