What is the origin and custom of offering sacrifices to stoves?

Sacrificing the kitchen god has a long history. Kitchen God belongs to one of the "Five Sacrifices". "The Book of Rites Quli" recorded the "Five Sacrifices of the Emperor", namely, the door, the door, the well, the stove and the thunder, including the kitchen god, indicating that people at that time were already offering sacrifices to the kitchen god.

It is recorded in the Book of Rites and the Moon Order: "The moon in the summer of Meng, its emperor, its god Zhu Rong, its sacrificial furnace and its teacher." Emperor Yan and Zhu Rong are regarded as kitchen gods here.

In ancient legends, Emperor Yan and Zhu Rong were both Vulcan, and fire was a symbol of the beginning of human civilization. Because there is fire, food can be further processed, which is a very important cooking step of ancestors, so people at that time would regard Vulcan as the kitchen god.

In addition, the Yellow Emperor was regarded as the kitchen god, because he "drilled cook the meat" and cooked food, so he was regarded as the kitchen god.