拜天公

Being married in a very religious beliefs family, we practice everything across culture, worshipping ancestor and god, pray in all chinese occasions.

Today is ninth day of the first lunar month.
Yesterday night, can see that most of the chinese family is preparing to pray .
With bamboo, joss paper and food offering.
This year, we can’t 拜天公 as my paternal grandfather-in-law passed away not more than three year yet. Anyway we still do some praying.

Amabel is so happy to see so many relative and kids get together. She keeps singing no stop to entertain people. Haha such a cheerful girl but too headstrong, just like me. Bleah!


Anyway here some info about it…

The Jade Emperor (Chinese: 玉皇; or 玉帝), is the Taoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell according to Chinese mythology. He is one of the most important gods of the Chinese Taoist pantheons.

The Jade Emperor is known by many names including Heavenly Grandfather (天公 Tiān Gōng) which is used by commoners, the Pure August Jade Emperor, August Personage of Jade (玉皇上帝 Yu Huang Shangdi or 玉皇大帝 Yu Huang Dadi).


Worship and festivals


The Jade Emperor featured on the Hell Bank Note.


The Jade Emperor's Birthday is said to be the ninth day of the first lunar month. On this day Daoist temples hold a Jade Emperor ritual (拜天公 bài tiān gōng, literally "heaven worship") at which priests and laymen prostrate themselves, burn incense, and make food offerings.


Chinese New Year's Eve is also a day of worship as it is said to be the day the Jade Emperor makes his annual inspection of the deeds of mortals and rewards or punishes them accordingly. On this day incense is burned in the home and offerings are made to the Jade Emperor and also to Zao Jun, the god of kitchen who reports to the Emperor on each family.


Since we are in a religious family, I would want my kids to practice it also.

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