Nice Meeting You
很高兴认识你啊!
The role of Chinese gods is closely related to the daily life of Chinese people, many of them are "scheduled" to fulfill their particular duty by our ancestors in the Lunar Calendars.
中国神仙的角色和中国人的日子息息相关
中国的农历就像神仙的排班表儿。
Now let's start, welcome to get to know these great gods with Chuanmener
现在，跟着chuan men er串门儿一起开始认识认识这些大神吧！
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Kitchen God
灶王爷灶王奶奶
Feburary 2-3, 2024
中国农历腊月二十三或二十四
Theme: Preparing for Chinese New Year, Kitchen God's Headquarter Report.
主题：准备过年，灶王爷上天汇报，复盘一下你家情况。
Family & Health
家庭与健康
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Kitchen God
灶王爷灶王奶奶
Zao Jun (灶君), or in folktale by his intimate nickname Kitchen God (灶王爷, Kitchen God Grandpa) is a household folk god who watches over the home and family. Said to reside in the stove or hearth area of a house, it’s believed that Zao Jun annually returns to heaven on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month to report on the status of families to the Jade Emperor (玉皇).
He and his wife, Kitchen Goddess (灶王奶奶), Kitchen God Grandma) one of the lowest-ranking Chinese deities, he is one of the most commonly worshiped gods in the Chinese pantheon.
灶君（灶君），或民间传说中他的昵称灶王爷是一位守护家庭的民间神。 据说灶王爷住在房子的炉灶或壁炉区，据信灶王爷每年农历十二月二十三日返回天庭，向玉皇大帝报告他所看到的家庭的状况。
他和他的妻子灶王奶奶是中国最低等的神灵之一，也是中国万神殿中最普遍崇拜的神灵之一。
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Chuanmener Reading Time
串门儿小故事
Folk Stories from Lunar Year Pictures
一张年画一个故事
About Lunar Year Picture
年画是啥？
Lunar Year Pictures (年画Nián Huà) is a Chinese folk painting, which is often displayed inside a residential house or at the gate during the Spring Festival. The production method is usually wood engraving and then rubbing and coloring, but some are just hand-painted. It carries stories from generation to generation for thousands of years, especially stories about Chinese Gods for generations.
年画（Nián Huà）是一种中国民间绘画，是春节期间在私人住宅内或大门口展示的版画。制作方式通常是木质版刻后拓印上彩，但也有一些只是手绘。 它承载着千百年来世代相传的故事，尤其是关于中国神灵的故事。
