Not long after, Chu Jiaqiang and others took out the golden roast pig and put it on the roast pig rack, and when they saw the two giant bears still looking bad, they couldn't help laughing and scolding them, and drove the two greedy guys away.

"Hmmm! Nicely baked, just right. The old village chief looked at it and said with great satisfaction.

If these roast pigs are too long or too hot, the skin will crack and look bad. Therefore, don't look at hanging into the oven and don't care much, but it's still very particular.

Later, an old man in the village cut two flowers out of red paper and put them on the two ears of the roast pig. In this way, the roast pig looks even more festive.

"It's not too early, everything else is ready, right?" The old village chief asked.

In addition to roast pig, there are chickens, fruits, wine, tea, and so on. In addition to that, there are also a lot of firecrackers. Many tourists say that it is the first time they have seen such a large roll of firecrackers, and it takes three people to hug them, and they are directly taller than people when they are erected.

"It's weird! Why do people use pigs, sheep and chickens to worship the gods, but they don't use ducks? "A tourist discovers that there are many places where there is such a tradition, as if duck is not a godly food.

"It's not that there isn't, it's just that it's relatively few. It also depends on the customs of each place, I seem to have seen geese and ducks worshipping in the eastern part of Guangdong, especially geese, they are very fond of them. At the time, I didn't understand it either. After thinking about it for a while, I think it has a lot to do with local specialties! What you mainly breed there, naturally it is used more widely. Just like in the northern grasslands, they use sheep, and we generally use pigs in the south. An old tourist happily explained.

"It's really rare for me to worship God with ducks." The old village chief had to admit that he was a bit of a loner. In Chujiazhai, there is absolutely no need to sacrifice ducks to the gods. The main thing is to use chickens, because chickens have always been the favorite sacrifice of the gods.

Legend has it that chickens can communicate with ghosts, which is a saying in rural areas. In fact, it is nothing more than the sound of "chicken" that can understand a few good words, and everyone sounds more good.

The chicken is wonderful, the chicken is the chicken. The chicken should not be leaked, the chicken is the chicken. Cockscomb: A cockscomb can count everything. Seeing the chicken: The gods only do things when they see the chicken, etc.

If you change it to a duck, it is estimated that you can't fight [***]?

"Then why didn't you use cows?" Someone asked again.

This reason is much simpler, even Chu Jiaqiang knows it. He laughed, "You want to! In ancient times, cattle were very precious, and killing cattle was sometimes more serious than killing, and it was okay to sentence directly, and it was okay to lose some money for killing. At that time, who dared to kill a cow and sacrifice to the gods? Unless it's the emperor. ”

"Ugh! It seems that this is the truth. ”

In ancient China, which lasted for thousands of years of "farming", ploughing cattle were an important labor force, so there were laws and regulations to protect ploughing cattle. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was stipulated that "princes do not kill cattle without reason". From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was strictly forbidden to kill cattle arbitrarily.

"That's not right! In ancient times, cattle could not be killed. I remember watching the Water Margin, as soon as Wu Song came up, he asked Xiao Er to bring two catties of beef, and dared to make a delicacy in the open, it shouldn't be illegal! In addition, among the three animals worshiped in ancient times, there were cows, isn't this a contradiction? "Another attentive tourist was confused.

"Huh! Then you don't know one or the other. An old man laughed.

Then, he explained to everyone: "Han Law" stipulates that only old and frail cattle can be killed. After the Tang Dynasty, the law stipulated that only those who died naturally were allowed to eat meat. All cattle have a household registration, and those who kill old and sick cattle must also be tried. Therefore, there is still beef on the market.

After getting ready, the old village chief took a group of people from the village, as well as many tourists who followed to see the excitement, and slowly moved towards the temple, and the scene was very grand.

Worshipping the gods is a small sacrifice, which is a traditional custom in our country. The worship of God includes the first day of the month, the fifteenth day of the month, Qingming, the winter solstice, Chinese New Year's Eve, etc., and some places also worship God at the beginning ceremony and completion ceremony, and there are differences in various places, but the common wish is to pray for blessings, blessings, and blessings.

Of course, worship may be more common in rural areas, or in China, worship is ubiquitous. The so-called: there are gods in the head and three feet! You can't be ungodly, be careful of what suffers!

When you come to the temple, whether it is a tourist or a villager, whether you are superstitious or not, whether you believe in ghosts and gods, everyone sincerely worships and makes a wish.

As the saying goes: "enter the temple to worship the gods, enter the house to call people", this is a kind of respect and politeness, entering the temple to worship the gods to offer incense, but it does not mean that the gods will inhale these incense, this is a way to greet the gods.

Those who worship the gods worship the gods, and the others do not have free time, placing the offerings on the altar, lighting incense, dismantling firecrackers, and so on. After some tourists sincerely worshipped, they also went to the side to beat gongs and drums to have a good time. There are even some female surnames who go to the side hall to ask for signatures and so on.

Among them, lighting incense is the most particular, the older generation points out on the side, what kind of fire should be lit, how to extinguish the burning incense, how many incense sticks are inserted in the incense burner, and so on.

Generally speaking, the main altar offers three large incense, three fine incense sticks, or five fine incense sticks, followed by all the gods outside the main altar; An incense burner with three incense sticks is offered to the gods of the whole temple to be complete, which is a rule for entering the temple to worship the gods.

Usually the offerings are placed before the incense is offered, but if there is too much incense in the incense burner during the busy day, you can choose another method to offer the incense. It is to put an offering on the ground, and it is compelled to do so because of the congestion of the place, and the gods will not be surprised; Then put a fruit in front of it, put incense on top of it, and then bow, and then pray to the gods for the safety of your family, good fortune, and good luck for your children's education, marriage, and so on.

"Okay inside, you guys take it outside and plug it in, remember what I just said. Hey! Don't want that incense, don't want the short one or the long one. The old man instructed the offspring who had lit incense. The most taboo thing for people is three long and two short, so you should also pay special attention when lighting incense.

It's not lively to ask for a visa, especially tourists, who are particularly enthusiastic. They also brought a few fruits and the like.

When you go to visit friends, you will not go empty-handed, you must buy some fruits or sweets and biscuits, people are polite, not to mention the gods, the size of the offerings depends on the heart, you can hold a golden pig or three animals to drink the ceremony, you can also bring five fruits, a plate of food as an offering.

After everything was done, the old village chief took the lead, and a group of old people and some young people in the village knelt on the ground and bowed to the gods three times. Then, in public, he read the sacrificial text prepared in advance, which is nothing more than to tell the gods that the development of Chujiazhai in the past few years, the wind and rain have been smooth, and finally pray to the gods to continue to bless Chujiazhai.

"Finish! Shoot! The old village chief shouted, and the long-lasting sound of firecrackers rang out outside. (To be continued.) )