What does the altar mean?

Altar means a high platform for worshipping God.

Interpretation of the altar:

A high platform for worshipping God. Most of them were built outdoors on the flat ground, and later they were also built in temples.

The origin of the altar:

Zu Chongzhi in the Southern Dynasties wrote: "There is a truffle village in Zhang Yu County, where Luo Gen, a county native, was born to grow melons, and there is an altar next to it."

The function of the altar:

According to the function of the altar, it is mainly divided into two categories: one is to sacrifice to the natural god to get paid; Second, ancestor worship is out of gratitude, with ancestor worship and mountains and rivers as the mainstay, supplemented by Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and folk gods. For more ordinary people, it is mainly to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters.

Types of shrines:

Ancient altars, from Guanyin Bodhisattva to the land god, from Guan Di Shi to wenchang star Jun, together with outstanding local sages, successively boarded the altars. As an official, he is known as "Zebei gives birth to the people and makes contributions to the country"; Those who are rural sages are praised as "practicing the world while reserving differences"; People who are loyal and filial to their younger brothers are praised as "practical, loyal and hardworking".

They are all regarded as "the model of Di Calyx" and become gods, enjoying fireworks with all the immortals. In ancient times, when offering sacrifices to these gods, they all worshipped with the formal etiquette of the Zhou Emperor, and they were meticulous.

Altar sentence:

1, the priest walked to the altar.

2. I want to go to the city shrine.

3. The tools for divination are easel, pen and tray. Methods Divided into Temple of Heaven, altar, altar, altar and ghost altar.

There are two shrines outside the village, one is Sanjie altar and the other is Leiwang altar.

5. It is reported that the main existing buildings in Xiannongtan include Taizui Temple, Xiannongtan, Shenban Library, Shenchu, Shencang, Dave Hall, Guangeng Terrace and Qingcheng Palace. This is a building group offering sacrifices to many gods.

6. The tools for divination include easels, pens and trays. There are five methods: Temple of Heaven, altar, altar, altar and ghost altar.

7. The course of the Party has gone from darkness to light, from light to altar, and from altar to Qingming.

8. I don't know that awe is because you are far from the altar.

9. You were dragged down by him and never recovered.

10, I call that silent distance an altar.