Zi-Gu Traditional Cache
tessandfriends: Archived.
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This is one of the geocaches placed for The Nightmare in the Pittsfield Preserve event. Hopefully, you will find it and not suffer from recurring nightmares.
The toilet goddess, Zi-Gu, was a beautiful woman married to an actor during the Tang Dynasty in China. A high-ranking minister, Li-Jing, fell in love with Zi-Gu, so he killed her husband and took Zi-Gu captive as his mistress. While Zi-Gu was using the restroom one day, Li-Jing’s wife—who had become jealous of Zi-Gu—jumped out from behind a pile of toilet paper and murdered her. Afterward, the stall where Zi-Gu was killed became a source of haunting tales, moaning, and wailing at anyone who tried to use the facilities. That continued until Empress Wu Zetian blessed the spirit of Zi-Gu, raising her from the demon status to Toilet Goddess. Grateful to be free of her vengeful spirit, Zi-Gu ascended to Heaven, occasionally appearing to people in the form of a beautiful woman wrapped in clouds. Generations later, she is worshiped during the Lantern Festival—the 15th night of the 1st lunar month. People hold up a puppet made of paper or wood and say “Li Jing has gone away with his official wife, let Zi Gu appear.” If properly worshiped, she will ensure that the restroom remains protected, blessed, and disinfected.
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