The Folk Origin of Emperor Jieyu

On this day, people should be cautious in daily life and speech, strive for good performance, win the favor of the Jade Emperor and bring good luck for the coming year. In the Han nationality in the south of the Yangtze River, this day is also called "burning field silkworms", "lighting field silkworms" and "burning field wealth". People stand on long poles tied with torches in the fields, predicting the new year with flames, and the prosperous flame indicates the bumper harvest next year. But in some places, this activity will not be held until the age of 30. The Jade Emperor is one of the Taoist gods. According to the records in Travel Notes of the Jade Emperor in Shang Gao, the Jade Emperor gave birth to a prince and his eldest son, gave up his position and became a monk. After the robbery of 3,200, Jin Xian got the evidence that Wang Jue Tathagata taught the Bodhisattvas to realize the truth of Mahayana, and gradually entered the illusory wonderful way. The Jade Emperor can only prove it by resuming robbery. In Taoist immortal spectrum, the Jade Emperor is below Sanqing, above the Four Emperors (Jade Emperor, Gouchen, Arctic Wei Zi, Houtu), or above the Four Emperors (Gouchen, Wei Zi, Houtu, Antarctic immortal). But ordinary people don't know much about the origin of the Jade Emperor, and just regard him as the master of heaven and the supreme god. Therefore, his sacrifice is indispensable.

While the Han people received the Jade Emperor, there were also ceremonies of welcoming guests and offering sacrifices in Taoist temples. For example, Baiyun Temple in Beijing has the activity of receiving Buddha boards, which is a ceremony to welcome the Jade Emperor on New Year's Eve.