Lighting in New Year
The ‘Lamps of Brilliance’ are also known as ‘Auspicious Lamps’ that symbolize a bright prospect. These lamps can also light up darkness and ward off bad luck, that symbolize the raising of one’s spirits. Through this positive energy, it can help to free ourselves from various hardships and challenges.
【Lighting on Line】（Lamps of Brilliance）
Hence, during the New Year that marks the beginning of spring, worshippers follow the custom by visiting the temple and light up the Lamps of Brilliance. This symbolizes a bright future for the coming year, with high spirits to achieve success in one’s career.
After lighting up the Lamps of Brilliance at Guandu Temple, the temple will conduct a religious assembly on every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month that chant and bless worshippers who have lit up the lamps. This merit-making procedure will give worshippers a sense of positive affirmation.
These Lamps of Brilliance are usually meant for worshippers who have not ‘offended’ Taisui in that particular year. If one happens to ‘offend’ Taisui in that year, they have to ‘pacify’ Taisui and light up a lamp of brilliance. This is because worshippers who have ‘offended’ Taisui in that year have to ‘pacify’ Taisui to avert from calamities and in turn gain positive energy and a bright prospect by lighting the Lamp of Brilliance.