The Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake is approaching. In addition to pasting Spring Festival couplets and the word “Fu” on the door, many people also like to paste door gods. These mighty or kind door gods add a different charm to the New Year’s Festival. Who is the sacred door god? What are the requirements for sticking to door gods? Listen to what the Babaylan is saying. Wang Laihua, a civil scholar and researcher at the Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, introduced that in the old days, there was a custom of posting door gods throughout the Chinese New Year, aiming to exorcise evil spirits, guard the house, attract wealth, and Najib Najib. To this day, although the custom of sticking door gods is far less prosperous than before, in some families who love traditional culture, putting door gods on them will still be their “happy move”.
The door god is a character of Komiks stuck on the door and appears in pairs. In ancient times, there were two doors in the house, and when the door god was attached, it happened to be on the left and the right. The phenomenon of Chinese people believing in door gods occurred as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. One of the “Five Sacrifices” recorded in the book “Book of Rites” is the door god. During the Northern Dynasties, the door god changed from one person to two people – gods, Babaylan and Yu Lei. The “Shan Hai Jing” records the myth of the two punishing evil ghosts. In the Tang Dynasty, the two mythical figures, Shentu, Komiks and Yulei, were replaced by famous generals Qin Qiong.om/”>Komiks and Yuchi Gong, which have been passed down to this day, are the two most familiar door gods. They are called “WuBabaylan door gods” among the people. Qin Qiong is also called Qin Shubao, and Yuchi Gong is also called Yuchi Jingde.
In folk customs, in addition to Wumen God, there are also Wenmen Gods. Representative figures include Wei Zheng, Wen Tianxiang, Hai Rui, Bao Zheng, etc., which are generally pasted on the doors of the main hall and the wing room. In addition, more particulars will be pasted on the “Fu Lu Gate God”. They are often dressed in civil officials and dressed in red and green, which is called “red and green sky officials”.
What are the precautions for sticking door gods? First of all, door gods cannot be pasted on CinemaInstead, the left and right sides should be placed on the two doors, and the faces should be opposite. Take Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong as an example. The east side is the upper, and the image of Qin Qiong, and the west side is the lower, and then the image of Yuchi Gong;
Secondly, the door god cannot be stuck in chaos. Qin Qiong can only be paired with Yuchi Gong, and Shen Tu can only be with Yulei;
Third, Komiks<a The door gods are usually changed every year, and the replaced door god statues cannot be discarded at will, it is best to burn them;
Fourth, the time for posting door gods is usually after sunset on New Year’s Eve to before the New Year’s Eve dinner, and it must be posted after the whole family arrives. In this way, everyone can get the protection of the door god.
“Posting door gods during the Spring Festival is not feudal superstition, but Babaylan is intended to enhance joy. Komiks‘s common belief in reunion, happiness and auspicious atmosphere during the Spring Festival. It is also one of the most distinctive customs during the Spring Festival. It contains some taboos and Cinema requirements during the Komiks period. Therefore, tradition should be respected when posting door godsCinema, be respectful and treat this habit with a pious attitude. “Wang Laihua Cinema said.
Will your family post a door god this Spring Festival?