What are the specific instructions and origins of the flower arrangement for Zaosai, a custom of Dahan?

The Origin of Zaosai

The so-called Zaosai is the worship of Zaosaiwangdi and Zaosaiwangma. In ancient times, every household had a "Zao Wang" shrine, but nowadays no one has one.

There is a legend about the Zaosi festival, which says that on the twenty-third day of the Lunar New Year, Zao Wangwang will go up to heaven to report on his duties, and in order for Zao Wangwang to say good things about the people in front of the Jade Emperor, people prepare offerings for Zao Wangwang, hoping that he will say good things about the earth.

At the same time, people also hoped that Master Zaowang could bring down from the sky the good blessings of the gods and immortals on people, and could bring blessings to the earth. In short, Zaosai is also a custom for people to pray for warding off evils and disasters and welcoming auspiciousness and good fortune.

Zaosai is a few months

Zaosai is also known as the small year, thanks to the stove, Zaowang Festival, the north and south of the region at different times, the time difference of one day. In the north, Zaosai Festival is held on the 23rd day of the lunar month, and in the south, Zaosai Festival is held on the 24th day of the lunar month.

The difference between the northern and southern regions is mainly because the northern region was influenced by the Qing Dynasty period, when the emperor worshipped Zaowang on the 23rd of Lunar New Year while sacrificing to heaven in passing.

Zaosai is one of the traditional customs during the New Year that has been widely spread in Chinese folklore, mainly originating from the ancient custom of worshipping fire. The Interpretation of Names says: "Zao. Make also, create food also."

Customs of Dahan

Welcoming the God of ZaoThe commonly used couplets of the God of Zao also tend to read, "Heaven says good things, and good fortune comes down from the palace." and "Heaven says good things, and good fortune comes down from the palace."


Welcoming to the God of Zao also often reads, "Good news from heaven, good luck in the palace." and "Good news from heaven, good luck in the world." and so on. In addition, the night of the New Year's Eve, the king of the stove with the gods to the earth for New Year's Eve, that day there must be "receiving stove", "receiving God" ceremony. Therefore, there is a saying that "the twenty-third day to go, the first day of the fifth night to come". At the end of the year, the stalls selling New Year's paintings also sell images of the God of the Zao, so that they can be posted during the "receiving the stove" ceremony. The image of the god of the stove is a beautiful young man, so the northern part of China has "men do not worship the moon, women do not worship the stove," said. In order to show that men and women are not close to each other. There are also places where the Zao Wang and Zao Wang grandmother of the joint sacrifice, there is no such thing.