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v.offer sacrifices to the kitchen god (on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month)
今天小年，妈妈一大早就起床忙祭灶了。
Today is small new year and my mother gets up early to make a sacrifice to the kitchen god.
在灶神汇报前的祭灶仪式对于民间百姓便具有重大的利害关系。
It was significant for Chinese to offer sacrifices to kitchen god like other major worship activities.
Word usage
- Separable word"祭" and "灶" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我们已经祭过灶了。
We have already offered sacrifices to the kitchen god.
祭完灶不久，就是我的生日。
Soon after offering sacrifices to the kitchen god, it was my birthday