What is the kitchen god?

Kitchen God, also known as Kitchen God, is often mentioned when the Chinese New Year is approaching, because it is said in folklore that Kitchen God returns to heaven on the 23rd night of the twelfth lunar month, and then returns to earth on the fourth day of the first month. He is the lowest-ranking immortal in myths and legends.

There are many origins about Kitchen God.

Say that you are Yan Di, the Yellow Emperor or their descendants;

"Everything must be the same": The Yellow Emperor cooked and died, being the kitchen god.

On Huai Nan Zi Pan Zi: Emperor Yan lit a fire and died as a stove. Emperor Yan ruled the world with fire virtue, and enjoyed sacrifices as a kitchen god after his death. )

Shuowen: Zhuan Xu's son is Li, Zhu Rong, who is worshipped as the kitchen god.

"Mandarin Zheng Yu": Liv is the fire of Gao Xin, radiant and bright, which shines all over the world, so it is called "Zhu Rong".

Lv Chunqiu Qiu Meng: Zhu Rong, the queen of Zhuan Xu, a son of old boys, and Ng Wui, also the fire official of Gao Xin, died as the god of fire officials.

Many people think that Kitchen God is Vulcan, because the "fire" they have mastered is a "necessity" for cooking with fire in ancient times, so they are all regarded as Kitchen God.

Others say that people die into gods. He used to be an ungrateful prodigal son named Zhang Dan. Because he was ashamed to see his wife, he went into the kitchen and became a kitchen god.

According to legend, the kitchen god is surnamed Zhang, and his father's name is Zhang Wan. There is a lot of money, fertile land, gold, silver and Man Ku.

Zhang million got this son in his fifties, and he is very spoiled. After Zhang Million's death, all his possessions fell into the hands of the Kitchen God. With money in his hand, Kitchen God began to run amok, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. After several years of profligacy, Zhang million's hard-earned money has all been spent. On this day, Kitchen God said to his daughter-in-law, "Wife, my hands and shoulders can't lift the basket. Not anymore. If you want to follow me, you will starve to death. How about I divorce you and find a good family? "

Grandma Chef later met a young man and told him everything about herself. Finally, they became husband and wife.

Through hard work and luck, they became famous millionaires. Grandma chef is very kind. Anyone who wants to eat comes here to eat and live. The story of Grandma Kitchen God serving porridge and cloth dishes spread all at once.

Besides, the kitchen god, he divided two pieces of silver and spent it in a few days. He had no money and had to beg along the street. Later, the kitchen god heard that there was a big manor house for dinner, so he went to grandma's house. Kitchen God thinks he has lost all his once huge family business. People have made such a big fortune in recent years, and they are too ashamed to meet grandma Wang, so they are ashamed to plunge into the stove. Grandma Chef came over and tried to pull him out, but she didn't. Grandma Kitchen God saw that she was burned to death and got into the stove.

The Jade Emperor pitied the Kitchen God for repentance, so he named him "Kitchen God" and ordered him to go to the folk, stand behind people's pots and pans, observe folk affairs, return to heaven on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month every year, and report to the Jade Emperor the folk problems of the past year.

Whether the Kitchen God is a man or a woman is controversial at first, which may be related to the earliest matriarchal society in China. So we can still see the New Year pictures of Kitchen God, including an old couple and a single grandparents.

Customs vary from place to place, but the purpose is to look forward to the kind words of Kitchen God and hope that their families will be smooth and prosperous in the new year. Because the kitchen god reports the merits and demerits of the world, it will determine the fate of people. Therefore, most people worship the kitchen god with sugar ingots, fried rice candy, peanut candy, sesame candy, glutinous rice balls, etc., hoping to "stick" the mouth of the kitchen god and prevent him from talking about human sins. There is an old saying: "Heaven speaks well, and the lower bound is safe."

In ancient times, it was very difficult to cook with fire, and "food is the first thing for the people", so the people believed in the kitchen god very much. After thousands of years of development, cooking has become more and more convenient, and now technology is more and more developed, so many customs are gradually forgotten by everyone. ...