The folk custom in China is to worship the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first month, and to worship the God of Wealth's birthday on July 22nd, which is also called God of Wealth Festival. This custom spreads all over Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, South Asian countries and places where Chinese live in concentrated communities.
Representative of the God of Wealth Festival:
1. God of Wealth, as the saying goes, God of Wealth, God of Wealth in the traditional sense and Wu Caishen.
2. Five-way God of Wealth: Zhao Gongming (Happy Valley, Xi 'an), the true gentleman of Xuantan, the Afuquan in Zhongnanshan, Xi 'an, Shaanxi, and the four masters are collectively called gods, which is also the most widely said.
3. Land God: Most people in Taiwan Province believe that the land god can bring wealth to the people. Hong Kong also has the custom of offering sacrifices to the land god of wealth.
4. Bag Monk: In legend, Maitreya Buddha turned into a bag monk. The smile and bag of the bag monk are often considered as symbols of joy and fortune, and regarded as the god of wealth.
5. The Three Immortals of Fu Lushou: also known as Samsung, three famous gods in China: Fuxing, Lu Xing and Shouxing, representing Geely.
6. Duanmu Ci: Confucius' disciple "Zi Gong", who is good at words, is famous for doing business and is as rich as a daughter.
7. Fan Li: A politician of the State of Yue, he later abandoned his official position and became rich in business, known as "Tao Zhugong".
8. Han Xin: It is said that Han Xin, the Duke of Huaiyin in the Han Dynasty, invented many gambling tools for soldiers to play with. Some gamblers will worship it, calling it a "partial god of wealth."
9. Guan Yu: It is said that he invented the bookkeeping method, which can protect commercial interests. This is common in Taiwan Province and Nanyang.
10. Liu Hai: According to folk legend, A Fuquan (Happy Valley, Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province), the founder of Taoism Quanzhen Road, Liu Hai, can play the golden toad, which is a sacred object and can spit money to serve people.
1 1. Zhong Liquan and Lv Dongbin: Both of them are the founders of Quanzhen Taoism. It is said that they have the magic of turning stone into gold, which can make people rich.
12. Hanshan and Shide: collectively called "Two Saints of Harmony" and "Two Immortals of Harmony". Both of them were eminent monks in the period of Emperor Taizong. According to legend, they were incarnations of Manjusri Bodhisattva and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. Their feelings were harmonious, symbolizing harmony and "harmony to make money".
The origin of the God of Wealth Festival:
1. Worship the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month
In ancient times, people offered the God of Wealth to Tao Zhugong. Tao Zhugong was originally named Fan Li! He assisted Gou Jian in defeating Fu Cha, the king of Wu. After success, he retired, changed his name, called himself Tao Zhugong, and went into business. Three times in business, I became rich, and three times I spread my money to help the poor people in society. He is a Bodhisattva businessman, and is honored as "Shang Sheng" by later generations, setting an example for businessmen, who should learn from him and respect him as the God of Wealth. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, every family should greet the god of wealth to thank him.
2. The birthday of the God of Wealth on July 22nd of the lunar calendar.
Li Zhaizu, the star of wealth (also known as the God of Wealth), is the most popular among the people. His paintings are often listed with Samsung and XiShen, which together represent happiness, wealth, longevity, wealth and happiness. July 22nd is the day when Li Xunzu, the wealthy star of Taoism, became a Taoist. After his death, Li Xunzu achieved enlightenment on this day, ranking in the fairy class and becoming the god of wealth among the stars in the sky. His title in heaven is "All the days are rich, wealth and wealth are the stars", and he is in charge of the world's gold and silver wealth and spreads wealth for people. Therefore, the Han people will hold a large-scale celebration on this day. Later, some people in the Han nationality said that it was the birthday of Caibo Xingjun. According to legend, on the day of the God of Wealth, you need to open the door to worship the God of Wealth and treat him happily, so that you can help your fortune and open the door to wealth.
Extended data:
God of Wealth Festival, a festival for worshipping the God of Wealth among the Han and Tu people in China. Generally, it is July 22nd of the lunar calendar, which is one of the traditional festivals in China. Legend has it that this day is the birthday of the wealthy star king, but in China, the folk god of wealth is divided into civil and military, so the fifth day of the first lunar month and the 22nd of July are the days of offering sacrifices to the god of wealth. People in China usually hang lanterns to pray for a bumper harvest next year. Many people also go to the God of Wealth Pavilion in Zhongyue Temple to invite the God of Wealth, hoping to bless their good fortune.
On this day, all business people will have a big banquet, thank the God of Wealth for coming, and thank relatives and friends for their strong support ..... Good luck, happiness and joy, and all beautiful languages will open together. At lunch, guests and friends are invited, and at night, relatives get together and have a lively day. At the time of sacrifice, the red candle has a high fever, and it is made of flour into ingots, sacred insects, or money into Qianlong. Eating dumplings is called "ingots", which means making money into treasures.
References:
God of Wealth Festival-Baidu Encyclopedia