A passage in the Suishu (The History of the Sui Dynasty) reads: "At night, under the starry sky, lay out wine, meat, cake and money to offer the King of Heaven, Taiyi, and the deities of the five planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn), as well as a written report to present to the deities.
早在《隋書》中就有記載：「夜中於星辰之下，陳放酒脯、餅餌、幣貨，歷祀天皇、太乙，祀五星列宿，為書如上章之儀以奏之，名之為醮。」