What is fasting?

Prison: Taoist ceremony, also known as fasting ceremony, is a ritual of setting up an altar for sacrifice in Taoism.

That is, to fast the gods and avoid disaster. The method is to keep a clean heart, build an altar to confess, and write a book to pray for the gods. In the Qing dynasty, there were thanksgiving prayers, healing diseases and prolonging life, wishing the country to welcome auspicious events, praying for good weather, relieving disasters and celebrating birthdays. It belongs to the ceremony of peace.

There are rituals such as taking the dead, bathing the bridge, breaking the prison lake and practicing food, which belong to the ritual of saving you from death. Every new moon, looking at the sun, important festivals and ancestors' Christmas, all Taoist priests in the palace will hold birthday celebrations and other ceremonies. These common rituals belong to fasting rituals.

After the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, with the development of Taoism, the Zhai Yi model became popular. In the 10th year (722) and 29th year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanyuan Temple was established in Beijing and other states, and it fasted every year according to Taoism. Tang Wuzong acceded to the throne (840), and called 8 1 people such as Taoist Zhao Guizhen to enter the Forbidden City.

Introduction to fasting customs;

1, burn incense and pray.

The custom of beating people can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. Song Yu's "Gao Tang Mi" has a record of "killing God". From generation to generation, this ritual of asking Taoist priests to sacrifice to eliminate disasters and seek happiness and turn over the undead has continued. In fact, "fasting and offering sacrifices" is a Taoist instrument, also called fasting instrument. Nanshe people also call it "Taiping Qingyi".

2. Practice things

"Noisy fasting" is a large-scale activity of offering sacrifices to the gods in the old Nanshe Society. The funds come from private funding, and the insufficient part is subsidized by Chongen Church. Each workshop in Nanshe Village elected three villagers as directors, one of whom was chosen as "Zhaitou" to preside over the daily affairs, and the others attracted the sponsorship of the rich in the name of "Fuehrer".

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia -Jaime.