The ninth day of the first lunar month is commonly known as Tiangongsheng, one of the traditional Chinese lunar festivals. It is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, the highest deity in the heavens. Tiangong is the Jade Emperor, the highest god dominating the Three Realms. He is the supreme god who rules the ten directions inside and outside the Three Realms and all spirits in the world, and represents the supreme heaven. The traditional folklore of this day, women prepare more fragrant flowers, candles, and bowls, and put them in the open area at the entrance of the courtyard to worship the heavens and ask for blessings from the gods. This entrusts the Chinese working people's good wishes of eliminating evils, avoiding disasters, and praying.
How can this day be the birthday of the Jade Emperor? The reason is actually very simple!
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Chinese tradition is easy to understand, the understanding of numerals is from one to nine as real numbers; one is the beginning of the positive number, and nine is the original one.
In Taoism, the Jade Emperor Tianzun is considered to be the ruler of the celestial realm of the Daluo celestial realm. He is noble and extraordinary. Therefore, the day that symbolizes the "beginning" and "end" is regarded as its god birthday.
At the same time, the "one" and "nine" in the hexagram sign symbolize the "water" and "fire" necessary for the world.
It is said that the birthday of the Jade Emperor must be celebrated. Jiu is homonymous with wine, and Jiu can't leave the wine. Every family prepares a sumptuous banquet to have a good time to celebrate the Jade Emperor's birthday. Since
is a sacrifice, obviously there are many taboos. For example, on that day, no one can kill, nor can there be other blasphemous acts.
