[Holiday] Winter Solstice Bye - Eating Tangyuan

    

Tai Wan worship festival there are many, such as New Year's Eve [], [Lantern], [] Qingming, the Dragon Boat Festival [], [Ghost], [] Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth [], [] the winter solstice would have to worship, but how can we prepare Bye-bye offerings, how is the process bye-bye? It is a great difficulty for the novice, especially for the in-laws and the Hakka complexes.

Because everyone in the modern world has their own busy work, even if it is a holiday, some people have to go to work. Therefore, it is impossible for the time spent in worship to be according to the traditional time, let alone preparing for the tedious work of traditional offerings, unless the company makes great efforts. , Big holiday is a holiday, otherwise we must take leave before we can.

After the Internet inquiry and the books referenced by her mother-in-law, I can only rely on the esteem of my heart to reconcile myself and leave a record for myself after finishing. I also hope that I can make good luck and have a good fortune.

In general, most people will worship Guanyin Buddha, Goddess of Mercy, and Lord Fuzheng in their homes, in order to make the family's family safe and sound. Some people also worship Guan Shengdi or the God of Wealth and pray for wealth. The deities enshrined in the home depend on personal circumstances. The record here is based on the manner and process of worship at home. Because the family's Lord Buddha, Goddess of Mercy, Goddess of God, God of the Land, and ancestors, and their ancestors have also converted, I am mainly based on egg noodles in the preparation of offerings, but simple offerings do not diminish my heart of devotion. .

 

[Dong Zhi]

[ origin ]

The winter solstice, also known as "Hedong" and "Winter Festival," is one of the 24th solar terms. There is no fixed day for the Lunar Calendar. Because its days are not fixed, it is called "living festival" like Qingming. In the Gregorian calendar, it is about December 22 or 23 every year. On this day, the sun just hits the Tropic of Capricorn, so for us living in the northern hemisphere, it is the shortest day and the longest night. After that, the daylight will grow.

During the ancient agricultural period, one year of hard work was awaiting the autumn harvest and winter harvest. Grain and grain were full of warehouses, and people were rehabilitating at this time to restore their livelihood and prepare items for the New Year. The "winter solstice" also has the meaning of a large festival. Folk custom This day, every household wants to prepare glutinous rice dumplings to worship the gods and worship the ancestors. Therefore, all the worship activities of the winter solstice as "Xiedong" are indeed the moods that can represent the harvest season.

The dumplings of the winter solstice, commonly known as the winter festival, are to be red and white. Have you ever heard the saying, "Winter Festival eats one year, plus one year old?" In ancient times, the " winter solstice " was called the Chinese New Year. Therefore, if you have eaten the winter solstice glutinous rice balls, you will be considered a year old. In the past, wealthy people also had a large number of “round-cuts,” which contained sugar and potato bran (peanuts were ground into powder), six red and white, called “a round-a-mull.” The characteristics of the winter solstice offerings in Taiwan are "chicken dog puppies." It is dyed with flour or glutinous rice balls, and then pinched into the shape of chickens, dogs and other animals. After steaming, the colors are bright. Regardless of whether it is "a round" or "a round," it is also called "a round of winter solstice" because it is used during the winter season. The winter solstice glutinous rice dumplings have the good intentions of reunion and winter in a large and small family. It also symbolizes a complete and fruitful life. However, northerners also eat dumplings and dumplings, all of which show different food cultures.

    

[ Worship objects ] gods, ancestors, the main foundation

【Time 】

Gods, ancestors: early morning or morning lucky time.

Groundworker: Ten in the morning until late in the morning.

【Location 】

Gods, ancestors: A desk is placed in front of the deity hall.

The ground-based master: from the back door of the kitchen to the house to worship, to prepare a small table (a low table or bench).

【Supply 】

Gods: 3 cups of water, 3 bowls of dumplings.

Ancestors: 3 cups of water, a small pot of dumplings .

Ground-based master: 1 cup rice (including red paper, easy to insert incense), tea (water) 3 cups, a small bowl of dumplings, 2 pairs of chopsticks.

[ paper material ]

Gods: Lotus, Shoujin, Fujin, Yijin (quartet gold), and gold supplements.

Ancestors: gold.

Groundwork master: gold.

[Worship worship Process ]

1.

• Shenming: Point 1 Fragrance Column (or 3 Columns), and sincerely call the gods to recite them:
  “ Today is (What festival), the disciple (Xinhua) has sincerely prepared offerings and treasures to worship the gods and pray for God. The statue (the title of the Lord God) and the gods can bless the family's health, smooth family and all the best. "
  
• The ancestors: Point Qingxiang 1 column and report to them: 
  “ Today is (What festival), the children and grandchildren have sincerely prepared offerings and treasures to honor the ancestors of the generations. They are invited by the ancestors to enjoy and to bless the family with good health and everything goes well. ”
  
• Groundworker: Point 1 Fragrance, and report at the 
  temple : “ The foundation of God, please address xxx. Today is (What festival). The disciple (xinnv) today has sincerely prepared offerings and treasures for gold and silver treasures. We pray that you can bless the disciples (Yinfu) to make peace and everything goes smoothly. "
  

2.

• Gods, ancestors: such incense burned 2/3, pick up gold paper and worship after three worship.
• Groundworker: In addition to the first eight minutes before the first burning of the tea, it is necessary to add another second and third time. The interval time is about 5-10 minutes. After the incense is over 2/3, pick up the gold paper. After the burnt.

[bye bye small common sense]

l    If the place where the apartment building is burnt gold paper is different from the address floor of the Bye Bye, be sure to tell the address before you burn and burn it, and ask the gods to collect it.

l    Dedicated offerings for the gods can be used to worship the foundations or ancestors of the land.

l When    worshipping the Lord of the Holy Land, the direction of worship was to pay respect to the living room or back door of the house.

[gold paper type]

Shou Jin: For general deities.

Fu Jin: For the general gods, especially the worship of the land, must burn the blessings of gold. It is said that it is the paper money used by the land for public affairs and the land public money.

刈金: Also known as 卦金. It is the most commonly used paper money, and it is also one of the few gold papers that can be burned to the ancestors (there is one saying that the ancestors should use gilt money as gods). The deceased who died more than three years ago can be used (the deceased who died less than three years ago, the practice only uses silver, small silver and other silver paper money). North Taiwan is commonly used.

Quartet: Paper money used in South Central. Style, function is almost equal to the north of the sheet metal, but the name is different.

Payment for money: This paper money asks the Buddha to help the believers change their chances of transporting their misfortunes and to relieve their misfortune. Can be used, not to see your personal mind.

Shousheng Lotus: The purpose of respecting God and worshiping the Buddha, can be used to pray for wealth at the temple. Can be used, not to see your personal mind.