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The Kitchen God (Zao Jun) is believed to ascend to heaven on which day of the lunar year to report on the household's behaviour to the Jade Emperor, whereupon families smear his lips with honey or sticky rice cake to ensure a favourable report?
Answer: 23rd day of the 12th lunar month — The Kitchen God Festival (Xiao Nian, 'Little New Year') marks the beginning of Spring Festival preparations, and the sticky offering is both a bribe and a gag—sweetening the report or preventing it entirely.
- A New Year's Eve
- B 23rd day of the 12th lunar month ✓
- C 15th day of the 1st month
- D 5th day of the 1st month
The Kitchen God Festival (Xiao Nian, 'Little New Year') marks the beginning of Spring Festival preparations, and the sticky offering is both a bribe and a gag—sweetening the report or preventing it entirely.