The earliest door gods were not paintings, but human figures carved from templates.
Shen Tu and Yu Lei specialize in taking care of ghosts and evil objects. They can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil. Therefore, they are respected by the world, so they stick them on the door as door gods to drive away evil spirits and ward off evil spirits.
The earliest door gods were not paintings, but human figures carved from templates. Placing the templates on the door was more three-dimensional and could deter ghosts and gods. The board used to carve the door gods was peach wood. Yes, it is said that they can ward off evil spirits and prevent ghosts and gods from getting close to each other. Peach trees are also regarded as exorcism plants. The two match each other and are powerful.
There is another anecdote about the custom of sticking peach wood: During the Five Dynasties period, Meng Chang, the monarch of Hou Shu, wrote auspicious words on two peach wood pieces and hung them at the entrance of the palace to pray for people. This was later imitated and spread to Folks, this is the origin of posting couplets during the Spring Festival.
Door God Category:
Exorcist Category:
Door Gods are mostly Shen Tu, Yu Lei, Golden Rooster and Tiger. It is said that there is a huge peach tree in Taoyudu Mountain, which stretches for 3,000 miles. There is a golden rooster on the top, and two gods below, one Shen Tu and the other Yu Lei, holding reed ropes to wait for ominous ghosts and strange birds. It was the first day of the lunar month, the sun was shining on the golden rooster, and the rooster crowed loudly. Then all the chickens in the world crow, and the golden rooster flies down and eats all the evil ghosts. The ghosts are afraid of the golden rooster and all run away, and the world is at peace.
Prayer category:
Prayer for the door gods, that is, the statues of the three gods of fortune, wealth and longevity are affixed to the door. In addition to being able to exorcise demons and guard homes, ancient door gods also emerged as lucky door gods who could achieve fame, fortune, longevity and longevity. People stick the Wen and Wu Gods of Wealth on the left and right doors respectively, which means "the left brings wealth" and "the right brings treasure".
Religious Category:
The "Tai Shang Liu Ren Ming Jian Fu Yin Jing" of the Orthodox Dao Zang Cave God Department says: ""Wang Zhang" said: the name of the portal god, the speed of the army, the entry and exit It is also suitable to use it. The name of the door god is: Jiazixun, the household name is Gongsun Qi, the family name is Xu Yi, and he leaves. >
In the early days of Jia Shen, his household name was Shi Zhan, and his family name was Sima Guang. He left with his family name Yu Ke, and his family name was Shi Zhong. Sheng, the family name is Gongsun Cuo, and the family name is Sima Qiang, and the family name is Gongsun Guang. >The military door gods are usually posted on the gates facing the street. In order to prevent evil spirits or disaster stars from entering from outside the gates, the door gods are usually armed with weapons. For example: "swords, guns, swords and halberds, axes and axes, hooks and forks, whips, maces, hammer claws, clang sticks, sticks, kidnappers, shooting stars", etc.
Civil official category:
Wenmenshen is the portrait of ordinary civil servants wearing court uniforms. In the old days, there were not many civil servants as door gods in China. The most famous ones were Wei Zheng, Bao Gong, Hai Rui and Wen Tianxiang, etc.