Tag Archives: Chinese Folk Belief

How to Worship and Appease Tai Sui: Rituals, Offerings, and Remedies

Traditional Tai Sui worship altar with incense, fruit offerings, and red paper for appeasing the guardian deity of the year

Introduction When people first learn that they may be “offending Tai Sui” in a particular year, the natural next question is simple: what can actually be done about it? Understanding What Is Tai Sui? The 60 Guardian Deities Explained is only the first step. Traditional Tai Sui belief is also accompanied by a range of […]

What Is Tai Sui? Understanding the Chinese Zodiac’s Guardian Deities and Why They Matter

Tai Sui guardian deity and Chinese zodiac symbolism

Tai Sui (太歲) is a traditional Chinese calendrical and religious concept connected historically with Jupiter, the sixty-year sexagenary cycle, and the deity believed to preside over each year. In modern Taoist and Chinese folk practice, people commonly speak of sixty Tai Sui guardian generals who rotate through the cycle. The phrase Fan Tai Sui (犯太歲), […]