Kitchen god
Deities that represent the kitchen
A kitchen god is a deity of the kitchen, found in East Asian religions. Kitchen gods include:
- Kitchen God, named Zao Jun, Zao Shen, Zao kimjah, Cokimjah or Zhang Lang, the Chinese kitchen god.
- Jowangsin, the Korean kitchen god.
- Kōjin, the Japanese kitchen god.
- Ông Táo, the Vietnamese kitchen god.
References
- ↑ "Kitchen God/ Zao Shen/ Zao Jun". Nations Online. Nations Online. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Youngsoon, Shin. "Kitchen God". Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture. National Folk Museum of Korea. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Ashkenazy, Michael. Handbook of Japanese Mythology. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio, 2003. 244
- ↑ Trần Quốc Vượng, Tr. 330.