What do you mean by offering sacrifices to the stove?

1, according to legend, the kitchen god is Zhang Sheng, a common people. After the divorce, Zhang Sheng lived alone and begged for a living every day. One day, when he saw his ex-wife, he was ashamed of what he had done before and plunged into the burning stove. Later, the jade emperor knew that he would eventually repent and ordered him to report to the jade emperor on December 23 of the lunar calendar every year. In order to put in a good word for the Kitchen God in front of the Jade Emperor, people worship the Kitchen God on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month every year.

2. Sacrificing stoves has a long history in China folk customs. In the past, almost every kitchen had a kitchen god. People call this God the "Kitchen Master". It is said that he is the "Nine-day East Kitchen Master" sealed by the Jade Emperor, who is responsible for managing the kitchen fires of various families and is worshipped as the protector of a family. Kitchen God is the most representative folk deity in China, with the widest mass base. It has pinned the good wishes of the working people in China to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters and welcome good luck.