插香禮節:
1 拿香時,左手在外,右手在內。
2 廟前天公爐要先焚香朝拜,再來拜中間的主神,再拜你的右邊(以左青龍)神明、然後再拜左邊神明(右白虎)
3 插香時,一般以左手插之,表示尊敬與和平。
Simple steps of Offering Incense:
1 While holding on to incenses – left hand grabbing onto right hand
2 Offered your incenses to the Urn that is dedicated to Jade Emperor 1st (usually at the outer courtyard of the temple)
3 While inside the temple, always pay your respect to the Deities in the centre altar 1st (they consider as the Main Deities in the temple), follow by the Deities on your right-side (2nd highest ranking in the temple, for Chinese, we consider it as the “Big Position”) and then the altar on your left-side
4 While placing the incenses into the Urn, you must used your left hand – reasons: showing respect to the Deities and, requesting for blessing of Peacefulness