Today is the eighth day of the lunar new year and come midnight, the Chinese, especially the Hokkiens, offer prayers to the
Jade Emperor of Heaven (天公, Tiāngōng) in the Taoist Pantheon. The ninth day is traditionally the birthday of the Jade Emperor. Offerings will include sugarcane as it was the sugarcane that had protected the Hokkiens from annihilation centuries ago. Joss-sticks, incense paper, tea, fruit, vegetarian food or roast pig serve as offerings.
In the above pictures, you can see some of the prayer items used as offerings for the Jade Emperor at paper paraphernalia shops. There is nothing too grand for the God of Heaven.
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