Who is the silkworm god?

Silkworm God is a folk god who believes in sericulture and belongs to folk mythology. In ancient times, the silkworm god had many names, such as silkworm girl, horsehead mother, king, bodhisattva, queen of silkworm flower, silkworm fairy and old lady of silkworm emperor.

China was the first country to invent mulberry and sericulture. In the ancient agricultural socio-economic structure, sericulture played an important role. Therefore, both the ruling class in ancient China and ordinary working people have high respect for the silkworm god.

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Worship of Silkworm God: In ancient times when science was underdeveloped, people pinned their hopes for a bumper harvest on the blessing of the gods. According to historical records, from the Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago, the imperial rulers attached great importance to offering sacrifices to the silkworm god. Throughout the dynasties, there was a silkworm altar in the palace for the queen to kiss the silkworm. Before sericulture, a cow should be killed to worship Lei Zu, the silkworm god. The ceremony is very grand.

The same is true among the people. Worship of silkworm god is the most important activity in the custom of silkworm township. In addition to offering sacrifices to Lei Zu, according to local customs, all localities should offer sacrifices to silkworm gods, such as "Silkworm Flower Empress", "Silkworm Third Aunt", "Silkworm Flower Five Saints" and "Tsing Yi God".

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