How to send and greet God correctly

Send to the gods (December 24, lunar calendar)

"God-sending Day" is also an important day for Kitchen God and other gods. They are used to observing people's words and deeds, returning to heaven once a year, and telling the Jade Emperor the good and evil between gods, thus determining the good and bad of people in the coming year.

▲ Kitchen God

The porridge is reserved as a souvenir. After Laba, I began to do year-end cleaning. The twelfth lunar month is the tail tooth. On this day, people worship the earth god, and merchants entertain employees on this day. In the past, when the boss wanted to fire his employees, it was tacit to point the boiled chicken at the employees. On this day, food should be "cut" On the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month, it is said that the kitchen god descended from the sky and lived in every household. At the end of the year, I went back to heaven to report the family's good and evil for one year, and the Emperor of Heaven gave them good and ill luck respectively. In order to make Kitchen God speak well, people will bribe him with rich sacrifices and stick his mouth shut to prevent him from gossiping.

■ New Year's Eve

On this day, all the families who traveled away from home went back to their hometown for a reunion night and ate New Year's Eve around the stove. The most important thing about New Year's Eve is a big fish, but it can't be finished, which symbolizes "more than one year". After the New Year's Eve, the oldest elder in the family sits in the main hall, and the younger generation pays New Year greetings in turn. Usually, after New Year's greetings, people are allowed to start gambling on small money. Whether they gamble or not, they usually keep vigil until midnight, when firecrackers are set off and the New Year officially begins. In the middle of the night, I will go to a famous temple nearby to worship God and prepare to "grab incense".

■ The first day

Set the time according to the branches, set off firecrackers at the right time, offer sweets-red dates, wax gourd, white sugar, peanut candy and so on-in front of the gods, and burn gold paper to worship together. At dawn, paste Spring Festival couplets on the door, light candles and burn incense to make tea, sweet tea, peanut candy and honey.

▲ Ancestor worship

Oranges, rice, steamed bread, sweet buns, chicken, duck and fish were sacrificed to the first memorial tablet of the Buddha. After setting off firecrackers, the whole family worships together, which is called spring. On New Year's Day, in addition to worshipping God and Buddha at home, you can also worship Buddha in your own temple. In addition, the first day of the year is the beginning of the year. In order to get off to a good start, family members should not say unlucky things, scold, curse, hit people, etc. You can't use a knife and fork, let alone destroy things. The whole family, men, women and children, put on new clothes, or visit relatives and friends, or go for an outing in the suburbs, or participate in various games and gambling.

□ No vegetable soup and sweet glutinous rice on the first day.

Eat vegetarian dishes in the morning of the first day, and don't eat meat or cook. Instead of vegetable soup, you can only drink rock sugar tea. People in Taiwan Province Province believe that drinking vegetable soup will lead to heavy rain when traveling abroad. Some people live this life from grade one to grade three. You don't eat sweet cakes in the New Year. You can't eat it until the second day of the second year. You should fry oil in the pan. There is a saying in Taiwan Province Province: "Stir-fry the red", which means poverty.

□ Domestic garbage disposal

From the first day to the fifth day, don't throw the garbage outside the door, but concentrate it. This means that taking out the things at home means taking out the blessings at home. So even garbage should stay at home.

■ The next day

The married daughter could have gone back to her parents' home any day, but it is said that going back to her parents' home for the first time will lead to poverty, so she will go back the next day. On the other hand, it is a compulsory social norm to go back to parents' home on the second day of junior high school, because women's status was not high before, and they were worried that if they got married, they might never be able to go home for the rest of their lives, so this custom came into being. On the second day of junior high school, married women, together with their husbands and children, bring some gifts back to their parents' home to pay New Year greetings. When I return to my parents' home, I will pay New Year greetings to my grandparents and parents first, and then give them red envelopes. These elders also give red envelopes to grandchildren brought back by their daughters. If you have siblings at home, of course, you should give them red envelopes. Therefore, on the second day of the first month of each year, the bride's home is full of joy and excitement.

■ Third grade

▲ Mice Marry Women (Paper-cutting Art in Northern Shaanxi Plateau)

On the third day of the first month, the folk belief is Red Dog Day, and the Taiwanese pronunciation of the word "red" is as bad as the deficit of extreme poverty, which is not suitable for going out or entertaining guests. According to another folklore, the third night is the day when mice get married. In the middle of the night, avoid turning on the light. Everyone should go to bed early and sprinkle some food in the corner of the house to show that the harvest of the year is shared with the mice. Early farmers also believed that attachment to mice on this day could reduce the losses caused by mice.

■ Day 4

God Harvest Day (the fourth day of the first lunar month)

The gods report to heaven and the good and evil on earth, and then return to earth on the fourth day of the first month to continue to accept worship and monitor the good and evil on earth. Therefore, we must be very cautious in welcoming the gods to earth, so it is called "receiving God Day".

The fourth day of the first month is the day to welcome God, and December 24th is the day to send God away. When sending the gods, all the deities descended to heaven to pay New Year greetings to the Jade Emperor and report the good and evil of human behavior, and then descended to earth again on the fourth day of the first month. As the saying goes, "Send God early, and receive God later. Therefore, it is necessary to send gifts to the gods early in the morning, but around four o'clock in the afternoon, every household prepares sacrifices, fruits and vegetables, burns incense, gold paper and sets off firecrackers to show their welcome. It is said that during the period from the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 4th day of the first lunar month, the immortals of the Heaven Sect visited the lower world, watched everything, and then beat the immortals.

■ Day 5

Welcome to the god of wealth (opening)

Because this day is also the birthday of the "five-way god of wealth", it is more auspicious to receive God on the fifth day of the fifth day, and I hope that business will be more prosperous and financial resources will be abundant in the coming year. On the fifth day of the first month, businessmen usually start business to meet the god of wealth, which is called opening or opening. Pick a lucky time first, open the gate and set off firecrackers. In addition, sacrificial activities were held to worship Master Guan, who was called by businessmen. The fifth day of the fifth year of separation is the New Year holiday. From the opening of the Spring Festival holiday to the fifth day of junior high school, everything returned to normal.

■ Day 6

The sixth day of the first month is the day of construction, cleaning up the water and fertilizer at home and irrigating the crops in the field. Although there is no need to fatten up now, industry and commerce are still starting today, which is a traditional evolution. In addition, the sixth day of the first month is the birthday of the founder of Qingshuiyan. On this day, all the ancestral halls should be decorated with lanterns and decorations to prepare for sacrificial ceremonies or conduct ceremonies.

■ Day 7

The first day of the first month is the Year of the Rooster, the second day is the Year of the Dog, the third day is the Year of the Pig, the fourth day is the Year of the Sheep, the fifth day is the Year of the Ox, the sixth day is the Year of the Horse, the seventh day is the Year of the Man, and the eighth day is the Year of the Valley. Legend has it that the creator created human beings today, and people eat seven kinds of vegetables every day. In order to drive away evil spirits and diseases, Japan learned from China and ate seven kinds of dishes on the seventh day of the first month, which led to seven grass on the seventh day of the first month, but there is no such trend in Taiwan Province Province now.

■ Day 9

Born in the sky (the ninth day of the first lunar month)

There is a folk saying that "God is the mother in the sky and uncle in the ground", which shows the nobility of God's deity.

The ninth day of the first month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, which is called Tiangong Sheng in Taiwanese. The Jade Emperor is called "Emperor Shi" in Buddhism, "Yuan Shen" in Taoism, "God" in Confucianism and "God" in folk beliefs. He is regarded as the creator of all things and the greatest god. The ceremony is held from midnight to four in the morning. When worshipping God, Tianjin, commonly known as Taiji Gold, is a very noble gold paper used to worship God and the Three Realms.

■ XV

Lantern Festival (Shangyuan)

Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, is a festival that continues the lively atmosphere of the Lunar New Year in ancient times, so it is also called "off-year".

Worship heaven and earth (fifteenth day of the first lunar month)

Because the position of Emperor Tianguan is as respected as that of the Heavenly Palace, the way of worship and the offerings prepared are similar to those when worshiping the Heavenly Palace.

The fifteenth day of the first month is Shangyuan, also known as Yuanxiao, and it is also the birth day of Emperor Tianguan. Tianguan Emperor is one of san huang. The three official emperors refer to Wei Zi who blessed Tianguan in Shangyuan, Qingxu Emperor who pardoned sins in Zhongyuan and Dongyin Emperor who saved water in Xia Yuan. The family got together to eat glutinous rice balls and midnight snack, indicating that the New Year holiday has passed. Tangyuan, also known as Yuanxiao, is usually shaken in shops because of its large quantity, and is called Yaoyuanxiao. On the evening of 15, there was an activity in solve riddles on the lanterns, which was an aristocratic game in ancient Taiwan Province province. It is very popular among scholars and students, but now it is popular everywhere. Besides solve riddles on the lanterns, there are activities to welcome lanterns.

▲ lanterns

In the early agricultural society, the activity of making Yuanxiao was stealing onions. In ancient times, people often said, "steal onions and marry a good man." Steal vegetables and marry a good husband. Therefore, it is a good sign that unmarried girls can steal onions or vegetables grown by others at midnight. Other traditional activities include wearing lamp feet and listening to incense.

There is a proverb in Beijing during the Spring Festival: "(December of the lunar calendar, that is, the twelfth lunar month) 23 (Sunday) honey melon sticks; 24th (Sunday) house cleaning day; Put up windows on the 25th (Sunday); Twenty-six (Japanese) stews; Twenty-seven (day) to kill the rooster; Twenty-eight (sun) facial hair; Twenty-nine (day) steamed bread; Overnight for thirty (Sunday) nights; Twist on the first day of the new year. "

The fifth day of the first lunar month is called "breaking the fifth", and you can't cook with raw rice until it breaks the fifth day. The seventh day of the first month is called "Men's Day", "Men's Victory Day" or "Seven Yuan". During the Spring Festival, Beijingers like to visit temple fairs. Zhong Temple can knock Yongle Bell, Baiyunguan Temple Fair can touch stone monkeys to make money, and Changdian Temple Fair can enjoy curios, calligraphy and painting, copybooks, jewels, jadeite and other exotic things, as well as flower exhibitions such as stilts, Taiping Drum, Chedang, and Wuhu Stick.

Basic concepts:

1, send to God

This is an important day for Kitchen God and other gods. They used to observe people's words and deeds and return to heaven once a year to report the good and evil on the earth to the Jade Emperor God, so as to decide people's good or bad luck in the coming year.

Traditionally, the 24th of February in the lunar calendar/kloc-0 is the day to send God away, which is also an important day for Kitchen God and other gods who used to observe people's words and deeds to return to heaven once a year to tell the Jade Emperor the good and evil of human beings, so as to decide people's good or bad in the coming year. Therefore, a special sacrifice should be prepared for Kitchen God that day, so that he will not speak ill of too many people when he returns to heaven, especially Kitchen God.

According to folklore, the Kitchen God was originally the third prince of the Jade Emperor. Because of his lewd words and deeds, he was punished by the jade emperor into the human kitchen, hanging out with women all day, and staying on earth as a land god to monitor the good and evil of human words and deeds. However, after sending God, there is still a God to take over, and he will not return to Earth to continue his mission until he "meets the sky". It is also commonly known as "sending air to the gods and receiving the rain from the gods". I hope that the gods will have the help of Fengshen and ascend to heaven as soon as possible; On the fourth day of the first month, when receiving the gods, I hope it will rain, which is the rain brought by the gods when they came down to earth.

Gifts can be given to the gods after the fifteenth or sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, but when choosing an auspicious day, remember not to conflict with your own zodiac. For example, if you were born in the Year of the Rooster, don't choose noon, Sunday or birthday. For details, please check Dr. Zheng's monthly forecast of good or bad luck, or consult Dr. Zheng's "201/high-end elite business feng shui guide"

2. Xie Zao

Time to thank the stove: We often hear officials, three people and four people (in the emperor's era, all officials thanked the stove on the 23rd), and ordinary people just thanked the stove on the 24th.

3. reunion dinner

On New Year's Eve, families get together for dinner, which means family reunion. But now everyone is busy at work, so there is no rigidity. The best reunion time this year is after 5 pm on December 28 of the lunar calendar.

4. Touxiang

That is, after the evening of the 30th 1 1 point 15, burn incense and worship Buddha or God in the temple; If you are at home, you should burn incense to the west and pray that the Buddha can give the whole family good luck, stable business and rich financial resources for a year.

Step 5 open the market

If it is the opening of the market, then Dr. Zheng suggests that you choose an auspicious day, and at the same time, it can't conflict with the opening date of your home, so that the business is booming all year round. For details, please refer to Dr. Zheng's 20 10 Guide to High-end Elite Business Feng Shui. .

6. Hold a Universiade

Ordinary people like to travel during the Spring Festival holiday, which can help them have a good year. This year, Italy is in the east and the west, so if friends want to increase their wealth this year, they might as well leave their home on the morning of the first day of the new year and go east or west once, and stay there for a period of time to increase their auspicious atmosphere throughout the year.

Xie Zao's specific steps:

Xie Zao gave a banquet to see me off. Our farewell party needs to be held before people leave, otherwise, people have already left. How can we see them off? So the time can't be later than the day when people leave, and so is Xie Zao. On the other hand, it is impossible to bid farewell too early, and 10 can't leave either. We can't hold a farewell dinner in February. The funny thing is that the time is too far apart.

When should I thank the stove?

This requires first knowing when the Kitchen God passed away and returned to the Heavenly Palace. In fact, the day of returning to the Heavenly Palace is on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. Generally speaking, it is best to offer sacrifices to thank the stove on this day, which is the most appropriate. But if it can't be done on this day for various reasons, it should be before this day, but not too early or before1February 14. In other words, you can thank the stove on any day from1February 14 to 24.

The offerings used to thank the stove have their own characteristics, which are different from praying to other gods. Because Xie Zao has the meaning of bribery, so let Zao Jun feel happy and feel My Sweetie's.

Xie Zao has twelve kinds of offerings.

1, sandalwood

Sandalwood has a special fragrance, which can convey the prayers for the gods.

2, longevity incense three branches

This is not necessary, but if the home environment allows a large incense burner to accommodate three long-lived incense sticks, it can greatly enhance the worship significance of sandalwood.

3. A pair of red candles

Candlelight gives off light to show respect for the kitchen god and make him feel like a distinguished guest.

4. Three glasses of wine

Wine is a luxury, but it can make people happy. There must be no shortage of wine. Food without wine is always a fly in the ointment. I offered three glasses of wine to Kitchen God, and let my sleeves drink it. My brain was a little drunk and confused, which made me forget some responsibilities and I was flattered. Xie Zao is indispensable to wine, especially it is best to use some high-quality and mellow wine.

5. Three cups of tea

The value of fine tea is not inferior to that of famous wines and delicacies. Don't use bland "bargains" indiscriminately when offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God. Only a little high-quality tea with boiled water can please the kitchen god.

6, rice bowl three pairs of chopsticks three pairs

This is used to let the kitchen god enjoy the food. Although there is no food in the bowl, it already contains the meaning of inviting dinner.

7. Gold and silver paper

This is a symbol of treasure. Bribery can't make money. There is a saying: money can make god understand! So prepare gold and silver paper and give it to the kitchen god to make him happy. When praying to different gods, the combination of gold and silver paper will be somewhat different. You can learn more about this from the paper shop.

8, soup pill

Before Xie Zao, cook some soup, which is used to make Zao Jun feel sweet and sweet to the Jade Emperor, but when you want to speak ill, the Jade Emperor can't hear you clearly today because the soup sticks to his mouth and his sleeves are not clear.

9.sugar and other desserts

Candy and other desserts should be used to worship the kitchen god. Its meaning is the same as that of Tang Jiu. Sugar makes the chef feel sweet and speaks sweeter. You can directly use the plate to hold some white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, sliced sugar and so on. And it is better to use maltose, because maltose is sweet and sticky. Taking maltose as a sacrifice can not only make the chef full of My Sweetie, but also make maltose stick to the mouth of the sleeve like paste, so that the sleeve will be very sweet when it wants to say something nice; And when I want to speak ill, I can't make a sound.

10, vegetarian dishes

Kitchen God is not a vegetarian. You can eat meat and vegetables. Otherwise, how can you become a kitchen god? You should know that most people in the world eat meat and vegetables together. Offering vegetarian dishes to Kitchen God means letting Kitchen God enjoy delicious vegetarian dishes.

1 1, barbecue

Barbecue can best highlight the delicacy of meat. Barbecue is the most delicious taste of pigs, so it can be used for barbecue. All-golden pigs are ideal. It's not surprising that there are many guests, but you can only use a large piece of barbecue.

12, five kinds of fruits

You can quench your thirst with oranges or apples.

Xie Zao sacrificial ceremony;

When thanking the kitchen god, you should prepare a table in front of the kitchen god's throne with a farewell feeling, and put all the offerings, including all the food and gold and silver paper, neatly on the table with a censer in the middle.

First, light the incense burner, make three obeisances respectfully, and then insert the incense burner. Then sincerely pray, kneel before the throne of Kitchen God, put your hands together respectfully, and tell your wishes truthfully, such as asking the Kitchen God not to speak ill in front of the Jade Emperor, so that the house can be blessed by the Jade Emperor. Then, sprinkle a little of each cup of tea and wine on the ground in front of the shrine to show respect for tea.

Pick up the gold and silver paper, bow respectfully in front of the kitchen god for three times, then pass the gold and silver paper to the red candle, light it and put it into the cornucopia for incineration. When the gold and silver paper is burned out, it is considered that the stove is burned out.

Remind friends to pay attention: after thanking the stove, you must pick up the stove, and thanking the stove is to send away the kitchen king; Connecting the kitchen is to welcome the kitchen god. Kitchen God will not stay in heaven forever. He went to heaven to report. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, he will return to earth and return to the kitchens of various families to "stand guard". The way to connect the stove is relatively simple. No need for dessert, just some fruits, three incense sticks and sincere worship.