Once a year, the God of Wealth Festival, the God of Wealth Festival is the twenty-second day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year.
The Chinese folk custom is to worship the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, and on the twenty-second day of the seventh month of the birthday of the God of Wealth, also known as the God of Wealth Festival. The custom spreads throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, South Asian countries and Chinese settlements.
The God of Wealth Festival representative:
1. God of Wealth, commonly known as the God of Wealth, the traditional meaning of the God of Wealth is divided into the God of Wealth and the God of Wealth.
2. Five Roads God of Fortune: Xuan Tan Zhenjun Shaanxi Xi'an Zhanshan Mountain Afuquan Zhao Gongming (Xi'an Happy Valley), and the four masters of fortune attraction and blessing of the genus of the God of the joint name, which is also the most widely said.
3. Land God: Most Taiwanese believe that the Land God can bring wealth to the people. In Hong Kong, it is also customary to worship the God of Land and Wealth.
4. Monk Budai: Legend has it that Maitreya Buddha was incarnated as Monk Budai. Monk Budai, with his smile and bag, is also often believed to symbolize joy and attract wealth, and is regarded as the God of Wealth.
5. The Three Immortals of Fortune, Luck and Longevity: Also known as the Three Stars, the three famous Chinese deities: the Star of Fortune, the Star of Luck, and the Star of Longevity, represent good fortune.
6. Duanmu Zhi (端木赐): Confucius' disciple, Zigong (子贡), who was a good speaker and was famous for his business skills, and was rich to the tune of thousands of dollars.
7. Fan Li (范蠡): a politician from the state of Yue, who later abandoned his post to become rich in business and became known as "Tao Zhu Gong (陶朱公)".
8. Han Xin: Legend has it that Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin in the Han Dynasty, invented a number of gambling devices for his soldiers to play with. Some gamblers would worship him and call him the "God of Fortune".
9. Guan Yu: Legend has it that Guan Yu invented bookkeeping methods to protect business interests. This is more common in Taiwan and Nanyang.
10. Liu Hai: Folklore has it that Liu Hai, the ancestor of Taoism's Quanzhen Dao at Afuquan (Xi'an's Happy Valley) in Zhongnan Mountain, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, was able to play with a golden toad, which is a sacred object and can spit money to serve people.
11. Zhong Li Quan, Lu Dongbin: Both people are Taoist Quanzhen Taoist ancestor, it is rumored that the two have the magic of turning stones into gold, which can make people rich.
12. Hanshan, Shide: jointly known as the "two saints" and "two immortals". Two people for the Tang Taizong period of the monk, is said to be Manjushri Bodhisattva, Puxian Bodhisattva incarnation, the two emotional harmony, a symbol of harmony, "harmony and wealth".
The origin of the God of Wealth Festival:
1. Worshiping the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar
The ancient folk God of Wealth was for Tao Zhu Gong. Tao Zhu Gong's original name was Fan Li! He assisted Goujian in defeating King Fu-chai of Wu. After he became famous, he retired, changed his name, called himself Tao Zhu Gong, and went into business. He became a rich man three times, and three times he spread his money to help the poor and needy in the society. He was a Bodhisattva merchant, honored by later generations as the "Saint of Business", setting an example for businessmen, who should learn from him and honor him as the God of Wealth. On the first five days of the lunar year, every household welcomes the God of Wealth as a way to honor him.
2. Birthday of the God of Wealth on the 22nd day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar
The Star of Wealth (also known as the God of Wealth), Li Weizou, is the most popular among the people, and his portrait is often listed with the three stars of "Fortune," "Fortune," "Longevity," and the God of Happiness. "three stars and the god of happiness together, together for the blessing, fortune, longevity, wealth and happiness. The day of July 22nd is the day of the Taoist star ruler of wealth and fortune, Li Weizu, who became a Taoist priest. After the death of Li shenge ancestor in this day feather Tao, ranked in the immortal class, become the god of wealth in the sky stars, in the court of heaven's title is "all heavenly wealth wealth star ruler", specializing in the world's gold, silver and silk, for the people to spread the wealth. Therefore, the Han Chinese folk in this day to hold a large-scale celebration. Later, some Han Chinese folk say that this is the birthday of the Star of Wealth. Legend has it that on the day of the God of Wealth Festival, you need to open the door to worship the God of Wealth, serve him happily, to be able to favor your wealth fortune, open the door to wealth.
Expanded:
The God of Wealth Festival, a Chinese folk festival for the God of Wealth in the Han and Tujia ethnic groups. It is usually celebrated on the 22nd day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, and is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. Legend has it that this day is the birthday of the God of Wealth, but in the Chinese folk God of Wealth and there are civil and military, so every year on the fifth day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar and the 22nd day of the seventh month is the God of Wealth Festival. Chinese people usually hang lanterns to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. Many people also go to the God of Wealth Pavilion at the Zhongyue Temple to worship the God of Wealth in the hope that it will bless them with good fortune.
On this day, all businessmen and merchants should have a big feast to thank the God of Fortune for his arrival and relatives and friends for their great support. ...... Great luck, happy, joyful, all the beautiful language open together. Banquet for guests and friends at noon, relatives gather at night, hot and lively all day long. Rituals, red candles burning high, with the noodles made of Yuanbao, sacred insects, or money made of money dragons, eating dumplings called "Yuanbao", which means wealth and prosperity.
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