So, in this issue, let's learn which direction the chef is facing.
It is usually attached to the stove. If your stove faces west and there is a wall behind it, stick it to the north and so on. However, the biggest taboo of sticking a kitchen elephant is not to stick it too high, generally not exceeding 1 meter. Many people don't understand this now. It is wrong to hold an elephant high for the sake of beauty.
Kitchen God is attached to the wall next to the cooker, facing the bellows. Most of the couplets on both sides are "Heaven speaks well, the lower bound is safe", and some also write "Go back to the palace for good luck". In the middle is the idol of the husband and wife in the kitchen, and two horses are often painted next to the idol as mounts. When offering sacrifices to the stove, offerings should be displayed, the most prominent of which is honeydew melon. Used in the north of Shanxi, it is the primary product of sesame sugar, which is particularly sticky. Now collectively referred to as sesame sugar. There is a folk proverb "Twenty-three, eat a plate". Foods such as sugar and preserves are sweet and sticky.
I ate carefully, but I couldn't speak. Yesterday, my mouth was blocked and I was not allowed to make trouble. A few eggs should also be put in the offering, which are snacks for foxes and weasels. It is said that they are all subordinates of Kitchen God, and we have to take care of them. When offering sacrifices to the stove, in addition to offering incense and wine, it is especially necessary to sprinkle horse material for the mount of the kitchen god, from the front of the stove to the outside of the stove. After these ceremonies, the Kitchen God will be taken down and burned. Wait until New Year's Eve to set up a new idol.
Sitting in the east and west, the full name of Kitchen God is "Kitchen God who commands the nine spirits of the East Kitchen", commonly known as "Kitchen God", "Kitchen God who commands the true king", "Smoke Lord of the East Kitchen for nine days", "House God" or "Kitchen King". In the north, he is called "Kitchen God", and Luanmen is regarded as one of the three benefactors, that is, Kitchen God. The origin of the Kitchen God was very early, and the Shang Dynasty began to offer sacrifices among the people. Zhou Li, the son of Xu Suo, was regarded as the Kitchen God. Before Qin and Han Dynasties, it was listed as one of the five major sacrifices.
With the five gods * * *, namely the door god, the well god, Ce Shen and the slippers, the safe kitchen god who is in charge of the family is respected because the kitchen god's duty is not only to take charge of people's diet and give convenience to life, but also to be an official sent by the Jade Emperor to inspect the good and evil of a family. Kitchen God accompanied the two gods, holding a "good jar" and a "bad jar", recording the family's behavior in the jar at any time, and then reporting it to the Jade Emperor God after the end of the year.
Conclusion Kitchen God is a god who lives on our stove and can often see clearly what we have done in a year. The method of facing the kitchen god is not demanding, and the most important thing is not to exceed the height of one meter.