What does Fu Lushou's Lu mean?

Although "Lu" can be understood as "blessing", the original meaning of this word is actually "salary", that is, the salary of ancient civil servants. Fu and Lu Fang are together, which means that both of them are blessed and can be big officials.

In ancient China, there were three legends about happiness, wealth and longevity. Among them, Lu Xing is in charge of the fame and fortune of the world, as follows:

Fuxing is also called "Shen Fu" and "Wei Zidida" in Taoism. He is responsible for distributing the blessings of mankind and is highly respected among the people. His image is somewhat similar to that of Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth. He is full of heaven and wealth in Fiona Fang.

"Lu Xing", also known as "wenchang star", is the patron saint of scholars and is in charge of human fame and fortune. In ancient feudal society, imperial examinations were used to select scholars. Once a scholar passes the imperial examination, he can become an official and make a fortune. Lu is the salary of an official. High officials and generous salaries are what scholars yearn for wholeheartedly, so the worship of land gods came into being.

The "longevity star", also known as the "Antarctic old man star", is the god of longevity. Most people think that Peng Zu, who lived a long life, became the "birthday girl" after his death. People's most intuitive impression of the "birthday girl" is that her forehead is large, and most people think that it is mostly an image shaped by ancient health preservation techniques.

Fu Lushou is the three immortals of Han folk beliefs, symbolizing happiness, auspiciousness and longevity. "Long life", "Long life, happiness without borders" and "good luck" are the most common greetings among the people.

After the Ming Dynasty, the Han people often sacrificed the birthday star and the two stars of Fu Lu together, collectively known as Fu Lu Shou, and became the three most popular blessing gods. As a symbol of good luck and good luck, nave's Fu Lushou birthday couplets are often hung on the main roof wall to show that "happiness is like the East China Sea and longevity is like the South Mountain".

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