On the Minor New Year, there is a tradition of worshipping the Kitchen God. The timing of the Kitchen God worship also has its own rules. So, is the Kitchen God worship on the Minor New Year held in the evening? What are the steps of the Kitchen God worship on the Minor New Year? Let's find out together! As the year changes, it is necessary to pay respects to ancestors and deities. Therefore, the twelfth lunar month is a month of worship. For the Chinese who attach great importance to worship, this is an important month. What festivals are there in the twelfth lunar month? Let's take a look at Lihua Divination Website.

Is the Kitchen God worship on the Minor New Year held in the evening?

Time for Kitchen God Worship: On the whole day of the 23rd and before 6 p.m. on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Kitchen God can be worshipped;
It is said that on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, seven days before the New Year, the Kitchen God will return to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor about the activities of each household throughout the previous year. In addition, on the night of the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God will come to the human world with other deities to celebrate the New Year. On that day, there must be rituals called "receiving the Kitchen God" and "receiving the deities." After all households burn the paper horse and pour three cups of wine to send off the Kitchen God, it is time to worship ancestors. The Jade Emperor will reward or punish these families based on the Kitchen God's report. People offer sugar melons to the Kitchen God. Chinese people believe that after eating these sweet candies, the Kitchen God will say good words to the Jade Emperor.

Steps for Kitchen God Worship on the Minor New Year

(1) Prepare offerings: fruits, wine, and dishes
Including New Year candy and cakes: symbolizing a sweet and happy life; rice cake: symbolizing progress every year; water chestnuts: also known as horse hooves, symbolizing wealth; sugarcane: symbolizing a life that keeps rising. Spinach: should have roots, with red roots symbolizing a bright and prosperous life; garlic sprouts: symbolizing being good at managing household affairs.
(2) Worship on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month: wine is needed
No wine (yellow wine or old wine is fine) is needed for the Kitchen God worship on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month; tofu: best if it has a red "Fu" character printed on it; other items: candies, oranges, etc., are also acceptable. Usually ten kinds, or no less than ten kinds. Ten represents perfection; burn paper money for the Kitchen God, usually gold ingots.
(3) Time for Kitchen God Worship:
Kitchen God can be worshipped on the whole day of the 23rd or before 6 p.m. on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.
(4) Differences between worshiping on different dates:
On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, wine should be offered; on the 24th, no wine is needed (because the Kitchen God would not want to smell alcohol when reporting).
On the 23rd, the offerings can be mainly meat-based; on the 24th, the offerings should be mainly vegetarian.
(5) Say auspicious words during the Kitchen God worship:
During the Kitchen God worship, you can talk to the Kitchen God and ask him to speak well of your family.
(6) No need to worship the Kitchen God in rented houses
If you are living in a rented house, there is no need to worship the Kitchen God, because a rented house does not have a Kitchen God. If you want to worship, let someone from your hometown do it.
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