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Yue Lao (Chinese: 月下老人; pinyin: Yuè Xià Lǎorén; lit. 'old man under the moon') is a god of marriage and love in Chinese mythology. [1] He appears as an old man under the moon. Yue Lao appears at night and "unites with a silken cord all predestined couples , after which nothing can prevent their union."
One story featuring the red thread of fate involves a young boy. Walking home one night, a young boy sees an old man (Yue Lao) standing beneath the moonlight. The man explains to the boy that he is attached to his destined wife by a red thread. Yue Lao shows the boy the young girl who is destined to be his wife.
Ah Lun decides to try to become a Yue Lao, a God of love. Teamed up with Pinky, a girl with an explosive personality, both of them manage to overcome their dislike for one another and pass the final test to become a Yue Lao. Ah Lun and Pinky go back to the living world to matchmake people and gain virtues.
In the Chinese version of the tale, Yue Lao, the god of marriage and love, is in charge of binding people with the red thread. John Medina/Getty Images. Robert Frost. Swift has not but three songs ...
The temple of Yue Lao, where single people pray for luck to find their soulmate. A horse god temple located across Yong-Fu Road. The horse god takes the form of a soldier who looks after the horses. Since Guan Gong was always assisted in his work by horses, his followers built this temple to show their respect and appreciation.
Yue Laosan (岳老三; Yuè Lǎosān), nicknamed "Malevolent Deity and Evil Devil" (凶神惡煞), is also known as the "Crocodile Deity of the Southern Sea" (南海鱷神; Nánhǎi È Shén). He is the most comical character in the novel because of his repeated (but unsuccessful) attempts to make Duan Yu his apprentice, which concluded with ...
Yue-Lao, a god of love, who binds two people together with an invisible red string. Tu Er Shen, a deity who oversees love between (effeminate) homosexual men. White Peony (Bai Mudan or Pai Mu-Tan), a goddess who tempts men, especially ascetics. Wutong Shen, a group of five wanton deities from Southern China. They ravished and possessed ...
Yue Lao specializes in matchmaking and tying the knot of marriage, while Taiyin Xingjun, as the guardian deity of women, can be said to have a more comprehensive understanding of women's needs. According to the temple staff of the Kaigi Jade Emperor Palace in Tainan, which worships Taiyin Xingjun, the goddess manages both "internal fate" and ...