Who is the keeper?

Who is the janitor? The gatekeeper is a painting posted on the door during the Spring Festival in China, and it is a custom to stick it in front of the door to pray for the safety of the Spring Festival. Generally speaking, there are two gatekeepers, namely Weichi Gong and Qin Qiong, but there are different customs and beliefs in other places.

Who is the keeper? 1 The ancient gatekeepers in China were Weichi Gong and Qin Qiong. Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, killed countless people in his imperial career. After he ascended the throne, his health became extremely poor and he often had nightmares at night.

Li Shimin unbearable torture, called all ministers to discuss. Later, he asked Marshal Qin Qiong and General Weichi Gong to arm and guard the gate on both sides of the palace gate every night, and their health was improved.

After a long time, Emperor Taizong pitied the hard work of the two soldiers and ordered court painters to draw their portraits and hang them on both sides of the palace gate to kill ghosts.

After this incident spread to the people, the people also wanted to celebrate the Spring Festival safely, so they also posted their own portraits on the doors to ward off evil spirits, and they became door gods from then on.

Who is the keeper? They are two door gods, that is, the guards of Simen, which is a painting posted on the door during the Lunar New Year.

As guardians of folk beliefs, people stick idols on doors to drive away evil spirits and ghosts, defend their homes, maintain peace, help public utilities and bring good luck. It is the beloved patron saint of China people.

According to traditional customs, every household is busy writing couplets and door gods on the eve of the Spring Festival to pray for the coming year.

According to historical records, the activity of "worshipping the door" appeared in the Zhou Dynasty, which was an extremely important ceremony.

Among the legends of door gods, the legends of Shen Tu and Lei Yu have been circulated among the people for a long time, and they are recorded in ancient books such as Shan Hai Jing, General Meaning of Customs, Rebuilding the Integration of Weft Books, and Searching for Gods by Three Religions.

There are various images of gatekeepers, and there are different legends in different places. In addition to Weichi Gong and Qin Qiong, some people regard Zhang Fei and Guan Yu as gatekeepers.