Image: Receive the gods in chinese new year 2
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Description: Men in early Republican China gathered to honor the God of Wealth Cai Shen after completing their ceremonies for the Kitchen God, who spies on the house for the Jade Emperor through the year. First, they set up a shrine to the god in their home. Then, they lade it with many gifts including wine, incense, and paper effigies of sycees, the old boat-shaped gold and silver ingots once used for Chinese money. The longer the flames in the ceremony burn, the more prosperity the household will see in the coming year. Finally, they kowtow, bowing low to the floor as a mark of submission and respect.
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