Today is the ninth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, which is the birthday of the highest god, the Jade Emperor, and is commonly known as "Tiangongsheng". "Tiangong" is the "Jade Emperor", the highest god who rules the universe. He is the highest god who rules the three realms, ten directions, and all souls in the world, and represents the supreme "heaven". On the birthday of "Tian Gong"! The editor of Chu Liuxiang prays that the new year will be smooth and the country will enjoy peace and prosperity!
The ninth day of the first lunar month is the Jade Emperor’s Christmas, commonly known as the "Jade Emperor’s Birthday". It is said that all gods in the sky and underground will celebrate on this day. The Jade Emperor personally descended to the Lower Realm at the Twenty-fifth Meeting of the Twelfth Lunar New Year and inspected all parties. Reward and punish evil according to the bodhisattva, good and evil of all beings.
The Jade Emperor returned to Luan on the afternoon of his birthday and returned to the palace. At that time, the Taoist palaces and temples will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate the Zhaizhu. Since the Jade Emperor is the highest god dominating the universe, every time his birthday is celebrated, people will hold a festival to celebrate. From midnight to midnight until 4 in the morning, you can hear the constant sound of firecrackers. On this day, the Taoist temple will hold a grand birthday ceremony and chanting. Every family will bow to the sky on this day and hold the most solemn ceremony.
Folk custom believes that the Jade Emperor ruled the three worlds, the gods of the ten directions inside and outside as well as the all souls on earth, and represented the supreme heaven. Therefore, on the ninth day of the first lunar month, people will celebrate in Chongqing and make wishes to God, and God will bless and realize people's wishes.
