2020 Chinese God of Stove Day is on Tuesday, January 28, 2020
By Master Allen Tsai Sunday, March 17, 20192020 Welcome Home Day for the God of Stove
The Chinese name of God of Stove is Zao Shen. He is in charge of Kitchen. Chinese cooks treat him as the God of the Kitchen. The major duty of the God of Stove is to watch the daily behaviors of family members, and then to report people's good and bad deeds to the God of Heaven in the end of the year.
On the 24th of 12th lunar month, February 1, 2020, the God of Stove will travel to the Heaven to report his duty, which is the Farewell Day. The God of Stove will return the house on the 4th lunar day of Chinese New Year.
Since the Heaven is far away from the Earth, it will take almost a day for The God of Stove to travel down to Chinese family's kitchen. The God of Stove must leave the Heaven in the morning. And then he can arrive people's house in the afternoon. Therefore, the Welcome Ceremony will be held in the afternoon. This same to the Farewell day, Chinese prepare animal sacrifices, fruit, food, cake and wine to worship The God of Stove. After the Welcome Ceremony, Chinese family will explore firecracker to welcome The God of Stove back into the kitchen.
Instead of welcoming the God of Stove, some Chinese workship the God of Wealth on this day. According to Chinese genesis, the goddess Nu-Wa with snake body (2852-2738 B.C.) created chicken on the first day of the first lunar month, dog on the 2nd lunar day, pig on the 3rd lunar day and sheep on the 4th lunar day. Therefore, January 28, 2020 is the birthday of the Sheep.
According to Chinese genesis, the goddess Nu-Wa with snake body (2852-2738 B.C.) created chicken on the first day of the first lunar month, dog on the 2nd lunar day, pig on the 3rd lunar day and sheep on the 4th lunar day. Therefore, January 28, 2020 is the birthday of the Sheep.
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