Can I worship Buddha on New Year's Eve?
This year's Lunar New Year's Eve falls on Monday, June 65438+1October 3 1 2022, and on December 29th of the lunar calendar, it is the day of Shen Jia.
Today, cooking, offering sacrifices, digging wells, opening markets, trading and setting up coupons are all appropriate.
Nowadays, marriage, licensing, burial, bedding, logging and livestock collection are taboo.
To sum up, this New Year's Eve is suitable for offering sacrifices and praying, and you can burn incense and worship Buddha in the temple on the morning of New Year's Eve.
The best time to burn incense in the temple.
Worship Buddha and burn incense are also exquisite. It is generally believed that the best time to pray is Shi Mao, that is, from 5 am to 7 am, at dawn, and from 7 am to 9 am. Because this time is just the morning, purple gas is coming from the east. It is said that a day's plan lies in the morning, so people are most awake and sincere when they go to worship Buddha at this time, and there are not many people entering the temple at this time, so the Buddha's nature is also the strongest, so praying at this time of the day is the most sincere. New Year's Eve is also a busy day, and we have to prepare New Year's Eve in the afternoon, so it is best to burn incense in the morning.
What are the taboos for worshipping Buddha?
There are also many taboos that need more attention.
(1) The temple is a solemn and sacred place. You can't fool around and dress dignified.
(2) It is best to eat vegetarian food before going to the temple;
(3) Without the permission of the deacon in the temple, you are not allowed to enter the monastery (dormitory) and other places casually;
(4) Temples should not be disturbed by loud noise;
(5) The number of people who burn incense and worship Buddha is also exquisite, with three pots praying for themselves, six pots praying for two generations and nine pots praying for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit.
(6) The parturient must finish confinement before going to worship.
(7) It is best not to worship women during menstruation.
Burning incense and worshipping Buddha on New Year's Eve is to pray for the family to be safe and smooth in the new year and express people's good wishes for happiness.