How do Quanzhou folk customs worship God, and how do Quanzhou people pay attention to God?

Every year, the ninth day of the first lunar month is the day when people in Fujian and Taiwan worship God. Every family, rich or poor, should prepare offerings and pray for God's blessing. Then today's traditional festival will introduce you to the worship customs and stress in Quanzhou, southern Fujian. Let's get to know it now.

In Quanzhou, "offering sacrifices to heaven" usually begins in the early morning of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. At this time, every household should start to set off firecrackers and light a red candle in the hall, which is called "magic lamp". Then, the elders led the whole family to kneel at the table and kowtow three times according to their age order, praying for good luck, family safety and prosperity in the new year. The ceremony usually lasts until about five o'clock on the ninth day.

The most traditional rituals in pilgrimage are: opening the door, dressing neatly, incense in order of age, kneeling three times and knocking nine times, while modern believers often only pray. After the worship, burn the golden paper first, then melt the throne of heaven together, and then withdraw the altar. When they worship God, they will burn a kind of red paper called "payment bill" and write letters to the youngest birthday to bless their families.

According to Quanzhou folklore scholars, there are strict requirements for "worshipping God" in southern Fujian. On the night before "worshiping God", a square table should be set up, and the front of it should be colored. Because God is supreme, there are two piano chairs (called God chairs) under the square table to hold the table high. There are five fruits, six lent, rice, soju, whole pig, whole sheep, whole chicken and so on. Generally, three kinds of animals (pigs, cows and sheep) are selected or chickens are used instead of one of them. In addition, flowers, fruits, persimmons, dried longan and red dates are also essential products.

The "God" commonly known among the people is the Jade Emperor, and it is also the "God" or "God of the king of world" revered by Taoist tradition. The Jade Emperor commands the gods closely related to people's lives in the sky. Because of his noble position, the people are also very cautious when offering sacrifices to heaven. The folk proverb says, "Heaven is heaven, and mother and uncle are underground", which shows the nobleness of godhead.

Because of the fear of unpredictable natural disasters in primitive society, people called the god who dominated everything "God", so there was a supreme anthropomorphic god in human thought. The Han people's idea of respecting heaven is very prominent. They believe that the sky is the master of the universe and has a strong ruling power over everything. It is based on this concept that the emperor is called "the son of heaven". The son of heaven should also conform to God's will. If he violates it, he will lose his fate and a suitable gentleman will replace him.

The invisible "heaven" has also been concretized, known as the Jade Emperor, commonly known as "God". The worship of "God" is the most concrete embodiment of the inheritance of Heluo culture and Central Plains civilization by Minnan people. In the spread and evolution of this custom, offering sacrifices to the gods not only refers to Taoist gods in a simple sense, but also integrates Confucian culture and Buddhist beliefs. This custom has typical characteristics of Minnan traditional culture and is a living fossil of Chinese civilization.

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