beginning of the Lunar Year, seeking protection and peace while driving away the negative impacts. The ritual or ceremony is known as "An Tai Sui" or pacifying the Tai Sui of the Year. In return, worshipers will receive a protective talisman from the temple which will give the person for one year's spiritual protection. This tradition is also practiced by other Overseas Chinese communities. In Chinese culture it has been traditionally considered taboo to build a house facing Taisui (or in the directly opposite direction) in the corresponding year of the Chinese zodiac. A similar belief is associated with moving houses and the line drawn through the old and new dwellings. Images of the Deities of the 60 Heavenly General of Tai Sui in correspondence to the previous detailed table above (refer to the Year number to Tai Sui and Heavenly General, e.g.: Year 1 – Jiǎ-Zǐ Tài-Suì Jīn Biàn Dà-Jiāng-Jūn) See also Doumu (斗母元君) Sexagenary cycle Heavenly stems & Earthly branches Chinese folk religion References External links Yearly Tai Sui sector list for Feng Shui Yearly Tai Sui information – Indonesia language Chinese astrology Astronomy in China Stellar groupings