How to place the first seven offerings of the father, and how to place a few offerings for the elder

Every year during the Chinese New Year or an important sacrificial festival, there will be a solemn sacrificial ceremony in the folk home, the original meaning of which is to send food to the ancestors living in the underworld on this day, so the offerings (tribute) must be related to the items of life. The folk customs are different in different places, so the rules of the sacrifice are not the same, but there are generally some regular things. The following will tell you about the feng shui of the placement of the sacrificial offerings at home and the question of whether the offerings can be eaten.

In terms of the variety of offerings, there are generally two categories, one is food, that is, snacks and fruits, and the other is the meat of pigs, cattle and sheep. In terms of placement format, it is generally placed according to the quantitative relationship of three or multiples of three. For example, if there are at least three fruits on a plate, or six, nine, etc., don't put one or two at random.

And the plates to be offered should be three, or six, and so on. For example, you can have a plate of fruit, a plate of snacks, and a plate of meat. But you can't just put a plate and think it's okay.

Offerings can be placed in a quiet place in the house, not in the bedroom, but to the west or south, which means to worship the western Elysium. Put the main spiritual position or photo in the center, put two bouquets (pots) of flowers on both sides of the photo, put a candle on the front side of the photo (can also not be placed), and then the front is a tribute, can be eight kinds (fruit four pastries four), can be six kinds (fruit three pastries three) can be five kinds, not four kinds, one incense burner in front of the tribute table. Probably like this, this is the usual worship at home, if the family has just died, the direction can not be exquisite, to the living room as a good, tribute in addition to fruit cakes and cakes should also have vegetables, meat and vegetarian half, to even number is appropriate, not to take four.

In addition, on the question of whether the sacrificial tribute can be eaten, I personally think that it can be eaten, and it is said that after the tribute is eaten, the younger generations can get less sick, keep safe, and live a long life, so after the family sacrifice, the meal will be eaten by the family, and fruits and cakes will be distributed to the younger generations. Attached: Important sacrificial festivals (lunar calendar).

Qingming Festival: For the year of Yangming, the cold goes to spring, and all things are born, which is suitable for stepping into the green to maintain the tomb, and more sacrifices to the ancestors on this day. The fifth day of May:

It is a traditional Chinese festival - Dragon Boat Festival, and the folk also worship their ancestors on this day. June 19: Guanyin Bodhisattva enlightenment day, the folk have the custom of worshiping Guanyin for help.

July 15: Halloween, the day on which the dead can be crossed out of the sea of suffering, is a festival of spiritual liberation. July 30:

Jizo Bodhisattva's birthday will help all those who do good. The first day of October: At this time, the cold has appeared, and the folk have the custom of sending winter clothes.

November 17: This day is dedicated to asking the Buddha to transcend the dead. December 23:

The valley is called the small year, and it is the day of sacrifice to welcome spring. At the same time, it can be at the beginning of each month.

First, the beginning. Eight, ten.

Five, ten. IX.II.

Ten. 3. Twenty-nine and thirty sacrifices are made to eliminate sins and rejuvenate blessings, and sacrifices may be made according to the day of birth and death of the deceased.

1. Put incense case, the statue of God Buddha and Bodhisattva is in the center, and the image of the father is placed in front of the Buddha. Five offerings are placed in front (1 incense burner is centered, and three incense sticks are inserted; 2 vases on the left and right, three or five flowers arranged, odd number is appropriate; A pair of candlesticks on the left and right, with red candles. collectively known as the "Five Offerings").

2. Put five grains (five colors of grains, such as rice, black beans, mung beans, soybeans, peanuts, etc.), five fruits (five colored fruits such as apples, oranges, bananas, grapes, pears, etc.), three cups of tea, etc., remember not to put meat, otherwise it will damage the gods and Buddhas (because becoming a god will "not eat the things of the world"), and also damage their own blessings.

3. Whether it is gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas or in fact, they can be worshiped together, or they can share a furnace of incense. As for the statement that "the Buddha fights for a furnace of incense", it is purely superstitious or folk customs, and it should not be true. Because Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are great achievers, they are here to save sentient beings, and the power of great compassion and compassion is boundless, and there is no distinction anymore, so naturally they do not care; And the immortals, the ancestral gods, including the heavenly and earth monarchs, all belong to the six realms of beings who have not yet jumped out of reincarnation, and they are naturally willing to get close to the Dharma, not only do not count, but also have more joy!

However, it should be noted that when you offer incense, you must call the name of the Buddha and Bodhisattva you worship (you can also think about it in your heart), and worship Guanyin Bodhisattva and call it "Nan Wu (pronounced "Namo") Guanyin Bodhisattva" or "Nan Wu Great Compassion and Great Compassion to Save Suffering and Rescue Guanyin Bodhisattva"; Worship the Buddha and call it "Nan Wu Master Shakyamuni Buddha"; Worship the Jade Emperor and call it "Nanwu Jade Emperor" and so on. If you want to be lazy, or if you are in a hurry, you can collectively refer to the "Gods and Buddhas".

Offerings to the elderly: generally singular, three or five.

The sacrifices prepared by the ancestors are generally singular, three or five, and the number of each is also singular, three or five, and the tribute should respect religion, ethnicity, and regional customs.

First, there are two types of offerings on the table, one is incense and candles, and the other is the position of offerings, with offerings inside and incense candles outside. This is mainly for the convenience of relatives and friends.

Second, the number of offerings requirements: there are requirements for placing offerings, and there are regulations on the logarithmic requirements, that is, it should be three or multiples of three. But it can't be an even number. Some customs are said to be gods and ghosts, and it is enough to follow local customs.

For example, if the offering can be one plate, but if it is more than one plate, it must be three, six, or nine. The number of offering plates placed cannot be an even number.

Precautions

1. Do not use any meat and other fishy things.

2. It is better to sacrifice vegetarian food, fruits, snacks, dried fruits, vegetarian wine and other foods.

3. You can use the food that the ancestors preferred when they shouted the news in the world to make offerings.

4, the sacrifice of the ancestors can not eat, but still to carefully select, this is to express the respect for the ancestors of the meaning of remembrance, as long as there is a sincere filial piety, Chang slowly even use a relatively simple tribute, is still very complete, followed by the preparation of flowers.

5. The core of traditional customs to commemorate the deceased is to educate future generations and establish a good social atmosphere of "respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and respecting the elderly" through the teaching of words and ears, as long as we can internalize it in our hearts and externalize it in our actions, we will meet the core requirements of traditional customs.

Sacrificial offerings are placed differently depending on local customs.

For example: a cooked chicken, a cooked meat, six bowls of cooked noodles, two catties of raw noodles, a pot of each of the seasonal fruits, two catties of sugar cakes, six cups of wine, six cups of tea, two catties of cakes, or two catties of dim sum, and six bowls of rice.

Anhui sacrificial offerings: a cooked fish, a small piece of tofu, a bowl of rice, and a small piece of cooked pork.