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To support Chinese traditions and customs
in our country, the temple board of directors holds a series of
celebration activities in Taoism ceremony and Gods’ birthdays
during the Chinese New Year period. |
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- The
God of Wealth
On the eve of Chinese New Year each year, the temple
cordially engages the distinguished and senior Taoist Master to lead
the disciples in receiving the God of wealth. (Each disciple must be
sign up earlier, prepare a God of Wealth book of models to be
incinerated together with the golden joss paper, each God of Wealth
book of models costs $5). The
recipient of the God of Wealth shall bring the long joss sticks back
home and thrusts them in the incense burner before the gods. If the
person did not create a God worshipping alter, he may place long joss
sticks in the living room; and let the joss sticks burn out.
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Lunar
New Year Eve, after Reunion Dinner, Devotees came to receive God of
Wealth |
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- Praying
to the TaiSui (Star God Presiding Over The Year)
The senior and
distinguished Taoist Master of the temple will on behalf of disciples,
pray to Taisui for peace, safety, and smooth passage with good fortune
from 8.00am to 6.00pm starting from the 4th day till 30th
day of the 1st lunar month.
Taisui is the Star God in charge of one year.
According to legend, he was known as the demon of the heaven. There is
a popular saying that related "who dares to break ground on the
head of Taisui”. The
belief in Taisui originated from worship by ancient people for the
celestial body and is closely related to the time recording of China
ancient and traditional twelve Earthly Branches, used in a cycle of
combination with the ten Heavenly Stems of times.
Having altogether 60 pairs and being called "60 cycles of
sixty years". Taoists
called these 60 cycles of sixty years as 60 constellations. Every
constellation respectively has one God and altogether there are 60
Gods who take turns to be charge of each year.
The man of the world born in a certain year shall have the God
in charge of that year as his Star God of the order.
The deity ascension and
spirit empowering ceremony for the Taisui hall of this temple was held
on 17th day of the 10th lunar month of 1993 (30th
November 1992). It is the first local Taisui God hall with full
facility. The Taisui of 60 cycles of sixty years enshrined for worship
there is the branch spirit from Yuanchen Hall of China Beijing Bai
Yunguan.
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Ren Cheng Lunar
Year (2012) Star God of the Year: General Peng Tai.
Star God Birthday: Tuesday, 4.9.2012 |
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Note : Input your
particulars to check your Star God.
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Name :
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D.O.B :
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Please input your solar calendar date of birth. |
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Conflicts
with The
current Taisui (Star God of the Year) |
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Lunar Year |
Chinese Zodiac |
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Bing Xu
(Born in 2006 & 1946)
Jia Xu
(Born in
1994 & 1934)
Ren Xu (Born in 1982 & 1922)
Geng Xu (Born in 1970)
Wu Xu (Born in 1958) |
Dog
Dog
Dog
Dog
Dog |
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Devotees
Praying to Tai Sui (Star God) |
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- Request
for good fortune Ang Pow
From 6am to 9pm on the 4th,
9th and 15th days of the 1st lunar
month, Good fortune ang pow paper envelopes are prepared for disciples
to make new year wishes for multiple blessings.
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Devotees
Requesting Good Fortune Ang Pow |
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- Birthday
Celebration of The Jade Emperor (Tiangong Birthday)
On the 8th and 9th
days of 1st lunar month, respectful wishing for sacred and
boundless longevity of the Jade Emperor is made.
Drama troupes are engaged to perform in public for 2 days and
nights to add to the celebration.
At the same time, senior and distinguished Taoist Master is
invited cordially to build one supernatural medium, pray for favorable
weather, and wish for a prosperous country and our people living in
peace.
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Taoists
Priests performing ritual during Jade Emperor Birthday |
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- Mending
Fate
During the 1st
lunar month of every year, senior and distinguished Taoist Master is
invited cordially to mend fates for all disciples. Fee of $30 is
charged for the whole family, with application open from 1st
day of 12th lunar month of the following year.
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Distinguished
Taoist Priest Mending Fates for Devotees
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- Praying
to Tiger God
Inside a traditional
Chinese temple, generally, a Tiger God is enshrined for worship. The birthday of Tiger God is fixed on the day "the
waking of Insects". Whenever,
Tiger God's birthday is celebrated, worshippers come to worship and
pray for turning all ill lucks into good ones, and for good fortune to
be blessed throughout the year.
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