To send the god of the stove to eat sticky sweets in order to use the sugar to stick to the god of the stove's teeth, there are also said that the Chinese folk "to send the god of the stove" when to eat sticky sweets, in order to use the sugar to stick to the god of the stove's teeth, so as to avoid going to the sky to say bad things. Legend has it that on this day, the Zaoshen will go up to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor on the good and bad deeds of the family, so that the Jade Emperor can reward or punish them. During the Zaosai ceremony, Guandong sugar is also melted in the fire and applied to the mouth of the Zaosai, so that he cannot say bad words in front of the Jade Emperor.
The origin of the sweet, tooth-sticky food eaten at the time of sending the god of the stove
In the past, every household had a god called "Zaowangdi" on the side of the pots and pans. It was said to be a god sent down from the heavens to control food and drink in every household. Every year, on the 23rd day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. Zao returns to the Heavenly Palace to report to God about what is happening on earth. Because Zao Wang Wang talks nonsense, people don't worship him. Zaowang has a big mouth, and when he saw the sugar melons, he was very interested in them, so he put them into his mouth one by one. Once the sugar melted, it was so bad that the upper teeth of Zaowangwangwang were stuck to the lower teeth, and the upper lips were stuck to the lower lips, so that he couldn't speak even if he had a mouth. Master Zaowang went to heaven, did not say a word to God, the next year, a good harvest. After that, people all use this trick, every lunar month twenty-three sacrificial stove, will offer sugar melons.
What to pay attention to the stove
1, the time of the stove
Sacrifice the stove will generally be carried out in the evening of the 23rd day of the waxing moon, some places or some family names will be carried out in the evening of the 24th day of the waxing moon, pay attention to the stove, if it is the twentieth day of the waxing moon, it is best to carry out the sacrifice before 6:00 p.m., the twenty-third day of the waxing moon, stove can be carried out in the whole day.
2, the location of the stove
In the home stove room, the god of the stove is located in the north wall, the stove should be painted or statue of the king of the north to the south, if the head of the home pot in the north wall, easy to have steam or cooking smoke, can be located in the east wall. There are special money for the gods to burn. Lastly, don't forget to offer water (tap water is fine).
4, Zaojun candidates
First of all, Zaojun is male, women do not participate in Zaojun, the Song Dynasty poet Fan Cheng "Zaojun Sacrifice" poems said: "Ancient rumors of Lunar New Year's Eve 24, Zaojun towards the sky want to talk about things. Men offer their daughters discretionary offerings to avoid it, and sprinkle wine and burn money for Zaojun's delight." In ancient China, men did not worship the moon, and women did not sacrifice zaos, so zaos offerings were usually performed by the elders of the family or men of high status.
5, send the stove and pick up the stove
Send the stove in the Lunar month 23 or Lunar month 24 before 6:00 p.m., zaowang idol (painting or statue) in the send away, you can tear off the burning, and then stick on the new one, the new statue should be completed in the Lunar month 30 before, to the Lunar month 30, the zaowang master in the sky has been reported to the end, so you have to pick up the zaowang master to go home, offer the New Year's eve dinner, some places in the Lunar New Year's Eve 30 also have to invite the ancestors to go home, note that you have to first invite the Zao Wang Wang after, and then go to invite the ancestors to go home.