Burning incense is also called entering incense, offering incense and burning incense. The pious heart of believers is conveyed to God through cigarettes, that is, "believing with incense". After the incense is lit, go to the kneeling pad, hold the incense with both hands, lay your forehead flat, bow down and salute, then go to the incense burner and put the incense on your left hand. After burning incense in the order of middle, left and right, go back to the kneeling platform and bow down. When burning incense, you can't burn off incense and unburned incense; If incense is lit and an open flame is lit, it cannot be blown out, but it will be extinguished up and down; The incense should be inserted straight, and the interval between incense should not exceed one inch.
There are two ways to worship: three worships, three knocks and three worships and nine knocks. Worshippers stand upright, their eyes droop and their faces are calm. His feet are about five inches from the kneepad, his heels are about two inches apart and his toes are about eight inches apart. Hands intersect in front of the abdomen, with the thumb of the left hand pinching the root of the ring finger of the right hand, the thumb of the right hand pinching the fingertip of the middle finger of the right hand, and the other four fingers of the left hand holding the right hand, with both hands flush with the nose. Then the palm is inward, the palm is back to the outside and draws an arc, sliding on the chest, and the right hand draws an arc downward and right, while bending downward. The center of the right hand presses down on the pad, and the left hand circles down left and right from the chest arc, pressing on the back of the right hand to form a cross; Kneel on the mat at the same time, put the left and right forearm on the mat at the same time, raise your head with your head on the back of your hand, turn your left hand back to your heart and your right hand back tightly, shake hands with the former, get up and stand, and then bow and knock. So after three worships and three knocks, step back and worship again, and then turn to the squad leader to bow. This is the whole process of three worships and three knocks. Three worships and nine knocks are a great gift of Taoism. On Taoist festivals, such as the first day and fifteenth day, this is a gift.
The "opening ceremony" of idols is very grand, because it is a sincere prayer for believers to come down to earth and attach themselves to idols, so that idols can truly become spiritual bodies that can enlighten the spirit. The ceremony is completed in the following three steps: first, offering sacrifices, burning incense, chanting and chanting; Then Gao Gong took off the red cloth on his idol and wiped it with a new towel. Finally, touch the eyes, mouth, nose and ears of the idol with a brush dipped in the mixed liquid of cinnabar, bletilla striata and golden rooster blood. At the same time, a Taoist priest outside the temple reflected the sunlight into the idol's eyes with a mirror to show enlightenment and the sacred light of the sun, so that the idol could gain insight into the good and evil on earth.
The decoration of the hall arranges visitors and believers to enter the hall, and the various decorations in the hall give people a solemn atmosphere. These decorations include canopies, curtains, banners and chandeliers. Gai Hua, hang on top of the idol. It turned out that the emperor's throne was covered with an umbrella, which was used by Taoism to symbolize the dignity and majesty of God. Hanging in front of the statue, embroidered with patterns such as white clouds and cranes. Banners are hung on both sides of the front curtain of the statue. The chandelier symbolizes radiant light.