Introduction介紹

• Date: January 9 of the Lunar Calendar　　Tiangong is also called “Jade Emperor,” who is the king of gods in Chinese culture. He dominates the universe and leads three realms of god and human spirits.

　　在中國文化裡頭，天公又叫作「玉皇大帝」，是主宰宇宙最高的神，祂是統領三界十方諸神以及人間萬靈的最高神，代表至高無上的「天」。

• Time for worship:

　　The worship begins on January 8 of the Lunar Calendar from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. and it continues until 7:00 a.m. the next morning.
　　祭拜時間從農曆1/8晚上十一點至隔天早上七點

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Offerings供品

 　　People prepare five kinds of fruits, such as apples, oranges, bananas, sugar cane and prepare golden mushroom, Jew’s ear, mushroom, cabbage, pea, and mung bean. On the under table(下桌), they put chicken, duck, fish, egg, pork, , and red rice cake to worship other following gods(從神).
　　準備五果，例如:柑、橘、蘋果、香蕉、甘蔗、金針、木耳、香菇、菜心、菀豆、綠豆等祭祀玉皇大帝；下桌供奉五牲（雞、鴨、魚、卵、豬肉）、甜料（生仁、米棗、糕仔等）、紅龜粿（像龜形，外染紅色，打龜甲印，以象徵人之長壽）等祭玉皇大帝的從神。
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Taboos禁忌

A. Do not present chicken with white feather or hen. Present the chicken that is whole and it must be castrate cock.
B. Avoid dirty words.
C. Woman’s underwear should not be hung outside on that day.
1. 祭祀的牲禮不可以準備白毛雞或是母雞，得準備全雞或是閹雞。
2. 避免口出汙穢的詞語。
3. 女性的內衣褲不得曝曬在外面。
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References參考文獻

https://www.watchinese.com/article/2014/13306
http://mygod0328.pixnet.net/blog/post/30447939