2017年CET6翻译模拟试题：送灶王
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中2017年CET6翻译模拟试题：送灶王
请将下面这段话翻译成英文：
送灶王
“送灶王”又称“过小年”，是古老的汉族节日风俗。祭灶时要设立神主，用丰盛的酒食作为祭品。按汉族民间的说法，灶王爷是玉皇大帝派到各家各户的使者，每年要回“天宫”一次，汇报所在之家本年的善恶忠奸表现情形，每年的农历腊月二十三便是他“上天”的日子，所以人们在这天举行祭灶仪式为其送行。
参考译文
Sacrifice to the Kitchen God
“Sacrifice to the Kitchen God” is an ancient custom of Han culture. During the sacrifice, a spiritual tablet is honored, and foods and drinks are offered upon it. According to Han folklore, the Kitchen God is the envoy sent to each household by the Jade Emperor. He would return to Heaven to report the activities of good and evil that had occurred in every household over the past year. On the twenty third day of the twelfth lunar month each year, the Kitchen God returned to Heaven, and on this day people would offer sacrifice to him.