Why is Little New Year also called Kitchen God Festival? Recommended WeChat greetings for Little New Year 2019!

Why is Little New Year also called Kitchen God Festival? Recommended WeChat greetings for Little New Year 2019!
Introduction: Xiaonian is an important traditional festival, and there are other sayings for Xiaonian. So why is Xiaonian also called Kitchen God Festival? Recommended WeChat blessings for Xiaonian in 2019! The twelfth month of the lunar calendar is the end of the year, also known as the twelfth month. So what are the things to pay attention to in the twelfth month? Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2018 to learn more!

Why is Little New Year also called Kitchen God Festival?

Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God means sending the Kitchen God to heaven, so the Little New Year is also called the Kitchen God Festival.
According to folklore, the Kitchen God was originally a star in the sky. Because he made a mistake, he was banished to the mortal world by the Jade Emperor and became the "Eastern Kitchen God". He sits in the middle of the kitchen stove in every household, recording how people live and behave. Every year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God goes to heaven to report the good and evil deeds of the family to the Jade Emperor, who will reward or punish them.

People worship the Kitchen God on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. The statue of the Kitchen God is pasted on the wall next to the stove, facing the wind box.
The couplets on both sides are mostly "Speak good things to God and keep the world safe", and the lower couplet can also be written as "Return to the palace to bring good luck", and the horizontal banner is "The head of the family".
In the middle is the statue of the Kitchen God and his wife, and next to the statue are often two horses painted as their mounts.
Candies, water, beans and hay are placed on the table in front of the Kitchen God statue. The last three are ingredients for the Kitchen God's mount for his ascension to heaven. When offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, Guandong sugar is melted with fire to stick to the Kitchen God's mouth to prevent him from saying bad things to the Jade Emperor. This is also intended to sweeten the Kitchen God's mouth and make him say only good things. The image of the Kitchen God is then burned, which is called "ascending to heaven." While burning it, people kowtow and pray: "May God bless us with good things, and may the world below be safe."
In some places, people burn fake horses and set off firecrackers to send the Kitchen God riding a horse to heaven.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the custom of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God gradually disappeared, but the customs of eating kitchen sugar (a kind of malt sugar that sticks to the mouth and teeth) and cleaning the house are still popular today.

What does it mean to send off the Kitchen God?

Sending off the Kitchen God generally refers to offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God (a folk custom of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God)
Offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God is a traditional custom that has a great influence and is widely spread among the Chinese people.

In the old days, almost every kitchen had an altar for the Kitchen God. People call this god "Kitchen God Siming". Legend has it that he is the "Kitchen God Siming of the Nine Heavens East Kitchen" appointed by the Jade Emperor. He is in charge of managing the kitchen fires of each household and is worshipped as the patron saint of the family. The Kitchen God's shrine is usually located on the north or east side of the kitchen, with the statue of the Kitchen God placed in the middle. Some families who do not have a stove god niche will simply stick the statue of the god directly on the wall. Some statues only depict the Kitchen God, while others depict both a man and a woman, with the goddess being called "Kitchen God's Wife". The Kitchen God is the most representative and popular god among the Chinese people, with the broadest mass base. He embodies the Chinese working people's beautiful wishes to ward off evil and disasters and welcome good fortune.

Recommended WeChat greetings for Little New Year 2019!

1. I send you small wishes on the New Year: I hope your little mood will become better and better every year; your little temper will become less and less every year; your little happiness will become more and more every year; and your little life will become better and better every year. Happy Little New Year!
2. The moonlight is hazy on New Year's Eve, and every family is preparing for the Spring Festival. New Year pictures are full of wealth and nobility, while Spring Festival couplets are full of health and wellness. The sound of firecrackers gradually grows louder in front of the door, and the plum blossoms in the back garden are faintly fragrant. The steamed buns are crispy and yellowish when freshly cooked in oil, and they smell delicious. Whole chickens and fishes are floating in the wind, and cured meats are hung all over the walls for the New Year. The whole kitchen is filled with New Year’s goods, and I receive a basket of blessings. Happy New Year and good luck!
3. Days are always neither salty nor bland; life is always neither tepid nor hot; the pace is always neither fast nor slow; the mood is always neither good nor bad; friends are always neither close nor far. Maybe you don’t make a lot of money, but having enough is enough; maybe you don’t accomplish great things, but being healthy is enough; maybe you don’t become famous, but being happy is enough. As the New Year comes, I wish you good luck, happiness and peace!
4. The New Year’s Eve is a basket for blessings to flow into: “Xiao” away your worries, and be happy in the coming year; “Xiao” away your sorrow, and be healthy in the coming year; “Xiao” away your depression, and be cheerful in the coming year; “Xiao” away your bad luck, and be happy in the coming year; “Xiao” away your fatigue, and be happy in the coming year! I wish you a happy Little New Year!
5. The New Year’s Eve is coming again, and all the gods are invited. Please invite the star of good fortune, luck and happiness, and wish you all your wishes come true and good luck; please invite the star of promotion and wealth, and wish you a bright future and a successful career; please invite the star of peace, health and longevity, and wish you a peaceful and happy life. I wish my friends a happy Little New Year! Be happy every day!

The new wave of annual fortune in 2019 has already changed. Calculate your own fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if there are any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. To calculate your new fortune in 2019, please click on the [Premium Calculation] below to learn about your new fortune. I wish you peace and happiness in the new year!

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