What does sunshine doll blessing mean?

Sunny doll, also known as Qingniang, Tianpo and Sunny Monk. The meaning of a sunny doll is: sweep away dark clouds and make the sky clear.

According to Japanese folklore, as long as you hang a sunshine doll on the roof, you can pray for good weather.

In ancient times, the custom of hanging "Qing Niang" was popular in Beijing, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Gansu, Jiangsu and other places. At least in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, this custom already existed. Li Junmin, a poet in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote the poem "Sweeping Mother": "Roll up your sleeves and take a broom, hang it in the sky and shake your hand." In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Qingyang became more popular among the people, and this custom was also recorded in Fu Cha Dunchong's Yanjing Years and other books describing the scenery of Beijing. This custom can be seen occasionally in the northern countryside today. Up to now, there is still a song in Henan Province, "The Maid Sweeping Sunny Days to Shelter the Rain": "The Maid Sweeping Sunny Days will clear up in three days, and I will put on flowery clothes for you. If it doesn't clear up for three days, tie your light back. "

It is said that after this custom spread to Japan, because all the monks in Japan presided over the ceremony of praying for rain and sunshine, the clean mother became this shape! Later, there was a name "Sunshine Doll".