When is Wenchang Emperor's birthday?

The third day of February is Wenchang's birthday.

Introduction to Wenchang Birthday: Wenchang, the birthday of Wenchang, refers to wenchang star, which was originally the name of the stars and the general name of the six stars above Dou Kui, namely Wenchang Palace. People think that wenchang star is a lucky star, dedicated to being a great master, and respected by Taoism as the god who is in charge of Wenchang's government affairs and dominates fame and fortune. Yuan Renzong extended your life for three years (13 16), and Zhang Yazi was appointed as the emperor of Wenchang as an auxiliary yuan dynasty, so Zhang Yazi, the zitong god, was called the emperor of Wenchang.

After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, with the scale and institutionalization of the imperial examination system, the worship of emperor Wenchang became more and more common. Wenchang Palace, Wenchang Pavilion or Wenchang Temple are built all over the country, among which Wenchang Palace in Qiqu Mountain, Zitong County, Sichuan Province is the largest. Some rural academies and private schools also offer sacrifices to Wenchang gods or deities. Although there are ups and downs in the meantime, I have been dedicated to them because of articles and high and low.

In the old days, the third day of February was the birthday of Emperor Wenchang, and local officials and scholars went to the temple dedicated to Emperor Wenchang to worship, or to compose poems and hold Wenchang meetings. Residents will also invite Taoist priests, set up altars for sacrifices, offer sacrifices and tie dragon boats, and pray for the official reward of Emperor Wenchang, so as to wish them success, auspiciousness, peace and happiness of the whole family.

Wenchang birthday custom:

1. Eat rice cakes: Since the third day of February is the birthday of Emperor Wenchang, and Emperor Wenchang is a senior official in charge of his career and studies, people eat rice cakes on the third day of February every year, which also means that his career has been promoted step by step. In addition, the high homonym of rice cakes and New Year means that life is getting higher every year, just like sesame blossoms.

Second, eat pears: because pears are homophonic with Li, Li means to leave and stay away, and the solar term is just the time when all insects wake up. Therefore, in the folk, people will choose to eat pears on this day. It is said that this can keep pests in the field away from crops, make crops grow well and have a good harvest in the harvest season.

Third, hit the villain: the folks have the emphasis on hitting the villain and taking the solar terms. Because of the arrival of the solar terms, everything is budding, and the world thunders. People pray for a better life and look forward to a happy future. The so-called villain is an ominous sign, and the bad luck of hitting the villain is driven away.