Buddhist believers burn incense and offer sacrifices on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. What's so special about this?

It is a Buddhist custom to burn incense and worship Buddha on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Of course, there is no fixed date for burning incense to worship Buddha, and you can worship Buddha anytime and anywhere. You don't have to stick to any particular day or place. You don't have to burn incense and worship Buddha on this day.

Buddhism is a religion that originated in Tianzhu and is now one of the three major religions in the world. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced into China from the Western Regions, gradually localized and became a national belief, and gradually merged with Taoism and Confucianism. This period is a process of gradual sinicization and gradual change.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi Xiao Yan was devout to the Buddha and ordered monks and nuns all over the world not to kill or eat meat, and monks and nuns could only be vegetarians. After the Sui Dynasty unified the north and the south, this law evolved to prohibit the spread of Buddhism in the Han Dynasty, and thus evolved a series of vegetarianism for Buddhist believers.

For other non-monks and nuns, this ban is not binding and can only be self-controlled and self-disciplined. However, due to the anti-popularization of Buddhism, ordinary Buddhists choose to worship Buddha for two days a month in order to show their piety to him. These two days are like monks and nuns all over the world. They don't eat meat, bathe, fast, go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha, and recite scriptures to pray for their own safety.

The selected dates are the beginning of the month, the middle of the month, the first day to the fifteenth day, to show that the Buddha's heart will remain unchanged until the full moon. You can also think of these two days as sundays for Buddhist believers, or as ancient festivals. After working hard for half a month, you can take some time to rest and pray for the Buddha.

Since we have spent time worshipping Buddha, we have to pay attention to it. At least learn the rules and regulations of monks and nuns and fasting. The fasting of monks and nuns varies from person to person, but some of them are universal, that is, they must bathe and change clothes on this day to worship Buddha in a clean body. Don't eat meat or drink, get up early and go to the temple.

Temples often rely on the incense money of good men and women to continue their lives, so they will prepare tributes and incense before going. All the prepared tributes are vegetarian, and meat can't be touched.

Incense should be prepared in the early stage of the ritual Buddha, and even money should be prepared and put into the merit box. In addition, if it's ok to worship Buddha, it's relatively simple. Some people will make a wish and get it purposefully, so be prepared for their wishes. Some people have made a wish, and those who have fulfilled it will realize it. These people often need to prepare more tribute and incense money.