What do Chaoshan people pay attention to in Chaoshan, Fujian and Taiwan, especially on the ninth day of the first lunar month? Born? On God's birthday, every household should burn incense and worship. The ninth day of the first month to four o'clock in the morning is the best time to sacrifice to God. There are many sacrifices, such as red paper pagoda, five fruits and six elements, and chicken, duck, pork, fish, tea and wine are even more essential. Besides needle vegetables, fragrant shavings and fungus, there are sugar towers and the biggest cakes.
When Chaoshan people worship God, the golden paper they burn is also different from other gods' birthdays. It uses gold paper for longevity, which is more than twice as big as ordinary gold paper. If there are boys under the age of 16 at home, you have to burn paper lamp holders. The lamp holder is very elegant, with statues, dragon patterns, unicorn patterns and so on. Printed on it. Knock on the light? 、? Sincere respect? Are these words still printed? Knock on the light? Instead of gold paper, whether it is a lamp holder or gold paper, the pattern is very delicate.
Before worshipping God, everyone should bathe and change clothes, and women should wear tunics. The head of the family lit a candle, first put three big incense sticks, and then began to worship, only to see the worshippers holding incense in their hands and chanting something in their mouths. The main content of reading is to report the past year to God, pray to God, make a wish, and make a wish when worshipping God in the New Year. Burn gold paper after prayer.
After the worship, you can eat fresh fruits, grains and offerings such as roast chicken, roast duck, roast pig and glutinous rice. Chaoshan people need an experienced hero to be responsible for worshipping God-given faces. Rice flour with a diameter of more than one meter should be crossed with a knife, with a straight surface and a vertical inside. The cutting surface should not be tilted or repaired. Rice and flour should be divided according to four relatives and six veins, grandchildren and close friends. The weight of rice flour is different from that of big, medium and millet flour.
At 6 o'clock in the morning after the worship, all adults and children went out to distribute the offerings to the surrounding relatives and neighbors. Of course, it is necessary to give a large portion to the closest relatives and elders, and it is indispensable for chickens and ducks to eat meat. People think that eating those common offerings to the gods will increase happiness and longevity and make up for good luck.