What are the customs of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God on the Minor New Year?
1. The time to offer sacrifices: It can be done throughout the day on the 23rd or before 6 PM on the evening of the 24th.
2. On the 23rd, wine should be offered, but not on the 24th, because the Kitchen God might smell of alcohol when reporting.
3. On the 23rd, the offerings can mainly be meaty, while on the 24th, they should mainly be vegetarian.
4. If some items cannot be purchased, you can offer as many as you have, and you can add other items yourself.
5. When offering, you can talk to the Kitchen God, asking him to speak well of your family.
6. Note that if you offer sacrifices on the 23rd, do not remove the old Kitchen God image. Wait until the 24th or around the Spring Festival to replace it with a new one. This is because the Kitchen God leaves your home around 6 PM on the 24th, riding a horse to report to Heaven. If you remove the old image on the 23rd, the Kitchen God will have nowhere to stay.
What food is offered to the Kitchen God on the Minor New Year?
1. Sweet candy and pastries: symbolizing a sweet and happy life (available in large packages at supermarkets, containing various items);
2. Rice cake: symbolizing "increasing year by year";
3. Water chestnut: also called horse foot, symbolizing having money;
4. Sugarcane: symbolizing a life that keeps rising (must be whole with both ends intact, as the Kitchen God uses the end of the sugarcane as a whip);
5. Spinach: must have roots, with red roots symbolizing a bright and prosperous life;
6. Garlic sprouts: symbolizing being careful with household finances (frugal and thrifty).
These six items are essential. In addition, there are: Wine: needed for the 23rd, not required for the 24th (any yellow wine or old wine is fine); Tofu: best with a red "Fu" character printed on it; Others: candies, oranges, etc., are also acceptable. Usually, ten items, or no fewer than ten. Ten represents "perfect in all aspects." Burn paper money for the Kitchen God, usually gold ingots.Through the Eight Characters, we can see a person's fortune in life. We can improve where necessary and strive harder to ensure a smooth and safe new year.
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