What are the allusions on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month?

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is a day of offering sacrifices to stoves, sweeping dust and eating candy from stoves in China traditional culture. It is a very popular custom in China to offer sacrifices to Kitchen God and Kitchen God on the 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

In the past, almost every kitchen had a kitchen god. People call this god "the Bodhisattva who commands life" or "the stove commands life". It is said that he is the "Nine-day East Chef Commanding the Kitchen Palace" sealed by the Jade Emperor, who is responsible for managing the kitchen fires of various families and is worshipped as the patron saint of the family.

According to traditional folklore, the master chef accuses mankind of evil. Once charged, the life span of a felony will be shortened by 300 days, and that of a misdemeanor will be shortened by 100 days. In "Induction of Thai Merchants", there is also a description that "the company's life is important and its discipline is taken away". Siming refers to the kitchen king, counting one hundred days, and Kyrgyzstan refers to twelve years. Here, the felony penalty is increased to 12 years of life loss. Therefore, when offering sacrifices to the stove, we should do something about it and ask it to be generous.