What should I pay attention to when worshipping God and Buddha on the Winter Solstice? The importance of the winter solstice in the festival

What should I pay attention to when I worship Buddha on the winter solstice?

1, the winter solstice just in the home to worship Buddha, the location of the God of the first importance of comfort and tranquility, to choose a quiet open place, should not be too narrow or close to the dirty place. It should not be placed at the bottom of the stairs, under the beams, not to the toilet or the door of the room, not in the passage, not to the mirror, not in the wind, not in the air-conditioner up and down, right and left. Do not have a road or any other impulses in front of the God's seat. If the deity is disturbed, it will also affect the family's health and luck, as well as make the house unsettled. This is generally speaking, but such as the God of Guan Sheng Wu Zaixin, in addition to purity and no agitation without filth, are standing toward the door, one attracts wealth, one to suppress the house, refusing to ghosts and goblins outside the door.

2, the winter solstice to go to the temple to worship Buddha words in the temple temple into the Buddhist temple, it is best not to enter through the door, when the door from the side into the door, and do not step on the threshold, lift the foot and into the appropriate. After entering the temple, it is not advisable to walk straight through the center, and you should follow the direction of your left arm as you walk along the side of the temple. When you enter the temple, your hat and walking stick should not be placed on the Buddha's desk and seat. Temple in the center of the worship cushion is the master of the temple, not on the worship, it is appropriate to use the two sides of the cushion stool, divided into male left and female right worship, where someone worship, not in front of his head walking.

3, enshrined Buddha, Bodhisattva Buddhist temples, the five elements of gold, the numerology of the five elements of the lack of gold in the Buddhist temple to burn incense and make a wish;

Enshrined in the Three Pristine Ones, Jade Emperor, Taoist temple of the Holy Spirit, the five elements of the wood, the numerology of the five elements of the lack of wood in the Taoist temple can be burned in the incense and make a wish;

Enshrined in the Temple of Kwan Ti, the God of Fire, five elements of the Fire, numerology in the five elements of the lack of fire in the people! It is suitable to burn incense and make wishes in the temples of Guan Di and Fire God;

Temples dedicated to Xuan Wu Di Jun, Dragon King, Sea God, River God, the five elements are water, and those who are deficient in the five elements of water in their destinies can go to these temples to burn incense and make wishes;

Temples dedicated to the Land, Mountain God, Shing Wong, and Wudao are earth, the five elements of which are earth, and those who are deficient in the five elements of earth in their destinies can burn incense and make wishes in these local deities.

What is the importance of the winter solstice in the festival?

In ancient China, the winter solstice was taken very seriously, and it was treated as one of the bigger festivals, with the saying that the winter solstice is as big as the year, and there were customs to celebrate the winter solstice. The book of the Han Dynasty says: the winter solstice Yang Qi, Jun Dao long, so congratulations.

People believe that: after the winter solstice, the day is longer than one day, Yang Qi rise, is the beginning of a cycle of festivals, is also an auspicious day, should be celebrated. The Book of Jin" recorded on the winter solstice in Wei Jin by the countries and bureaucrats to congratulate the ceremony on the first day of the year. This shows the importance of the winter solstice in ancient times.

People will also take the winter solstice as a festival. The northern region has the winter solstice slaughter sheep, eat dumplings, eat wontons custom, the southern region in this day to eat ginger rice, winter solstice rice balls and long thread noodles habit. In the south, it is customary to eat ginger rice, winter solstice rice balls, and long thread noodles. In each region, there is also the custom of offering sacrifices to the ancestors.

In ancient times, the folk to the winter solstice weather, the winter solstice in January in the position, to predict the weather.


The winter solstice is dark and the New Year is dark; the winter solstice is dark and the New Year is dark means: if the winter solstice is cloudy, the New Year will be sunny; if the winter solstice is sunny, the New Year may be cloudy or even snowy.

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The winter solstice is the most important time of the year.