In Taiwanese culture, the ignited incense is an important and sacred part of praying. If you blow out incense, it would not be holy anymore, and the praying would not be efficacious either.

Don’t be such a hurry to make your wish! In Taiwanese temple culture, there is a class division among the gods, and the praying route should follow the order. You should first pray the Jade Emperor and the City god for family’s good health and happiness then finally pray the god of love for a relationship.

Mostly, the god of love is for those single person to pray for a relationship. If you are in a relationship already, you can still pray for a good love life, but don’t pray for the red thread, unless you want to break up or find a new person.

In Chinese, “umbrella” has a similar sound with “break up”, therefore, if you bring the umbrella when praying the god of love, nothing will come true.

The process of the god of love preying would mostly end with a cup of the hot Blessed tea. But don’t blow the hot tea, because “blow” has a similar sound with “break up” too. If you blow the tea, the serendipity would be broke.