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When will you send the kitchen god next year?

"1" is dedicated to the chef;

Every year on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God reports the merits and demerits to the world, which will determine people's fate.

-So, it is a custom in the north to burn incense and offer sacrifices in king of people on the evening of December 23rd.

—— Southern custom Lunar New Year1February 24th night, offering sacrifices to the kitchen owner, burning incense and offering sacrifices.

-In the old days, there was also a difference between the gentry's family sending stoves on the 23rd and the people's family sending stoves on the 24th.

"2" Kitchen God introduces:

Kitchen god is also called kitchen god, kitchen god, kitchen god is in charge of life, kitchen god is the star king. According to China folklore, Kitchen God reports to the sky every year on the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month (there are also twenty-four sayings) and returns to earth on the fourth day of the first month. It is the lowest fairy in myths and legends.

-the history of Kitchen God:

China has a long history of offering sacrifices to Kitchen God. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Kitchen God had a name. Sui Du Taiqing's Jade Candle Collection quoted the Kitchen Book as saying, "Kitchen God, surnamed Su, named Geely, female named Bo Cheek".

The central Hebei region is prepared for Hegao.

-The god of offering sacrifices to the kitchen places a good wish on the working people in China to avoid disasters and pray for blessings.

What should I do?

1 Prepare sacrifices: fruits, wine and vegetables.

-specifically including rice cakes: a symbol of the sweetness of life; Rice cake: a symbol of annual height; Water chestnut: also called horseshoe, symbolizing money; Sugarcane: a symbol of the rising period. Spinach: there must be roots, and the red roots symbolize the richness of the days; Garlic seedling: a symbol of being good at life.

2 "The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month: There must be wine.

Do not drink alcohol (yellow wine or aged wine is enough) when offering sacrifices to stoves on the 24th day of the lunar calendar; Tofu: The one with the word "Fu" printed on it is the best; Others: candy, oranges, etc. Generally ten, or not less than ten. Ten represents perfection; Burning paper for the kitchen god is usually burning gold ingots.

3 "Sacrifice time:

On the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, the stove is sacrificed all day, before six o'clock on the 24th night.

4 "Sacrificing the kitchen at different times:

-wine is served on the 23rd altar of the lunar calendar, but not on the 24th altar. Kitchen God is afraid that he will be full of alcohol when reporting.

—— On the 23rd of the lunar calendar, fishy food is the main food, and on the 24th, vegetarian food is the main food.

5 "If you can't buy things, those few things are just a few, and others can be added by yourself.

6 "Kitchen God wants to say a blessing:

You can talk to the kitchen god when you confess, and let the kitchen god go up and put in a good word for your family.

7 "The rented house has no kitchen god;

If it is a rental house, there is no need for a kitchen god, because there is no kitchen god in the rental house. If you want to confess, let the people in your hometown confess.