Today's little year, the sacrificial stove

"Sacrifice Words"

Fan Chengda

According to ancient legend, on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the king of the stove wanted to say something to the heavens.

The cloud car wind horse small stay, the family has cups and plates of abundant ceremonies.

Pork head rotten hot pisces fresh, bean sand and pine powder bait balls.

The boy offered his daughter to avoid, and the wine burned money stove Junxi.

Sons of struggle Jun Mo Wen, cat dog horns Dirty Jun Mo Fu;

Send the king drunk and full to the gate of heaven, and the long and short do not return to the clouds,

Begging for the return of the city of Scoring.

The 23rd and 24th days of the 12th month of the lunar calendar are the traditional Chinese folk festival days, also known as the "Little Year". Folk sacrifice stoves originate from the ancient custom of worshiping fire. As it is said in the "Interpretation": "Stove. Create also, create food also. "Vesta's duty was to take charge of the stove and manage the diet, which was later expanded to examine the good and evil of the world in order to bring blessings and misfortunes. The belief in Vesta is a reflection of the people's pursuit of the dream of "more than enough food and clothing". According to the "Record of Customs and Lands" made by the famous Zhou Of the Jin Dynasty in the mainland, "On the night of the twenty-fourth day of the waxing moon, the stove is said to be the god of the stove the next day, and the white one year is one year old, so the first day is worshiped." The Song Dynasty Fan Chengda's "Poem on sacrifice to the stove": "In ancient times, on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the king of the stove wanted to say things to the heavens... Send the jun drunk to the gate of heaven, the long and short do not return to the clouds, and beg for the return of the city. ”

In the north, most of them are on the twenty-third day of the Waxing Moon, and in the southern years, most of them are on the twenty-fourth day of the Waxing Moon.

In addition to the sacrificial stove, there are also customs such as sweeping dust, eating stove sugar, bathing, and marrying in the small year.

As soon as the new year arrives, there are only a few days left before the official New Year, I believe that everyone has cleaned the house, prepared the New Year goods, and waited for relatives and friends to come to the door to visit the New Year.

Here I wish you all a happy new year, the Year of the Tiger is auspicious.