Editing Minjian (section)

===Shrines===
[[File:MinjianShrine.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Minjian shrines vary by region. This example belongs to a wealthy household.]]
The vast majority of Minjian have a shrine within their homes. This shrine will usually consist of a patch of bare wooden floor, with a mat woven of reeds behind it. The shrine typically contains offerings to the Divine Couple, the patron Luminary and ancestors of the house's inhabitants (the ancestors' place within a shrine is evidence that Minjian often blended with already-existing traditions of ancestor worship). Offerings traditionally consist of small plates of food and burning incense, which is placed at twilight on Sundays (the day of rest in Minjian) and then replaced at dawn on the next Sunday. Shrines will typically be decorated with a small statuette or painting of the Divine, which is sacred, and therefore never touched by a non-clergy member. Shrines are dedicated by members of the Minjian Clergy. There is also typically a painting of the patron Luminary present as well. When someone is born, a lock of their first hairs are placed upon the altar and burned within a scented holy candle. When the eldest child of the family marries, an image of the Host or the Lady is traditionally taken with the newlyweds to their new home. The groom brings his shrine's statue of the Host, and the bride brings her shrine's statue of the Lady.