The twelfth month of the lunar year 23, it is the day of demit kitchen, common has weighed off year. Since this day, pulled open those who spend the New Year is prelusive. Do obeisance to kitchen god and demit kitchen comes. Kitchen of hold a memorial ceremony for is the traditional festival of the Chinese nation, also be called section of king of off year, kitchen. Allegedly annual the twelfth month of the lunar year 23, kitchen gentleman should answer the middle of forhead to report one's work of The Jade Emperor, kitchen gentleman is met dispute of good and evil of world of Xiang Yudi report, as judgement to human rewards and punishment basis, people is in reason to give all gods in doing obeisance to the home and kitchen gentleman right now mostly. Say a good word to make kitchen gentleman much, so consecrate candy melon. Kitchen picture is hanged on kitchen edge, there are 3 people above: A among, habit gauze cap, bone of celestial being air channel. This is kitchen god composition; There are two wives beside kitchen god, this is the size madam of kitchen gentleman. They 3 people compare a shoulder and sit, smilingly ground ases if looking attentively at this lively and busy, extraordinary world.
腊月二十三，是辞灶的日子，俗称过小年。从这天起，就拉开了过年的序幕。辞灶是为了祭拜灶神而来的。祭灶是中华民族的传统节日，也被称为小年、灶王节。据说每年腊月二十三，灶君要回天庭向玉皇大帝述职，灶君会向玉帝禀告人间善恶是非，作为对人类奖惩报应的依据，故人们大多在此时奉拜家中诸神与灶君。为了让灶君多说好话，所以都供奉糖瓜。灶画挂在灶边上，上面画着三个人：中间的一位，道袍纱帽，仙风道骨。这就是灶神作文；灶神的身边坐着两个女人，这是灶君的大小夫人。他们三人比肩而坐，笑眯眯地仿佛注视着这忙忙碌碌、热闹非凡的人间。
Kitchen king lord is surnamed originally piece, soup of a year of a bowl of flour made from various kinds of beans. Mom says, her native place is consuetudinary it is to have boiling water of flour made from various kinds of beans. Lunch stepmother Mom and I begin to prepare soup of this bowl of flour made from various kinds of beans, I help mom wash spinach, wash Chinese cabbage, use delaying tactics. Mom grows with roll of bean flour knead dough long noodle, the food that I prepare does bittern to irrigate above.
灶王老爷本姓张，一年一碗杂面汤。妈妈说，她的老家习俗是吃杂面汤。午饭后妈妈和我就开始准备这碗杂面汤，我帮妈妈洗菠菜，洗白菜，泡蘑菇。妈妈用豆面和面擀成长长的面条，我准备好的菜做卤浇在上面。
I and mom busied afternoon, I help mom wash dish, mom makes food, in business I was experienced from ancient the custom that circulates up to now.
我和妈妈忙碌了一个下午，我帮妈妈洗菜，妈妈做菜，在忙碌中我体会到了从古至今流传的风俗。(文/马明泽)