The God of wealth should be your favorite God. Do you know how the five way God of wealth came from? Today, the Xiaobian of China story network brings you the origin and legend of the five way God of wealth. Interested readers can follow the Xiaobian to have a look.
It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a ho Wu Lu who died to resist foreign invaders. Therefore, people worshipped him as a God, named “five Lu Shen”. But the five way gods seem to have nothing to do with the five way gods at the head of the road as the God of wealth. Or the five way gods were actually regarded as the five saints, or the five Tong gods. After Tang bin destroyed the five Tong Temple in Shangfangshan during the Kangxi period, the people did not dare to worship the five Tong gods, so they changed their name to Lutou. Generally, this road head is the walking God in the ancient five sacrifices. The so-called five roads are the middle of the East, West, North and south; All wealth and goods go by road, so people take the God of action as the God of wealth, and sincerely offer sacrifices to it, hoping that it can attract wealth to the door or make profits when traveling. The ancients went on a journey to offer sacrifices to the road gods for peace. This is " Ancestral road " Common customs; Wu customs took over the road and offered sacrifices to the God of the road, who became the God of wealth. The God of the road became the God of wealth because of the development of Commerce and the intensification of the circulation of wealth and goods. Wealth and goods flow between land and water. People intuitively believe that the road dominates wealth and goods.
In the romance of gods, the five route gods of wealth refer to marshal Zhao Gong, Zhaobao Tianzun Xiao Sheng, Na Zhen Tianzun Cao Bao, Zhaocai messenger Chen Jiugong and Lishi xianguan Yao shaosi. Among the gods of wealth offered by the people, whether it is Marshal Zhao or a heavenly blessing official, they should always be accompanied by a Lishi immortal official (one of the five way gods). Therefore, Lishi immortal official can be said to be a true God of wealth. About the origin of Lishi immortal official, it is recorded in the romance of gods: Lishi immortal official, whose real name is yaoshaosi, is the disciple of zhaogongming, the God of wealth. Later, he was granted the title of God of auspiciousness and blessing by Jiang Ziya. The so-called “favorable market” contains three meanings: one is the profit obtained when doing business; Second, auspiciousness and luck; Third, it refers to festive or festival money, such as new year’s money. People believe in him because they hope the God of wealth of Deli will bless their life and everything goes well. In modern times, during the new year, some people, especially businessmen, also pasted the picture of the “lucky city immortal official” on the door, accompanied by the “lucky boy”. The couplet reads: “lucky boy” and “lucky city immortal official”, which metaphorically indicate the wide range of financial resources and good luck.
The “five road gods” also refer to the wayhead and the walking God. Yao Fujun, a native of the Qing Dynasty, said, “the five route gods are commonly known as the God of wealth. In fact, they are the gods of the five sacrificial gates. They can get wealth on the five routes.” The five routes refer to the East, West, north, South, middle and five directions, which means that you can get good luck and make a fortune with the blessing of the five route gods when you go out. The five route gods of wealth are auspicious gods and common images in folk auspicious New Year pictures. They are deeply loved and worshipped by people. The fifth day of the first month of each year is the birthday of the God of wealth. At the dawn of the day, you can hear bursts of firecrackers in both urban and rural areas. In order to get the God of wealth first, most merchants hold a ceremony to welcome the God on the fourth night of the first day of the lunar new year, prepare sacrificial supplies such as fruits, cakes and pig heads, and invite the God of wealth to drink. At that time, the owner held incense and candles to meet the God of wealth at the five God of wealth halls in the southeast, northwest and middle. After the five God of wealth met, they hung up the God of wealth paper horse and lit incense and candles. The people worshipped and burned the God of wealth paper horse.
It is commonly believed that the sooner the better. The first one to receive is the true God, which is especially effective. Therefore, it is called " Take the lead;. In some places, it really happens on the fourth day of the first day of the year; Rush to the front of the road " And they have become common customs. Since the God of the road is no longer the protector of travel, people no longer sacrifice it when they travel. As for people who worship Lutou God on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and take this day as their birthday, it is one of the five road gods; V " And the fifth day of junior high school " V " Implicated. The North offered sacrifices on this day; Five poor " The same is true. In the first month, instead of other months, it takes the new year as the new year. It is a auspicious year with abundant financial resources. In the East, West, North and south, the five routes of wealth go hand in hand.
In the early morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, people opened the gate first, beat gongs and drums, set off firecrackers and welcomed the God of wealth. After taking over the God of wealth, everyone gathered together to eat Lutou wine until dawn. It is said that “business is booming and wealth is prosperous” for one year. There is a vivid description in Caiyun’s “Wu Qian” in the Qing Dynasty: five days for money, five days for money, one year for a reward. Beware of meeting God early elsewhere, and rush to the front of the road overnight. The so-called “road grab” is to grab the five gods of wealth. People all strive to set off firecrackers as soon as possible, hoping to get rich. Disclaimer: the above content originates from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author. Please inform us if your original copyright is infringed, and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.