What is the folk sacrifice to the silkworm king?

The silkworm god of folk sacrifice is the silkworm god. In ancient times, there were many names, such as Silkworm Girl, Matou Niang, King, Bodhisattva, Queen of Silkworm Flowers, Silk Fairy, and Grandma of Silkworm Emperor. It is the sericulture god in the ancient legend of China. China was the first country to invent mulberry and sericulture. In the socio-economic structure of ancient agriculture, sericulture played an important role. Therefore, both the ancient ruling class and ordinary people have high respect for the silkworm god. Since ancient times, ancient rulers have always attached great importance to the activities of offering sacrifices to silkworm gods. There were silkworm altars in the palaces of past dynasties, which were used for offering sacrifices to queens when they kissed silkworms. Every time before sericulture, a cow should be killed to sacrifice to Lei Zu, the silkworm god. The ceremony was very grand. Folk worship of silkworm god is the most important activity in the custom of silkworm township. In addition to offering sacrifices to Lei Zu, there are also silkworm mothers, silkworm queen, Sangu silkworm, silkworm five saints, Tsing Yi God and so on. The statue of "Silkworm Mother" in Song Dynasty was discovered in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The places where people worship silkworm gods are not exactly the same. Some have built special silkworm temples and silkworm king halls, some have built silkworm statues beside Buddhist temples or bodhisattvas, and some silkworm farmers have built shrines on the walls to worship the "silkworm god paper horse". Some of the customs and habits related to silkworm production and sacrifice to silkworm gods come from the original belief and worship of silkworm and mulberry, some are out of superstition to get rid of silkworm diseases, some reflect the prayer and celebration of silkworm harvest, and some are related to interpersonal relations and social activities in silkworm production. Many of these customs are superstitious, and their essence has become a healthy cultural heritage. Before the emergence of the folk silkworm god before the Han Dynasty, silkworm was deified and called "the first silkworm", which means that silkworm is the silkworm god of human beings, and its name and origin are controversial. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first silkworm to worship was a "concubine woman". "Hanshu Jiuyi" said: "In the spring, the mulberry is born and the queen is in the garden. The silkworm house raises silkworms, and more than 1,000 are thin. The temple uses sheep supervision. Today, the silkworm god said that the hostess is the hostess and the princess is the princess in Er Shen. " In the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was changed to sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was changed to worship the legendary Princess of the Yellow Emperor Xiling (that is, Leizu, or Leizu, or grandfather). Later generations regard Xiling family as the silkworm god, and folk silkworm farmers also worship it. A "Lei Zu" and "Grandpa" in "Lei Zu". The silkworm god in folk beliefs, the yuan princess of the Yellow Emperor in myths and legends. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was regarded as the first silkworm for sacrifice in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. There used to be a silkworm temple in Dongyue Palace in Huzhou (now Xing Wu, Zhejiang), which was dedicated to Lei Zu, and the incense was extremely prosperous. In the book "The Generality of Wind" in the Qing Dynasty, there are images of silkworm gods and silkworm gods, all of which are dedicated to Lei Zu in Xiling. The silkworm god in Matou Niang's folk belief. Its image is mostly a woman in a horse's skin or a woman riding a horse. It originated from the worship of women's invention and sericulture in ancient times and the ancient concept that silkworms are similar to horses. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this story spread widely and gradually formed the custom of offering sacrifices to "Ma Tau Niang". There are also small temples dedicated to local people, as well as sericulture farmers. Its statue also has women riding horses. In some places, silkworm farmers presented powder cocoons and fragrant flowers to Matou Niang in the next room. Send it after the silkworm is finished. The silkworm god in the folk belief of silkworm valley. It originated from homophonic myth. Quwo County northwest Guanyuan "Canku Temple". According to the old local records, Jie Zhitui died in Zhong Er, the son of the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. The pursuers were forced to be very anxious, and Jie Zhitui died with his son Lin. When he entered Jin as an official, he pushed his wife and Lin's wife here to look for Jietui, but Jietui was burned to death in Mianshan. When they heard the news, they were very sad and threw themselves into the well. The local people built a temple for them and named it "Canku Temple". Later, because of the homonym of "Residual Bitterness" and "Silkworm Aunt", those who were mistakenly enshrined in "Silkworm Aunt Temple" also became Silkworm Aunt, who was in charge of silkworm affairs. The Silkworm God in the Folk Belief of Can Cong, King of Sichuan in Qingyi. Can Cong was recorded as the king of ancient Shu. Legend has it that he once taught and promoted sericulture in Tsing Yi. After his death, he was honored as the God of Tsing Yi. The three religions explored the gods for seven years: "According to legend, it was originally the Hou of Shu, and later it was called the King of Shu. He often served in Tsing Yi and toured the countryside to teach people about silkworms. The villagers felt their virtue because they built a shrine to worship it. Ancestral temples are all over the western soil, but they are ineffective. They are generally called Tsing Yi gods. " The five gods of silkworm flower are also called "silkworm emperor" and "silkworm flower five gods". Its image has three eyes and six arms. Its head is waiting for its owner's helmet. Its hands are held high above its head, holding the sun in one hand and the moon in the other. Grasping silk in one hand and cocoon in the other; Put your hands on your abdomen and hold a pile of cocoons. There is no specific memorial day for the Five Flowers Silkworm God, only when there is a holiday and the silkworm month is busy, the incense is strong. After the Dragon Boat Festival, when cocoon picking is over, every household will hold a "thank you for the silkworm god" activity.