Another version of Gan Tian Da Di

Qing Ming Festival – remembrance of Jie Zi Tui (Teochew Gan Tian Da Di)

 

Qing Ming, not only a day for visiting Ancestors’ tombs but also, to remembrance a famous historical character ~ Jie Zi Tui.

 

After Jie Zi Tui being burnt to death at Mian Shan, he was given a title of “Gan Tian Da Di” (for the Teochew Clan) – in-charge of local grains/wheats and domestic animals.

 

So from here, we can see that actually for Gan Tian Da Di, there’s 2 versions (the other version is Xu Xun).

 

介子推烧死于山林，后世被尊为“感天大帝”(俗称“伯爷”)，成为山林地带人蓄五谷的保护神。后陇村落虽在平地，但临近山林。耕地一半为水田，一半为旱地。
　　

因为村落及田园的特点，需要“感天大帝”介子推保护，故形成了村民对这位神明的信仰，古老的寒食节得以演绎后保留下来。

 

Extracted from: 潮汕信仰习俗站