Twenty-three candied melons stick refers to the custom of eating candied melons on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month. The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is a small year, and many places have the custom of eating candied melons to worship the Lord of the kitchen. Legend has it that on this day, the Kitchen God will return to heaven to report your family's situation to the Jade Emperor, so every household uses candied melons to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God, so that his mouth will be sweet and sweet, and he will only say good things in heaven, so as to make the next year more sweet.

What is the custom of candied melon sticking? Candied melon sticking refers to the custom of eating candied melons to sacrifice to the Lord of the kitchen on the twenty-third year of the twelfth lunar month, that is, kitchen candy.

The 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month is a small year, and many places have the custom of eating candied melons to worship the Lord of the kitchen. Legend has it that on this day, the Kitchen God will return to Heaven to report your family's situation to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, every household uses candied melons to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God, so that his mouth will be sweet and sweet, and he will only say good things in heaven, so as to make the next year more sweet.

According to folklore, the Kitchen God was originally a star in the sky. Because he made a mistake, he was relegated to the world by the Jade Emperor and became the chef of the East. It sits in the middle of the kitchen stoves of every household, watching how people live and act, recording all the good and bad things in detail, and turning to heaven on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, reporting the good and evil of every household to the Jade Emperor. Return to earth on the night of the twelfth lunar month, and punish evil and promote good according to the jade emperor's will.

Therefore, people worship stoves on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and offer sticky and sweet candied melons to the kitchen king, sticking his mouth, so that he can say good things in heaven and keep peace on the ground. Children regard this day as the prelude and rehearsal of the Spring Festival. As soon as it gets dark, firecrackers are set off. In the firecrackers, the male host at home puts a plate of candied melons and a bowl of green tea in front of the kitchen king statue, lights candles and incense, prays and salutes, then removes the kitchen king statue from the wall and burns it, then pours tea on the paper ash, and the candied melons are eaten by the children.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, candied melons offered sacrifices to the stove, which was lively, grand and humorous, so this day was called off-year.