Yue Lao (also known as ” the old man under the moon”) who believes to be the deity unites with a silken cord all predestined couples according to Chinese traditional and because of this, many Chinese will worship Yue Lao hoping to have a good marriage.
The way to worship Yue Lao:
- Look for an open area with fresh air and well-ventilated which is legal and safe to burn joss paper and able to see the moon.
- Setup a table for the oblations with a red table cloth (the cloth should be fire proof), the table should face the moon’s direction.
- Prepare the following oblations and place them on to the table:
- Candy and Fruits (apple, orange etc, do not use pear as the pronunciation in Chinese sounds like “separate”)
- 3 cups of Chinese tea
- Flowers in a vase
- Incense sticks and a holder
- 2 red candle
- 1 red string
- 1 red packet envelope with double happiness character on it (the double happiness character is commonly used in Chinese wedding)
- Joss paper for Yue Lao
- First light up the 2 red candles and stick them into the Incense sticks holder.
- Face to the direct of the moon, light up the incense sticks, hold them, and start to wish for having the love of your life or a good relationship.
- Stick the incense sticks into the Incense sticks holder.
- Pick up the red string, and rotate clockwise 3 times above the incense sticks, make the wish again.
- Place the red string into the red packet envelope.
- Burn the joss papers at a safe and legal place.
Keep the red packet envelope with the red string at your wallet/purse or bag you will normally carry daily for the blessing of Yue Lao.
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月老（又稱 “月下老人”），按照中國傳統，月老為掌管男女婚姻姻緣之神，因此，許多中國人拜月老，希望得到婚姻愛情。
拜月老的方法：
- 尋找空氣新鮮、通風良好的空曠地帶，可以合法安全地燒香和燒紙，還能看到月亮。
- 用一塊紅色的桌布（桌布應是防火的）為祭品設置一張桌子，桌子應該朝向月亮的方向。
- 準備以下祭品放在桌子上：
- 糖果和水果（蘋果、橙子等，不要用梨，因為漢語發音像“離”）
- 3杯中國茶
- 花在花瓶
- 香和香爐
- 2紅蠟燭
- 1根紅繩
- 1個紅包信封，上面有”囍”字（”囍”字在中式婚禮中常用）
- 月老的燒紙
- 首先點亮 2 支紅蠟燭，然後將它們插入香爐。
- 面對月亮的方向，點燃香，握住它們，開始祈求擁有好婚姻。
- 將香插入香爐。
- 拿起紅繩，在香柱上方順時針旋轉3圈，再次許願。
- 將紅繩放入紅包信封中。
- 在安全合法的地方燒錢。
將帶有紅繩的紅包信封放在錢包或袋子上，每天都會隨身攜帶，以求月老的祝福。
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Traditional Chinese Joss Paper Offerings Compact Set for Yue Lao 精裝拜月老燒紙套裝