There are many different opinions about the kitchen god. The legend of the kitchen god has been circulated for thousands of years. In these years, due to the changes of culture and myth system, the prototype of Kitchen God has been constantly updated. Every year on the fourth day of the first month, every household welcomes the kitchen god back to earth, which shows that the kitchen god is a very loved fairy among the people.
However, the most popular saying among the people is that the surname of Kitchen God is mostly Zhang, and his family is relatively rich. Marry a village girl as his wife, but he doesn't want to make progress. After his father died, his family property was quickly destroyed. In desperation, he separated from his wife, who remarried to a woodcutter and lived a happy life. Kitchen God finally lived a life of begging. By chance, he went to his ex-wife's house to beg. When the Kitchen God saw it, he died of shame. Seeing that he was still ashamed, the Jade Emperor sealed the Kitchen God and let him burn incense.
No matter who the prototype of Kitchen God is, it has been worshipped by people for thousands of years. According to legend, the god in charge of the kitchen in the family is the kitchen god, so the kitchen god has an indelible relationship with the food, clothing, housing and transportation in the family. Therefore, people will welcome the kitchen god home at the beginning of the year to get a good omen.