Who is the kitchen god deeply loved by the people? Why let him ascend to heaven every year?

Who is the kitchen god deeply loved by the people? Why let him ascend to heaven every year? In our country, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, also called off-year, is also the Kitchen God Festival. On this day, every household will prepare something for the kitchen sacrifice ceremony, that is, send the kitchen god who stayed at home for a year to ascend to heaven, and then report the virtue and merit of this family to the Jade Emperor this year. I hope Kitchen God can talk well in the sky, and good luck will come.

Therefore, the ceremony of sending the kitchen god has been circulated for a long time since ancient times. Almost every family will put a shrine in the east or north of their kitchen, and then put the kitchen god in it, right in the middle, and some will stick the idol of the kitchen god directly. Most of the ceremonies will be held at dusk, and the prepared candied melons, clear water, boiled beans and other tributes will be arranged. Then the elders at home will take the whole family to kowtow and burn incense to the kitchen god and recite prayers in their mouths. Next, please take down the idol of Kitchen God and put some sugar on your mouth, or put the sugar directly in the kitchen, because Kitchen God can put in a good word in front of the Jade Emperor.

Finally, burn all the incense roots and idols, and pour cold water on the ground. This ceremony has been grand since ancient times. Even the emperor's home, we should respect the kitchen god and dare not neglect it. This is recorded in the draft of the Qing dynasty. On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the emperor will hold a ceremony in Kunning Palace, as the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, bow down before the Kitchen God, and then offer a lot of tributes.

First: Probably the son-in-law of the Jade Emperor. There is also a folklore that the jade emperor sent the queen mother to visit the world in order to sympathize with the sufferings of the people. As a result, his daughter followed him to play around the world. The jade emperor doesn't know what to do. Who knew that when my little daughter went to earth, she fell in love with a worker who helped with the fire? So there was nothing to do. The jade emperor was very angry when he knew it, so he turned his daughter into a mortal, or the queen mother was distressed by her daughter. She had been pleading before sealing the boy.

Second, ordinary people, it is said that there were a pair of Zhang brothers at that time. My brother helps people repair stoves, and he is called "King Zhang Zao", while my brother loves reading, writing and drawing every day. His paintings are lifelike. One day, King Zhang Zao fell ill, leaving only his younger brother to undertake the family business, but his younger brother could only draw pictures, so he certainly could not support his family. My sister-in-law can't stand it. She will be separated. So my brother drew a picture and said that my brother was separated.

People have different opinions about the origin of Kitchen God. However, since it was introduced into the immortal system by Taoism, Kitchen God has become a "nine-day chef who has been blessed by Taiyi Yuan Di and played a good role", and its origin is not so important.

As for why people love and hate Kitchen God, we can first look at the record of Taoist Ge Hong in "Bao Pu Zi": "On a moonlit night, Kitchen God also sued the man in white. Great grasp of discipline. Ji Zhe, three hundred days. The small one counts. Count, a hundred days. "

On the other hand, according to the records in the Qing Dynasty's "Complete Collection of Respect for Stoves", "The Kitchen King keeps a family of incense and protects a family of Kangtai ... Every time he offers a Geng Shen Day, he plays the role of the Jade Emperor, and the last month counts. Those who do more will be given a long life after three years. It can be seen that Kitchen God also has the role of patron saint of the people and contributor. If you persist in doing good for three years, Kitchen God will play the role of God and make him live longer.