On the day of the next Yuan Festival, people will prepare sacrificial objects to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. The method of offering sacrifices to ancestors is ancestral temple. The country has ancestral temple, and the people have ancestral hall and family temple.
Pray for Fu Lu Zhen Xiang through sacrifice. However, the customs in different parts of the country are different, and the methods of offering sacrifices in different places are also different, so each place has different customs in the specific worship of ancestors and seeking happiness.
Pray for the activities of the gods on the next Yuan Festival.
On this day, people generally have two major activities: fasting and offering sacrifices to ancestors, both of which are aimed at praying for the gods. In Putian, Fujian Province, on the evening of the next Yuan Dynasty, every household should offer sacrifices to the water god in Tiantou, praying for the crops to be moistened in the dry winter and the crops to survive the winter safely. When offering sacrifices, we put on vegetarian food and spread incense on the ridge of the field one by one to show piety.
On the birthday of Yu, the water official emperor, there are often sacrificial activities in Yu memorial sites such as Yu temples around the country. At the same time, outdoor activities such as "water color" will be carried out. Water, related to "water official", is rich in color and color. Generally, it is a colorful boat that cruises in the river, hence the name "water color".