Illustration of incense (incense sacrifice in traditional culture)

In the traditional culture of China, offering sacrifices to incense is a very important religious ceremony and a way to express respect and gratitude. There are many ways to burn incense and sacrifice, but the most common one is to burn incense and sacrifice. So, how is the incense offering carried out?

Preparatory work/about to start work

Before offering incense, some preparatory work needs to be done. First of all, choose an auspicious day and avoid unlucky days such as death day, lunar new moon or full moon. Secondly, we should prepare sacrifices, including incense sticks, fruits and flowers. We can choose according to our own preferences and beliefs. Finally, to choose a suitable place, you can do it in a shrine or temple at home.

Steps of burning incense and offering sacrifices

1. Wash your hands and purify your mind: Before burning incense, wash your hands and purify your mind first to show spiritual purification and respect.

2. Light incense sticks: After lighting incense sticks, insert them into the incense burner to show worship and respect for the gods.

3. Prayer: After lighting the incense sticks, you can pray to express your wishes and gratitude.

4. Sacrifice: After praying, you can offer prepared sacrifices, including fruits and flowers, to show your dedication and gratitude to the gods.

5. Light paper money: After the sacrifice, you can light paper money to show your respect and pray for your ancestors.

6. Worship Sanxiang: After lighting the paper money, you can worship Sanxiang to show your respect and gratitude to the gods.

7. Pray for God's blessing: After offering incense, you can pray, express your wishes and pray for God's blessing.

8. End of worship: After the prayer, you can worship God to show your respect and gratitude to the gods. After the worship, you can put out the incense sticks to indicate the end of the worship.