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What is the custom of worshipping God on the twelfth day of the first month?

What did God say?

God is actually a traditional folk belief in Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan and Taiwan Province provinces. The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a day for Fujian people to worship God and celebrate the New Year. The ceremony of worshipping God in the early morning of this day is more lively and grand than receiving the God of Wealth on Spring Festival and New Year's Eve. After the worship ceremony, everyone has a rich New Year's Eve dinner to show reunion and good luck. This traditional folk custom has a long history, and it expresses the good wishes of the working people in China to get rid of disasters and meet good luck. In Chaoshan area, the worship of God has two parts: people's worship of God and their own worship of God. Generally speaking, the date is at the end of the year. Everyone worships God by the village bosses' group (a group of highly respected people), and it is everyone's choice to worship God by himself. Chaoshan people attach great importance to worshipping God. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, God's birthday, on this day, Chaoshan area should get up early, put on the square table, pay tribute and pray for the New Year, so as to make the country and the people safe, the whole family happy, prosperous, good weather, safe and happy.

What god do you need to worship on the twelfth day of the first month?

Every year on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, there will be a trip to greet the saints, worship and camp for the elderly. In fact, this is a folk ritual cultural activity in Chaoshan, Guangdong. Chaoshan people call gods elders, and local people worship many gods. Every village has its own god. At the beginning of each year, Chaoshan area has the custom of welcoming the Lord. That is, the gods are invited out of the temple, marched in the village, held a sacrificial ceremony in one place, and then sent back to the temple for display, so the ceremony is over.