Kitchen God

E209350

The Kitchen God is a domestic deity in Chinese folk religion believed to watch over a household’s moral conduct and report it annually to the Jade Emperor, influencing the family’s fortune.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kitchen God canonical 2
Thần Bếp 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese folk deity
domestic deity
household god
aimOfOfferings to improve family fortune
to secure a favorable report
alsoKnownAs Zao Jun
Zao Shen
Zao Shen
surface form: Zao Wangye
associatedWith Spring Festival
surface form: Chinese New Year

domestic worship
moral conduct
consequenceOfReport punishment from Jade Emperor
reward from Jade Emperor
countryOfOrigin China
culturalContext East Asian folk religion
Han Chinese culture
dateOfVeneration 23rd day of the 12th lunar month
24th day of the 12th lunar month
depictedWith wife of the Kitchen God
domain household
festival Kitchen God Festival
Little New Year
function records family merits and demerits
reports annual household conduct to Jade Emperor
gender male
influences family fortune
household luck
moralDimension encourages virtuous behavior in the household
mythologicalOrigin deified mortal
religion Chinese folk religion
Chinese popular religion
Taoism
reportsTo Jade Emperor
ritual burning of paper image
offering of food
offering of incense
offering of sweets
role guardian of the household
observer of family conduct
reporter of household behavior
sphereOfInfluence food preparation
hearth
symbol paper image
wooden plaque
worshipPlace domestic altar
kitchen

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese folk religion hasDeity Kitchen God
Ông Công Ông Táo alsoKnownAs Kitchen God
this entity surface form: Thần Bếp
Jade Emperor hasSubordinates Kitchen God