Sanzhuxiang

Mazu, a familiar name. The so-called virgin Mary in heaven. Song Yuan was born in Meizhou Island, Putian City, Fujian Province. Because he didn't cry after birth, he was named Maureen. Maureen grew up by the sea. She is familiar with astronomy and meteorology, and she is also familiar with water. Often rescue fishing boats and merchant ships in distress at sea. According to legend, she can also predict weather changes and help people avoid natural disasters such as typhoons. Maureen ascended to heaven at the age of 28. Because countless people were saved in their lifetime, people built temples to worship and pray for Maureen to protect the safety of fishermen. According to legend, after Maureen became immortal, she often traveled between islands with clairvoyance and clairvoyance. If a passing ship encounters danger, as long as you sincerely recite Mazu's holy name, Mazu will respond and save people from danger. Therefore, people call Mazu the patron saint of the ocean. With the development of history, Taoism reveres Mazu as Tian Fei, Tianhou and Tiannv. Mazu Tempel has great influence at home and abroad, from Dandong in the northeast of the motherland to Tianjin, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan provinces. There are many temples and incense. With international exchanges and cultural exchanges, Mazu belief has spread to all parts of the world, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. 1. Mazu statue was invited to open at Meizhou ancestral temple and hold a ceremony of spiritual separation. After throwing the holy grail on auspicious days, you can take back the statue of Mazu and go home. Second, choose a quiet place in your home, and you can place a shrine here with Mazu's permission. A stack of gold paper is placed in the middle of the shrine, and the statue is presented on the gold paper. The bottom of the statue seat is slightly lower than the incense burner. Three, vases or lotus lanterns can be placed on both sides of the statue. In front of Mazu, it is best to use a round copper incense burner with two candlesticks and a long-lasting electronic red candle. Three plates of fruit can be served in front of the virgin Mary. Four, after the complaint is properly filed, three cups of green vegetables, five fruits, three sacrifices and nine gifts are offered on the altar, and the incense ashes from the ancestral hall are added to the sandalwood stove where cigarettes curl up. Three pillars of incense are sacrificed to heaven first, and then three pillars of incense are inserted in the Mazu incense burner. The whole family knelt in front of the incense table with incense. Read the essay "Remembering Mother Mazu, Kindly Protecting the Country and Benefiting the People". I'm here to dedicate Anjin's body to this house ... pray ... "... half of the incense is thrown out, and the Three Holy Grails are used to confirm that the Virgin has settled in. In addition, Xu Shaofeng, a Feng Shui master, suggested offering sacrifices to the statue of Mazu in the morning and evening on weekdays, and offering tea in front of Mazu every morning if possible. March 23rd is Mazu's birthday every year, and believers who worship Mazu will worship on this day. Xu Shaofeng, a master of geomantic omen, suggested that worshipping Mazu is exquisite. You can click on the suggestion to do it. Food: Five kinds of animals (chickens need cocks and capons), several kinds of fruits, six to twelve bowls of various dishes, noodles (with red paper), hair cakes, red turtle cakes, three bowls of red jiaozi, three cups of green tea and five cups of wine. Sacrifice: choose the auspicious time of the day. After the tribute, light candles, offer tea, burn incense and pray. Cigarettes should be inserted with three sticks of incense. In addition, the ninth day of September is the day when Mazu ascended to heaven, and the offerings should be mainly vegetarian and fruit.