Fuzhou's off-year customs include offering sacrifices to stoves, eating candy stoves and eating cakes.

Mr. Zheng Ziduan, a folklore researcher in Fuzhou, said that in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, northerners had the right to sacrifice meat stoves on the 23rd, while Han people could only sacrifice stoves on the 24th. Later, Fuzhou evolved into a two-day ritual kitchen. On the evening of 23rd, a meat stove was provided, and people entertained the stove with good wine and food. But I was afraid that he would go to heaven, and the smell of wine made the jade emperor unhappy. He was too drunk and reported it at random.

So when he was sent to heaven on the 24th, he was only given vegetarian food such as fruits and vegetables, which was called "vegetarian stove". Now the pace of life is getting faster and faster, and the stove is usually offered only once a year. After the sacrifice, the old people at home will give a packet of sugar cakes to their grandchildren, and a "painted mask" (a mask similar to Peking Opera mask) will be added to the bag. It is said that children can avoid disaster and keep safe for one year after wearing it.

For children growing up in Fuzhou, grandparents will give them candy ovens and cakes on the memorial day. Sweet cake, pure happiness, may be the "taste of the year" in Fuzhou people's memory.

Introduction of Fuzhou city

Fuzhou is located at the southeast edge of Eurasia, the southeast coast of China, and the mouth of Minjiang River in the middle and east of Fujian Province. It is located between 2515' and 26 39' north latitude and118 08' ~120 31'east longitude. It is bordered by Nanping and Sanming in the west, Ningde in the north and Ningde in the south. The total land area of the city is 1 1968 square kilometers, including urban area 1786 square kilometers and Fuzhou sea area 10573 square kilometers 20 18.

Fuzhou landform belongs to a typical estuary basin, surrounded by mountains, and the elevation is mostly between 600~ 1000 meters. There are Gushan in the east, Qishan in the west, Wuhu Mountain in the south and Lotus Peak in the north. The topography of this area inclines from west to east. The south is the majority of Fuzhou Basin, the north is mountainous, which inclines from southwest to east, the west is medium and low mountains, and the east is hills and plains.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Fuzhou City