In the old days, almost every kitchen had a "kitchen god" god. People call this god "the kitchen master", and it is said that he is the "Nine-day East Kitchen Master's Kitchen King" sealed by the Jade Emperor, who is responsible for managing the kitchen fires of various families and is worshipped as the protector of a family. Kitchen God niches are mostly located in the north or east of the kitchen, with the gods of Kitchen God in the middle.
Legend has it that from the twenty-third year of the twelfth lunar month to New Year's Eve, these days are the days when Kitchen God returns to the palace. On New Year's Eve, the kitchen god will be invited to descend again, and the people will put up the gods of the kitchen god before preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Pay attention to the sacrifice stove:
Ceremonies for offering sacrifices to stoves are mostly held at night. When offering sacrifices to the stove, the people who offer sacrifices to the stove kneel in front of the statue of the stove and embrace the rooster. Some people also let children hold chickens and kneel behind adults. It is said that chicken is the horse on which Zao Ye ascended to heaven, so chicken is not called chicken, but called horse. If red rooster, commonly known as "red horse", white cock, commonly known as "white horse". After burning the incense table, the cigarettes in the house are filled with mysterious colors. The host poured wine and kowtowed, mumbling something. After reading it, the burner shouted "collar"!
After the ceremony, people began to eat food such as stove candy and fire. In some places, they also ate sugar cakes, oil cakes and tofu soup.