The Bed Mother, also known as the Bed Goddess, is one of the deities associated with the bed. On the Qixi Festival, some regions have the custom of worshipping the Bed Mother. Why do people worship ducks during the Qixi Festival when they worship the Bed Mother? What auspicious words can be said? To learn more about the Qixi Festival, come and take a look at Huayi Network.

Worshipping the Bed Mother on Qixi: Why Ducks?

It is not customary to worship ducks on the Qixi Festival when worshipping the Bed Mother, but duck meat can appear as part of the offerings.
On the Qixi Festival, when worshipping the Bed Mother, people usually prepare some food as offerings, such as oil chicken, fried rice, or chicken wine, peanuts, which are commonly consumed by pregnant women during their postpartum period.
It should be noted that during the postpartum period, pregnant women generally avoid eating fish, so fish is also prohibited in the offerings for the Bed Mother. However, it is acceptable to eat some duck meat during the postpartum period, so duck meat can also be used to worship the Bed Mother.
[Customs of Worshiping the Bed Mother]
1. Location
Place the offerings on the child's bed, and perform the worship facing the bed.
2. Time
If the child's lunar birthday is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, the time for worship is in the afternoon of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month (5:00–7:00 PM).
In general, if you hope the deity will offer more blessings to the child, even if it is not the child's lunar birthday, you can still prepare offerings for worship.
3. Words
Today is the xth day of the xth month (xx day), I have prepared xxx to worship.
Let xxx (the child's name) play well during the day, sleep well at night, and be well-cared for...........。

Auspicious Words to Say When Worshipping the Bed Mother

When newlyweds set up the bed and worship the Bed Mother, they can say some auspicious words, such as:
1. Laying the bed, full of red joy; the child born will be outstanding.
2. Laying the bed, happiness added; children filling the house, happiness lasting long.
3. Laying the bed, happy and cheerful; new generations, everything goes smoothly!
4. Laying the bed, children filling the house, a son born for the elder, a daughter for the younger; both fortune and luck, forever auspicious!
5. The wedding night is as bright as fire, the couple's love lasts for thousands of years; the newlyweds work hard, a year is better than decades.
6. This year we lay the bed, next year we add a top scholar; sprinkle some red dates, to have a son soon and gain strength.
7. The sun rises, red like fire, the happy family has many good things; after drinking the wedding wine, drink the joyous wine, and gold and silver come every day.
8. A quilt wraps everything, two people sleep together in love and sweetness, three meals a day bring warm happiness, five colors bring auspicious happiness, seven emotions and eight feelings bring complete happiness.
9. Laying the bed, happy and cheerful, first laying the four corners, then the center, the couple loves each other, sleeps together in wealth; one son, one daughter, children fill the house, family harmony, a beautiful life.
10. Laying the bed, happy and cheerful, family harmony, happiness and auspiciousness, children smart, wealth flows in; laying the bed, first the four corners, then the center, wishing you a safe life!