On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is still very strong. This day is the birthday of the Jade Emperor in traditional folk customs. So what day is the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2019? What month and date is it? The key to a good year begins in spring. For more knowledge about the first month of the lunar calendar, please pay attention to the 2019 first month of the lunar calendar special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com.What day is the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2019? What month and date is it?Lunar calendar date: the ninth day of the first lunar month in 2019 Gregorian calendar date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 The ninth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, commonly known as the "Jade Emperor Meeting". It is said that all the gods in heaven and on earth will celebrate this day with great fanfare. The Jade Emperor will personally descend to the mortal world on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month to inspect the situation in all directions. Reward good and punish evil according to the good and evil, good and bad of all living beings. On the afternoon of his birthday, the Jade Emperor returns to the Heavenly Palace in his phoenix. At that time, grand celebration and fasting ceremonies were held in Taoist temples.What are the customs and traditions on the ninth day of the first lunar month?The ninth day of the first lunar month every year is the birthday of the God of Heaven. Generally, the time for worshiping Tiangong starts at midnight (11:00 to 1:00 am) on the ninth day of the first lunar month and lasts until before 7:00 am the next morning. However, it is said that since Tiangong is a very noble deity, the earlier you worship him, the more sincere it is. In some areas where Tiangong belief is prevalent, believers will carefully worship Tiangong at home in the middle of the night and then go to a nearby Tiangong temple to burn incense and offer tributes.The ceremony of worshiping the God is quite grand. An altar is set up under the Tiangong stove in the main hall. Generally, a long bench or a low bench is used to place gold paper on it, and then an eight-immortal table is stacked up to serve as the "top table". A tablecloth with auspicious patterns is hung in front of the table, and a "lower table" is set up at the back. The "top table" is dedicated to a throne made of colored paper (symbolizing the throne of the God of Heaven), with an incense burner in the center of the front, three bundles of red paper noodles and three cups of tea in front of the burner, and a candlestick next to the burner; behind it are five fruits (tangerines, apples, bananas, sugarcane and other fruits) and six vegetarian dishes (lily bulbs, fungus, shiitake mushrooms, Chinese cabbage, peas, mung beans, etc.) arranged to worship the Jade Emperor; the lower table is dedicated to five animals (chicken, duck, fish, eggs, pork or pork stomach, pork liver), sweets (raw kernels, rice dates, cakes, etc.), red tortoise cake (shaped like a turtle, dyed red on the outside, and stamped with a tortoise shell to symbolize human longevity) and other servants of the Jade Emperor. |
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