Dajiao
Dajiao, (Chinese: 打醮) called the Taiping Qingjiao or Taai ping ching jiu in Hong Kong, (太平清醮) is a Taoist ritual and festival which is performed every year.
| Dajiao | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 打醮 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Worshipping the gods | ||||||||||||
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| Taai ping ching jiu | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 太平清醮 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Purest Sacrifice Celebrated for Great Peace | ||||||||||||
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The ritual is to pray and request the Taoist Deities to bestow peace and harmony in the particular neighborhood or location. Pak Tai is the most popular Chinese Deity for this religious service and rituals. Believers have to abstain from meat and eat vegetarian food at the festival. It is performed across Greater China: Sichuan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and Hong Kong.
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