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送灶
sòng​zào

to send off the kitchen god

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送灶 sòng//zào
to send off the kitchen god
An old custom of making offerings to the 灶神 zào​shén to send him to Heaven on his annual reporting trip, usually occurring on the 23rd or 24th day of the 12th lunar month.

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