What do you need to prepare to thank the soil?

In fact, it is mainly a meaning of rewarding the land god. In the past, in rural areas, every household would worship the land god, and the villagers would generally call it "Land Lord" and "Land Lord". On holidays, villagers will offer some delicious food that they are reluctant to eat, and offer it to local tyrants first.

Soil is the first of the five elements. Whether building a house or building a road is a kind of destruction to the land, it will not only destroy and disturb the visible natural environment such as vegetation and animals, but also destroy many young creatures, thus breaking the harmony in this area.

Therefore, in the groundbreaking ceremony in advance, it is equivalent to applying for permission. There is generally no other taboo to thank the soil afterwards, but we must apologize to all parties and thank the land god for his tolerance. This is a manifestation of people's desire for natural harmony.

What's so important about Xie Tu?

1, choose a good day.

The ceremony of thanking the soil is usually carried out after the construction process is completed. The time to thank the earth is not any day you want, but to let the Feng Shui master choose an auspicious day in advance, and the host family should prepare the offerings and other things needed to thank the earth in advance.

2. The ceremony of thanking the soil.

The ceremony of thanking the soil varies from place to place. In most places, the ceremony of thanking the soil is only held once after completion. In some places, three earth-thanking ceremonies will be held within three years after completion, which is called "great gratitude". There are different customs in this place.

Breaking ground is disrespectful to the land god.

Earth is the first of the five elements, and everything is born in it. Construction suppressed the land god, so the ceremony of starting work in advance is equivalent to applying for permission, and thanking the land god afterwards is to thank the land god for his tolerance.