Is it okay to pray for blessings on the 29th day of the second lunar month in 2022? Taboos of burning incense in the temple

Whether you go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, or choose to pray to God at home, there are many considerations and taboos, the most important of which is to choose an auspicious day. So is it a good idea to pray on February 29th of the lunar calendar in 2022? What are the taboos for burning incense in a temple?

Is it good to pray on the 29th day of the second lunar month in 2022?

Gregorian calendar date: March 31, 2022
Lunar calendar date: Thursday, February 29, 2022

【should】:

Offering sacrifices, meeting relatives and friends, making an engagement, tailoring, closing accounts, installing machinery, dismantling

Raising the beam, installing the gate, coffining, removing mourning clothes, finishing mourning, moving the coffin, starting the drilling, burial

Erecting a monument, opening the door, painting, school enrollment, traveling, laying the foundation, setting the steps, releasing water

Migration, moving into a new house, erecting pillars, setting up vouchers, meridians

【avoid】:

Cutting wood and making beams

The 29th day of the second lunar month in 2022 is not suitable for praying, and it is not suitable to pray according to the lunar calendar. It is recommended that you choose another auspicious day for praying!

Taboos of burning incense in temples

1. You have to buy your own incense and not ask others to pay for it.
2. It is best to light the incense with your own fire (three sticks are enough, no need to burn them in large quantities), face the main door of the hall; lightly hold three green incense sticks in both hands (left hand on top, right hand on bottom for men, and vice versa for women), suddenly lift them upwards, the burning fire will go out immediately, and you must not blow it out with your mouth.
3. After offering incense, worship. Three incense sticks are enough. They can be placed in one furnace, "one furnace for ten thousand Buddhas". Then when passing by each Buddhist hall, put your hands together and worship three times.
4. Hold the incense stick to the level of your forehead, close your eyes, make a wish, and then bow three times. (The height of the incense stick must not be lower than the lower body)
5. Turn right, face east (usually the door of the main hall faces south), make a wish, bow three times, then face south and north. After the worship, you can put the incense into the incense burner. Note: you should use your left hand to light the incense, because the right hand kills, and the left hand is relatively peaceful. Do not just throw it into the incense burner.
6. Female friends should never burn incense during their menstrual period, remember this.