What are the gods enshrined in folk weddings?

There are many gods worshipped at folk weddings, such as Tianjun, Disi, Hehe Erxian, sedan chair god, kitchen god and bed god. According to the traditional custom of our country, when we hold a wedding, we must worship the Heaven Emperor and local ministers.

The sky is unattainable and all-encompassing, and the earth is extremely deep and everywhere, which has left a very deep impression on people. When spring comes and winter comes, flowers fall in bloom, and men and women come and go in the world. They come and go, and they have changed from generation to generation. However, heaven and earth will never end and will never age. No wonder spoony men and women always take love as their vows.

The sky dominates the movement of the sun, moon and stars in the sky, and the darkness of day and night changes in order. Storms and lightning fall from the sky, and the sky seems to control all the movements and changes in the world, which is mysterious. Mountains and seas are loaded by the earth, plants and grains germinate from the earth, and birds and animals are nurtured by the earth. All these make people feel the unparalleled power of heaven and earth, admirable and awe-inspiring.

In the early days of human society, people could not explain the mystery of nature, so they changed their superficial understanding of human beings into understanding of nature, thus creating a personalized paradise and personalized land. The further development of personification has created a supreme god who dominates the universe, namely Providence and the goddess who dominates the fate of the earth. Tianjun and Disi are the folk names of Tiangong and Moody.

The worship of Tian Jun and Di Si in the wedding has multiple meanings. First, I hope that marriage and love will be as eternal as heaven and earth; The second is to invite heaven and earth to witness the marriage, indicating the solemnity of the marriage event; The third is that heaven and earth can see everything in the world, reward good and punish evil, worship heaven and earth and invite them to test. Whoever betrays this marriage will be punished by heaven and earth to express his loyalty to marriage and love. Heaven and earth are indispensable objects of worship in China folk weddings, so "worshipping heaven and earth" is often used as a synonym for weddings.

In southern Jiangsu, especially when Suzhou people hold weddings, the portraits of Hehe Erxian must be hung on the front wall of the wedding hall. The image of Erxian is two chubby boys, unkempt and smiling, with a lotus in one hand and a round box in the other.

Suzhou people believe that Hehe Erxian is Hanshan and two monks of Hanshan Temple in Qiao Feng. According to folklore, they used to live in remote villages in the north. Although their surnames are different, they are like brothers. Later, Hanshan and Pickup fell in love with a woman at the same time, but they didn't know each other until the wedding day approached.

In this case, kind Hanshan abandoned his home and went to Qiao Feng Town, Suzhou, where he cut his hair and became a monk.

Knowing Hanshan's good intentions, I also left my lover and looked for Hanshan everywhere. Later, I heard that Hanshan was in Qiao Feng, Suzhou, and I also went to Qiao Feng Town. He folded a blooming lotus flower to meet it.

When Hanshan saw the arrival of the pickup truck, he was so excited that he couldn't let go of the round box with a vegetarian in his hand and went out to meet him. When they met, they couldn't help but be overjoyed and embrace each other and dance. Pick it up and become an empty monk.

In Hanshan Temple, there has always been a bluestone tablet engraved with their portraits and names. The common people call it "Lotus Box Two Immortals".

"Harmony" and "Harmony" are actually homophones of "Lotus and Box". Suzhou people regard it as the god of husband and wife and the object of worship at the wedding. Suzhou people must worship heaven and earth and "harmony" when they get married. Worship heaven and earth to show solemnity, worship "harmony" and pray for deep affection and harmony between husband and wife.

In the past, the bride had to start a new life in a sedan chair, and her husband's family would welcome a new family member from the sedan chair, so getting married would be a sacrifice to the sedan chair god. The ancient marriage filled everyone with inexplicable tension and panic about the future. This tension and fear naturally become sacrifices and worship to various gods, and the sacrifice to the sedan chair god is one of them.

Kitchen God, also known as Kitchen God, Kitchen God. In the past, stoves were used for cooking. Generally, there is a small shrine above the stove and in front of the flue to place the kitchen god. Before the Han Dynasty, Kitchen God and Vulcan were mixed together.

The most fundamental function of the stove is to cook with fire. When people use fire to cook food, I'm afraid there is no special cooker, so it's difficult to distinguish the concept of stove from fire. According to ancient records, the kitchen god was originally a woman, from which it seems that we can see the shadow of the matriarchal clan, which also shows that the kitchen god belief is a very old custom. After the Han dynasty, the function of the kitchen god changed from being in charge of diet to being the main blessing.

It is said that the Kitchen God reports the good and evil of his family to the Jade Emperor every year, and the Jade Emperor rewards and punishes each family according to the Kitchen God's report. Therefore, for such a chef who is actually in charge of a family, people certainly dare not take it lightly. Marry a new person and invite a wedding reception. Of course, I won't forget him. Sacrificing him is nothing more than hoping that he can take care of the newlyweds. Eliminate disasters and reduce happiness.

Liking to sleep is an important part of sleeping and living a married life. In fact, the ancients also knew that the harmony of sexual life is often directly related to the feelings of married couples and the harmony of their families. Therefore, there is a custom of offering sacrifices to the god of bed in traditional weddings. It is said that there are two bed gods, namely the bed man and the bed woman.

As the saying goes, "Men drink tea while women drink", it is believed that men in bed love tea and women in bed love good wine, so local tea, wine and fruit cakes should be provided during the sacrifice. People think that offering sacrifices to bed gods can make you happy and have a long marriage. Of course, you can sit back and relax.

In the past, the marriage system will inevitably make people have a lot of worries, realistic worries and expectations, and the worship of various gods in folk weddings will continue this ancient custom.