China has the custom of worshipping the Kitchen God. Is the Kitchen God a fairy?

Worship the kitchen god is one of our traditional customs. When people still cook with stoves, even every household will set up a memorial tablet in the kitchen to worship the kitchen god. This also fully shows that Kitchen God has a great influence on our people. Of course, Kitchen God is also an orthodox fairy. Legend has it that he was named after the jade emperor? Nine Dong Tian Chu four Ming made Wang Fujun? That is, responsible for the fire in every kitchen.

Kitchen God has a very long history in China, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. In the Shang dynasty, the kitchen god was regarded as a god, and in the Zhou dynasty, where etiquette prevailed, it was even more revered as? Kitchen god? . In the Qin and Han dynasties, it was even worse, and it became one of the five major sacrifices offered by the people at that time. It is juxtaposed with the four gods, namely, Door God, Well God, Ce Shen God and Liu Zhong God, and is responsible for protecting the daily life, diet and safety of the family.

The Kitchen God is respected not only because he controls the diet of the people, but also because the Jade Emperor sent him to the mortal world to inspect the good and evil of the family. If you have carefully read the paintings of Kitchen God, it is not difficult to find that the children around Kitchen God will hold a jar in their arms, which is a good jar and an evil jar to record the good deeds and sins of this family. When the Kitchen God dies on February 24th,/kloc-0, he will report the good deeds and evil deeds of this family to the Jade Emperor, and then give the family corresponding happiness or punishment. Therefore, this day is also called. Quit the stove? , send the kitchen god.

Kitchen God is so powerful, so is it a man or a woman? If from? Kitchen god? Judging from this name, it is undoubtedly male, but this is an inaccurate statement. There are different opinions about the gender of Kitchen God in history. For example, The Miscellaneous Five Elements Book in the Tang Dynasty described the appearance of Kitchen God as? Dressed in yellow and covered with hair, come out of the kitchen? It can be seen that she is a handsome beauty. However, the Qing Dynasty's "Encyclopedia of Beijing Stove" said that the kitchen god was called Zhang Dan, a male fairy. However, I think whether male or female, Kitchen God, as one of the traditional cultural symbols of the Chinese nation, is the most representative god, which reflects our people's expectations for a better life.