魁神明 - Art and Educational God
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魁星星君 also called 魁道星君 or 魁神明. There are other titles in addition, namely “green clothing god”. He belongs to one of the North Star gods. The general scholars should all offer and visit him piously, on every July 7, always set up the longevity of celebrating and hold a memorial ceremony for the allusion quotation for him, namely is commonly called as ” lifting department festival ” too. He is really one of the ”five god of educational (literature with educate holing spirit) “. In Chinese ancient period, the country should still carry out imperial examination system (the annual country does in the test). The scholar and all Xiu Cai’es, whose name is special ones that respect five god of educational such as:
1. God of literature (Bun Chiang Tee Kun)
2. God of education (Bun Heng Seng Tee)
3. God of military (Bu Hiu Tee Kun)
4. God of North Star (Kwee Seng Seng Kun)
5. God of skill and art (Cu Ie Seng Kun)
In fact, these incarnation on “educational and art god”, believe in for participate in literature have an examination master person of scholar. Usually, the image of the supernatural monarch of stars in the Big Dipper is, appears with a repulsive strange beast, a kick is lifted up backward, trample the sea chelas in another a kick (tortoise monster), the right hand holds the writing brush, hold clubs , the sign of the knowledge cultural circles with representatives in left hand.
