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Folk Festival: What is the significance of worshipping God in Chaoshan?

In Chaoshan area, worshipping God is not only a simple folk activity, but also a spiritual sustenance and a deeply rooted culture. Among all kinds of gods worshipped by Chaoshan people all the year round, the Jade Emperor who worships ceremoniously on the ninth and fifteenth day of the first lunar month is undoubtedly the most important one. So today, let the traditional festivals introduce to you, what is the importance of offering sacrifices to the gods in Chaoshan?

People in Fujian, Taiwan Province and Chaoshan areas especially worship God. Generally, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, every household should burn incense and worship God. The ninth day of the first month to four o'clock in the morning is the best time to sacrifice to God. There are many sacrifices, such as red paper pagoda, five fruits and six elements, and chicken, duck, pork, fish, tea and wine are even more essential. Besides needle vegetables, fragrant shavings and fungus, there are sugar towers and the biggest cakes.

When Chaoshan people worship God, the golden paper they burn is also different from other gods' birthdays. It uses gold paper for longevity, which is more than twice as big as ordinary gold paper. If there are boys under the age of 16 at home, you have to burn paper lamp holders. The lamp holder is very beautiful, with the image of dragon and unicorn. Printed on it are the words "knock and answer politely" and "wholeheartedly respect". It is also useful to replace it with gold paper printed with "knock on the door and answer politely" Whether it's a lamp holder or gold paper, the patterns are very delicate.

Before worshipping God, everyone should bathe and change clothes, and women should wear tunics. The head of the family lights a candle, first puts on three big incense sticks, and then begins to worship. I saw the worshippers holding incense in their hands and saying something. The main content of reading is to report the past year to God, pray to God, make a wish and make a wish when worshipping God in the New Year. Burn gold paper after prayer.

After the worship, you can eat fresh fruits, grains and offerings such as roast chicken, roast duck, roast pig and glutinous rice. Chaoshan people need an experienced hero to be responsible for worshipping God-given faces. Rice flour with a diameter of more than one meter should be crossed with a knife, with a straight surface and a vertical inside. The cutting surface should not be tilted or repaired. Rice and flour should be divided according to four relatives and six veins, grandchildren and close friends. The weight of rice flour is different from that of big, medium and millet flour.

At 6 o'clock in the morning after the worship, all adults and children went out to distribute the offerings to the surrounding relatives and neighbors. Of course, it is necessary to give a large portion to the closest relatives and elders, and it is indispensable for chickens and ducks to eat meat. People think that eating those common offerings to the gods will increase happiness and longevity and make up for good luck.

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