Therefore, the north is used to offering sacrifices and burning incense to the Kitchen God on the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month.
The southern custom is to offer sacrifices to the kitchen owner and burn incense on the evening of December 24 of the lunar calendar.
In the old days, there was also a difference between the gentry's family sending stoves on the 23rd and the common people's family sending stoves on the 24th. Sacrifice to the kitchen god often uses sugar ingots, fried rice sugar, peanut sugar, sesame sugar and glutinous rice balls to block the mouth of the kitchen god and not talk about human sins. The world says that "God speaks well, and the lower bound keeps peace".
After the sacrifice, the old paper horse dedicated to the kitchen god for many years will be removed from the stove and burned with paper ingots to show that the kitchen god is in heaven. On New Year's Eve, when you receive God, you will receive a gift from Kitchen God. After you worship the Kitchen God, you will post a new paper horse on the kitchen. ?
Regarding the etiquette of offering sacrifices to stoves, the etiquette of offering sacrifices to stoves may vary from place to place, and it is generally so regular.
Time for offering sacrifices to stoves: most areas are on December 24th of the lunar calendar, and a few areas are on December 23rd of the lunar calendar. There is also a saying that "officials, three people and four people".
Extended data:
Kitchen God is also called Kitchen God. Kitchen God is in charge of life. According to China folklore, Kitchen God reports to the sky every year on the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month (there are also twenty-four sayings) and returns to earth on the fourth day of the first month. It is the lowest fairy in myths and legends.
Ordinary scholars and Shu Ren made sacrifices, "or set up a household, or start a new stove". China has a long history of offering sacrifices to Kitchen God. After Wei and Jin Dynasties, Kitchen God had a name. Sui Du Taiqing's Jade Candle Collection quoted the Kitchen Book as saying, "Kitchen God, surnamed Su, named Geely, female named Bo Cheek". The central Hebei region is prepared for Hegao. The god of offering sacrifices to the kitchen places a good wish for the working people in China to avoid disasters and pray for blessings.