Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - What does the word burning incense mean in the old almanac?

What does the word burning incense mean in the old almanac?

1. Incense burning: Some plants with special smell and aromatic smell are put into the flame for smoking, which can now be considered as incense burning.

2. The ancients recorded in Xiangpu that the incense used to burn incense in the past was all kinds of fragrant pills, balls, sweet cake or powder made of "Hexiang", instead of today's thread incense. Its raw materials are honey, jujube paste, bletilla striata water, wax (soft fragrance) and so on. Burning incense requires charcoal fire, not direct combustion. When burning incense, all kinds of ingredients must be added to the incense burner to ensure the quality of incense. The charcoal fire in the incense burner burns slowly, with low temperature and long duration. The ancients pursued the realm of burning incense, and they would try to reduce cigarettes and make the incense low and long. There are many discussions about the interest of burning incense in ancient books. Whether it is Qin tea or burning incense, it is a necessary procedure to restrain mood. Burn, burn, burn incense. Bye. The ancients used incense to worship and meditate. There was also a method of "burning incense and timing" in ancient times.