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In two days, it will be the "little year".
Our country has a vast territory, so there will be differences in customs between the north and the south, the south is the 24th lunar month of the lunar New Year, and the northern part is the 23rd lunar month.
The small year is also known as the "New Year's Festival", "Stove God Festival", "Stove Festival", etc., so worshipping the Lord of the Stove has become one of the most important activities.
Folklore, the surname of the Lord of the Stove is Zhang, on the day of the young year, the Lord of the Stove will return to the heavenly court to report to the Jade Emperor on the affairs of the world, especially the good and evil things, for those who have done evil things, the life span will be shortened.
Therefore, on this day, people will make offerings to the "Lord of the Stove" and pray that his old man will raise his noble hand and bless the family.
In fact, the origin of Xiao Nian originated from the ancient people's worship of fire, which belonged to the sacrificial festival, so the sacrificial stove was listed as one of the "five rituals".
After the small year, the big year beckons soon, and here I also wish you an early year in advance, wishing you all the best and good luck in the new year.
According to ancient legends, on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the stove king wants to say something.
The cloud car wind horse is small and stays, and the family has a cup and plate ceremony.
The pig's head is rotten and hot double fish fresh, and the bean paste is sweet pine powder bait.
The man sacrificed his daughter to avoid, and drank and burned the money stove Junxi.
The servant fights against the king, and the cat and dog horns are filthy;
Send the king drunk and full to the gate of heaven, the long ladle and the short ladle do not return to the clouds, and beg for the return of the city.
Fan Chengda's "Sacrificial Stove Words".
Because the "Lord of the Stove" will tell the Jade Emperor about the good and evil in the world, there are some taboos that cannot be committed on this day.
The written records of the taboo of the god of the stove were first found in the "Stove King Sutra" and the "Ann Zao Sutra", as follows:
The first thing is to clean the kitchen and make it clean and bright, especially not to use unclean firewood for cooking;
On this day of the New Year, it is not allowed to trample on the grains in the kitchen, which is very unlucky;
On this day, family members are not allowed to quarrel in front of the stove, and utensils such as knives and axes cannot be placed on the stove;
When worshipping the god of the stove, children are not allowed to make noise in front of them, let alone cry;
In ancient times, patriarchs were preferred, so when sacrificing to the stove, women should avoid it, especially not entering the kitchen in disheveled clothes.
In Fan Chengda's poem, there is also a detailed description of the "Little Year Sacrifice Stove", so let's interpret it in depth.
The gist of the poem can be interpreted as:
The ancients said that on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the god of the stove would report to the heavenly court what the family had done in the past year, just like people now write a year-end summary, so every household will worship the god of the stove.
The Lord of the Stove will ride the cloud car and the wind horse to the sky, and the family will prepare a rich sacrifice for the Lord of the Stove, praying for a lot of good words from the Lord of the Stove and a safe and smooth New Year.
The offerings that need to be prepared include pig's head, fresh fish, bean paste, and jatamansi powder, all of which are fond of the stove.
According to custom, when the stove is sacrificed, men should toast, women and children should avoid it, and when worshipping, incense will also be burned with paper money.
During the ceremony, people in the family should not quarrel, and even small animals such as cats and dogs should not come close for fear of disturbing the stove. If this really happens, you still need to apologize to Zao-kun, and I hope he will ignore it.
When the ceremony is over, a large table of dishes will be cooked at home, hoping that the Lord of the Stove will be able to eat and drink well before returning to heaven, and pray for good luck in the new year.
Fan Chengda's poem is full of fireworks in the world, vividly depicting the ritual sense of "sacrificial stove" on the day of the new year, and the purpose is to pray for blessings and welcome auspiciousness.
"Xiao Nian" to the Song Dynasty, has been very important, there will be a more grand celebration, according to the "Tokyo Menghualu":
On the 24th, the New Year was handed over, and all the people invited the monks to read the scriptures at night, prepared fruit wine to send to the gods, and burned the family to replace the money paper. Tie the stove horse on the stove, smear the stove door with wine lees, and call it drunk. Lighting a lamp under the bed at night is called a waste of light."
In addition, it is necessary to provide gum tooth sugar, that is, stove sugar, to stick to the mouth of the god of the stove, so that he cannot speak ill of it; After Xiao Nian sent the god of the stove away, he had to "pick up the stove" on the thirtieth day of the lunar month.
These customs have gone through hundreds of years, whether they are superstitious or not, and their purpose is to pray for prosperity for the sake of the family's life, so it is necessary to pay attention to the places that should be paid attention to.
Finally, once again, I wish you all a Happy New Year, good luck in the Year of the Dragon, and a lot of money!
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