Zao Jun
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Zao Jun is a household deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism who oversees the moral conduct of families and reports to the Jade Emperor, especially around the Lunar New Year.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
household deity
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kitchen god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese New Year customs
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Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ domestic morality ⓘ |
| cultCenter | domestic altars ⓘ |
| cultMedium |
food offerings
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incense offerings ⓘ paper effigies ⓘ |
| domain |
household
ⓘ
kitchen ⓘ |
| festival |
Little New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
records household deeds
ⓘ
reports annually to the Jade Emperor ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Zao Jun’s wife ⓘ |
| influences |
fortune of the household in the coming year
ⓘ
heavenly judgment of a family ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | domestic protector deity ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
domestic virtue
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moral retribution ⓘ |
| offeringType |
cakes
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sweets ⓘ tea ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| ritual |
burning of his paper image to send report to heaven
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household offerings before Lunar New Year ⓘ smearing sweets on his image to sweeten his report ⓘ |
| role |
oversees moral conduct of families
ⓘ
reports on human behavior to the Jade Emperor ⓘ |
| spouseRole | assists in watching over the household ⓘ |
| symbol |
couplets or inscriptions near the stove
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paper image in the kitchen ⓘ |
| timeOfReport | end of the lunar year ⓘ |
| title |
God of the Hearth
NERFINISHED
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Kitchen God NERFINISHED ⓘ Stove God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Kitchen God (English)
NERFINISHED
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Zao Shen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaoshen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese diaspora communities ⓘ |
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