How many incense sticks should be offered to the God of Wealth? Should we offer 3 or 5 incense sticks to the God of Wealth?

Many people worship the God of Wealth at home to bless themselves with good fortune. To worship the God of Wealth, of course, one must burn incense every day. So, how many incense sticks should one burn to the God of Wealth? Three or five?

How many incense sticks should be burned to the God of Wealth?

When offering incense to the God of Wealth, you should burn three incense sticks, or six or nine.
The number of incense sticks offered to the God of Wealth is related to the urgency of what you ask for. If you want the God of Wealth to reply to you as soon as possible, you should burn more incense, make more requests, and make more wishes. Those who are anxious to get wealth or want more wealth can burn more incense. The basic number of incense sticks burned is three, which means to express your intention and offer ordinary offerings to the God of Wealth.
It is said that "one main fragrance penetrates the sky, and ten thousand auspicious lights illuminate the universe." In Taoism, three incense sticks represent the Three Pure Ones (the Three Pure Ones are Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing). It also represents heaven, earth, and man, which can be said to be respecting the Three Pure Ones, respecting heaven, earth, and saints. Therefore, three incense sticks should be burned when worshipping the God of Wealth. Because Taoism believes that all things in the universe have spirits and respects all things with humility, China has many gods such as the Wen God of Wealth and the Wu God of Wealth.

Specific methods of burning incense to the God of Wealth

1. Before burning incense, the person burning incense is required to wash his hands with clean water to show respect to God. It is best to fast and eat vegetarian food on that day.
2. Light candles before burning incense to illuminate the path between humans and gods.
3. Keep calm and respect the God of Wealth. Hold three incense sticks and light the candle on the left side of the God of Wealth. If there is a flame on the incense head, do not blow it out with your mouth. Instead, hold the incense horizontally and gently move it forward to extinguish it by itself.
4. Face the holy image, hold the incense between the fingers of your right hand, wrap your right hand with your left hand, and raise it in front of your forehead.
5. When burning incense, use your left hand to insert the incense into the incense burner. The distances between the three incense sticks should be equal, and the requirement is that "the incense should not be more than an inch", that is, the distance between each other should not exceed one inch.
6. Submit a memorial to the emperor. There is no need to submit a petition for daily offerings. On the birthday of the God of Wealth, one should burn petitions wishing the God of Wealth a happy birthday; to welcome the God of Wealth during the Chinese New Year, one should burn petitions to welcome the God of Wealth in the New Year; to invite and appease the God of Wealth when moving into a new home, opening a company or shop, one should burn petitions to appease the God of Wealth.