Sacred Stories/History
The country in which Taoism originated
What is Ancient China
The underlying order that governs and created the universe. It flows through, binds, and releases all things
What is the Dao/Tao (The way)?
The people rituals are left to since they are complex and technical
What are priests?
The spring festival celebrated with red decorations and firecrackers to scare away the mythical beast Nian
What is Chinese New Year?
The religion that emphasizes living in a state of harmony with the universe and the energy around it
What is Taoism/Daoism?
A Chinese Philosopher who believed that all living things could be in harmony if they put selfishness behind
Who is Laozi
A symbol of Taoism that represents that equal amounts of opposites create balance.
What is Yin and Yang?
A way to express gratitude to the divine, the ancestors, and the forces of nature. (Food, incense, tea, or symbolic objects)
What are offerings?
The celebration held on the ninth day of the ninth month
What is Double Ninth Day?
Taoism is both a religion and a _____.
What is a philosophy?
The foundational book of Taoism
What is the Tao Te Ching
The name of Compassion, Frugality, and Humility in Taoism.
What are the Three Treasures (San Bao)?
A cosmic ritual intended to cleanse and renew the spiritual energy
What is the Chaio ceremony?
An item used at the end of Chinese New Year celebrations to symbolize good luck and letting go of the past
What are red lanterns?
A cartoon that demonstrates Taoist ideas and way of living
Winnie the Pooh
The Dynasty that Taoism had great influence in
What is the Tang Dynasty
Guidelines for living one’s life that involves “Non-action” and “non-interference.”
What is Wu-Wei?
Burned by the grand master/ priest to purify an area
What is incense?
Another name for the Ching Ming festival
What is Tomb Sweeping Day?
The amount of "good deeds" needed to accumulate "800 merits."
What are 3000 good deeds?
The text where Laozi is first mentioned
What is the Zhuangzi
The side of Yin and Yang which represents masculinity, warmth, fight or flight, and the sun.
What is Yang?
The place where a ritual would be performed in ancient times
What is a staircase leading to an altar?
A food that people eat to honour the gods for blessings and remember Buddha’s enlightenment. It contains rice, beans, nuts, and dried fruit
What is Laba Porridge?
The names of the North American (Taoism) and Chinese (Daoism) ways of spelling
What are Wade Giles and Pinyin?