Chinese New Year part 3: Things To Buy for prayers 必买的供佛品

After buying the personal new clothes and housing decorations. Then, it is the time to buy things for praying the Gods and ancestors.

In Buddhists' and Taoists' houses, the home altars and statues will be cleaned. On the other hand, the Buddhists and Taoists will also will also "send the Gods to heaven". The most famous example is sending the Kitchen God to the Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor of the family household's good deeds. People will often pray the Kitchen God with "Sweet Cake"年糕. It is believed that after the Kitchen God ate this cake, the God will report only the Good deeds of one's family.

On the ninth day of the Chinese New Year, the Chinese also offer prayers to the Jade Emperor of Heaven. At this time, these things below will be ready to be offered.


"Sweet Cakes" 年糕 in different shapes and sizes


Offerings for the Gods

神牌

Pineapple-shaped Candles

Joss-sticks


Huge Dragon Joss-sticks


Joss-papers


A stall selling things that are needed for praying