Can I burn incense on the 15th day of the first lunar month? The 15th day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day for burning incense.

Can I burn incense on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a traditional Chinese festival and there are many activities on this day. Next, let’s take a look at what it means to burn incense and worship Buddha in the temple on this day.

Can I burn incense on the 15th day of the first lunar month?

You can burn incense for the following reasons:
1. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year is the traditional Chinese festival, the Lantern Festival. According to traditional Chinese customs, in addition to watching lanterns, guessing lantern riddles and eating rice dumplings on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is also the custom of going to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. It is usually between seven in the morning and four in the afternoon. This time period is the most suitable for burning incense. Don't burn incense after four in the afternoon.
2. In temple Feng Shui, the first and fifteenth day of every month are auspicious days for burning incense and worshiping Buddha, because the half-month is the most auspicious day for reciting precepts and praying. During these two days, going to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha and other good deeds are thousands of times more meritorious than usual. Therefore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is indeed a good day to burn incense.

Things to note when burning incense at a temple

Well-dressed

When we go to the temple to burn incense, we must first pay attention to dressing neatly and our hands must be clean, so we must wash our hands before burning incense.

Kneeling etiquette

Generally, you only need to light three incense sticks in "Ten Thousand Buddhas in One Furnace". There are many Bodhisattvas in the temple. If time permits, you can worship them one by one.

Burning incense is important

You can buy and bring your own incense, but you have to light it yourself. You cannot have someone else do it for you. You also have to pay for the incense yourself, because only the money you pay will bring you the blessings.

Notes on Incense Burning

When burning incense, do not step over the cushion with your feet, as this will give people a sense of disrespect. It is also impolite to bow behind but stand in front of pilgrims who are burning incense.

Do not make noise

Do not make noise in the temple, and when burning incense, just recite silently in your heart, do not speak out loud. Also, be careful not to point at the Buddha statues in the temple, as this is disrespectful to the Buddha statues.