Are you being backstabbed?

In the Taoist tradition, one of the deities they pray to is the Tiger God. Many individuals and businessmen pray to the Tiger God for one sole purpose. Do you know who is the Tiger God? The below is adapted from another website.

It has been a Chinese tradition that after the Lunar New Year, most Taoists worship the Tiger God to seek for safety and ward off backstabbers or troublemakers for the year. This day is known as Jing Zhe, in Chinese. It normally falls on the 6^th or 7^th of March.

Jing Zhe means awakening the insect. It was believed that on this day, all insects are awakening from their hibernation when a loud band of thunder strikes the earth and soon after the insects will harm the crops and the hungry tigers will hurt lives and thus people start praying for safety and good harvest by offering to the Tiger God.

And on this day, whoever wants to ward off backstabber and troublemakers will visit the temple to give offering to the Tiger God. A generous piece of raw pork, fresh duck eggs, greens beans, sesame seeds, joss stick, incense paper and offering set is used for the prayer. A handsome piece of raw pork is rubbing and placed on the Tiger’s mouth to symbolize feeding the Tiger. Throwing of green beans and sesame seeds on the ground is to chase away problems and trouble. To complete the offering, it’s to offer raw duck eggs, burning of joss sticks and incense paper of Guardians of nobility.

This year, Jing Zhe falls on 6^th March 2010, 00:46 Hour.