In real life, many people believe in "opening the light".
Many occasions can see the "opening ceremony", such as the opening of the company, the one-year-old child, the temple fair ceremony and so on.
Some people believe in "opening the light", while others don't.
People who believe in this kind of ceremony will not only specially invite some respected elders or senior officials to preside over the ceremony, but also specially bathe and fast before attending the ceremony to show their sincerity.
Both Buddhism and Taoism have "opening ceremony", so people will invite monks or Taoist priests to preside over this ceremony.
Different religions have different "lighting" processes.
However, although the details are different, the links are generally similar.
There are usually five links: chanting to exorcise evil spirits, dusting, watering and blessing, cinnabar enlightenment and wisdom, and mirror taking the heart.
However, to the surprise of many people, there are also ceremonies at funerals in many places.
First, the funeral ceremony
In the rural areas around Tianjin, if there is no ceremony at the funeral, people will poke you.
In this area, funerals must be held ceremoniously, and almost all relatives will attend.
The eldest son and daughter carry the coffin, the daughter-in-law holds the urn, the grandson holds the portrait, and the other children and grandchildren hold the funeral stick.
As for other relatives, they have to pinch a small steamed bun and a coin.
Not only are the things exquisite, but there are also prescribed ceremonies during the funeral.
Everyone should be arranged in two rows according to their seniority. The eldest son should try his best to throw the bowl on a red brick at the moment when the coffin leaves the mourning hall and shout, "Mom (Dad) should keep money!" This is to let the deceased bless the rest of the family and make a lot of money.
People in China regard death as their life, thinking that the body of the dead is dead, but the soul is still there.
In another world, dead relatives still need money to live, just like on earth.
Therefore, in the process of sending the spirits, if you meet intersections, bridges and gates, relatives will throw a handful of paper money into the sky, which is the local opening ceremony.
People use these paper money to enlighten the deceased, help him to clear his relationship with the other world, and help him remember the way home in this way.
In the future, whenever Tomb-Sweeping Day, winter solstice, New Year's Eve and the anniversary of the dead, he can come back along this road to enjoy the sacrifices of future generations.
In this ceremony, there is the traditional view of life and death of China people.
Second, give the paper man a lamp.
The ceremony of opening a paper man was also held at the funeral, which sounded a little scary. In fact, what is hidden behind is the deep feelings of China people for their deceased relatives.
I believe that the paper figures after the opening ceremony will be more spiritual and can be used as friends or bodyguards to protect the dead on the road.
After all, there is a saying in China that children are difficult to serve.
On the way to another world, the newly lost dead are likely to be bullied by some difficult children.
But with the bottle opener, you don't have to worry about this situation.
To this end, relatives will invite Taoist priests or monks to light paper figures at funerals according to their religious beliefs.
There are also some families who invite local famous geomancers or lay people to light up.
However, different vendors charge different prices.
Monks generally don't charge, just ask for food.
Taoist priests and Mr. Feng Shui will charge. The more famous they are, the higher their fees will be.
Some families with ordinary families, if they don't want to pay this fee, will read the Great Compassion Mantra 2 1 time to the paper man himself, which is considered as a light.
However, some wealthy families pay more attention to this point and will hire "masters" to open the light.
Sometimes, it's true to invite the insider, but sometimes, the liar is invited to the house without careful screening.
These swindlers took advantage of their relatives' psychology, telling lies and cheating crazily.
Therefore, you still need to be cautious before inviting people to open the opening ceremony.
In the past, many people believed in the opening ceremony, but now, more and more people don't believe in it.
Because the opening of modern society, like other things, is too eager for quick success. It just wants to achieve the ideal goal quickly through some superficial rituals, but it just forgets the essence of openness.
The real meaning of opening the light is to open the potential.
But many people forget that whether the potential can really be developed depends on action.
Some parents ask monks to enlighten their children, thinking that the enlightened children will be smart and successful in their studies.
Therefore, in the next few decades, I will neither cultivate my children's good habits attentively, nor urge them to study hard.
Children who grow up in this atmosphere can't grow up, even the eminent monk who opened the light for him in those years has a lofty road.
Opening the light only gives people a positive psychological hint, believing that things can have better results.
But whether this result can really come as scheduled depends on our own efforts in the end.
Summary: All folk ceremonies make you pay attention to certain things, stimulate your inner potential and give you some positive psychological hints through a series of specific activities.
But whether this ceremony can really work or not will ultimately be implemented in your actions.
It is absolutely impossible to blindly pin your dreams on virtual ceremonies.