Guide:
Many people are quite curious about this, the so-called "day of wealth" is the birthday of the God of Wealth, and March 15 is the birthday of the God of Wealth? The people worship these nine gods of wealth, and the 15th day of March of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth, and he calls it the "God of Wealth" among the people, and its mount, the Year of the Black Tiger, is in charge of the people's "partial wealth."
The old man said: "March 15 is the "day of wealth", "do 2 things, eat 3 things", accumulate good fortune and welcome good luck. Why do you say that?
1. March 15 is the "Fiscal Day", who is Zhao Gongming?
According to the record of "Cihai", Zhao Xuantan's image is a black-faced and thick beard, wearing an iron crown, holding an iron whip, and straddle a black tiger. Zhao Xuantan mentioned here, is Zhao Gongming, it is the god of wealth believed in Taoism, legend has it that he can control the lightning with the service thunder, remove the plague disaster, preside over justice, Qin Shi got the Tao in the end of the South Mountain, Taoism respected as "the marshal of the Xuantan of Zhengyi".
There are many sayings about Zhao Gongming, which is recorded in the "Complete Biography of the Immortals": "Zhao Gongming is the eight ghosts, Zhou Xing is in the world, violently kills all the people, and the old monarch of Taishang ordered Zhang Tianshi to rule him." To put it simply, it is said here that Zhao Gongming was actually a plague god before, because Zhang Tianshi surrendered and finally became an immortal.
And in the "Langya Jinshi Annotation", he said: "The God of Wealth, surnamed Zhao Minglang, the word Gongming, Langya has it in ancient times." The former was born in heaven for ten days, and the emperor ordered Yi to shoot for nine days. Its eight fall into the sea are immortals, and the eight immortals on the sea are also. Yu Yi fell on the rooftop, his body is a stone, the sun stone is also, his essence is a person, and Zhao Gongming is also. "It's Zhao Gongming, but it's actually the sun that Hou Yi shot at.
Zhao Gongming became the God of Wealth, in fact, he went through three stages, namely punishing evil, punishing evil and promoting goodness, and giving wealth, and finally became the God of Wealth admired by everyone among the people.
2. What do the two things refer to in "Cairi"?
(1) Cleaning, as the old saying goes, "money does not enter the dirty door", on the day of worshiping the God of Wealth, it is natural that you can not be idle, you must clean your home, you can't be idle, especially the health of the home should be cleaned, which also means that there is a new atmosphere in the new year, and money can also roll in, so at this time, don't be lazy, take action, at least keep your home clean and tidy.
(2) Sacrifice to the God of Wealth, since it is the birthday of the God of Wealth on March 15, then a ritual of sacrifice will also be held on this day, generally some chickens and ducks and the like, dispose of it, put it on the table, and then set off firecrackers, sacrifice to it, and then say some auspicious words, generally asking for wealth, and finally enjoy these delicacies with the family, praying for blessings and wealth to enter the house.
3. What are the 3 things to eat on the 15th day of the third month of the lunar calendar?
First: leek dumplings
Since it is the day of worship to the God of Wealth, then this day naturally has to eat some fortune-attracting food, such as leek dumplings, which is very worth eating, the shape of the dumplings is like a gold ingot, representing the fortune into the door, in addition, leeks, meaning "long wealth", eating some leek dumplings, is to imply bringing money into the home, representing wealth and blessing into the house.
When making it, we prepare a little leek, mix it with the pork filling, then put in the seasoning, mix well, take out the dumpling skin, wrap it, then put it in boiling water to cook, after it is cooked thoroughly, we take it out and eat it.
The second type: stir-fried meat with fresh bamboo shoots
Bamboo shoots, on behalf of the festival high, in some important days, our local people will choose to eat a little bamboo shoots, in the day of worship to the God of Wealth, naturally will also choose a little bamboo shoots to eat, at this time it is also just bamboo shoots, a large number of listings, pick some home, cook it, the meaning is good, the taste is quite tender.
Method: Clean the bamboo shoots, cut them into oblique knife shapes, then put vegetable oil in the pot, put the pork in it and fry until fragrant, then put in the bamboo shoots, stir-fry well, add salt and soy sauce, add chicken powder, and fry until the flavor is in.
The third thing: stewed old hens
Sacrifice to the God of Wealth, in order to express their sincerity, will also choose to stew chicken, this chicken means good luck, but also represents our life is getting smoother and smoother, on this day people hold a ritual of sacrifice, this chicken is a kind of must, when the sacrifice is over, the family will be divided into food.
Method: Clean the chicken, put it in the casserole, then put in the ginger slices, pour in the appropriate amount of water, you can also put various seasonings into it according to your personal preference, and you can get out of the pot after stewing.
【Food Carving】
The fifteenth day of March of the lunar calendar is Zhao Gongming's birthday, the old man said "do 2 things, eat 3 things", respectively, cleaning, sacrifice Zhao Gongming, eat 3 things, is bamboo shoots, hens, leek dumplings, people hope that through this way, accumulate good fortune and welcome wealth, bring good luck.
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