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The Munjeon Bon-puri describes how a future goddess of this domain named Yeosan was murdered by a rival who demanded to eat the livers of her seven sons. Those sons resurrected their mother as Jowangsin, goddess of this domain, while her rival became the long-haired Cheuksin. A Vietnamese deity of this domain originated as a wife and her first and second husbands, hence the depiction of Ông Táo as a trio. Before Tết, carp are released and serve as mounts for that deity of this domain to visit heaven. Melon-shaped candies in China (15[1])are offered to a deity of this domain, who in various stories was cursed with poverty for abandoning his (*) wife, failed to notice coins baked into cakes, and self-immolated (10[1])in shame. Paper effigies (-5[1])of that deity of this domain (10[1])have their lips smeared with honey so that he will give a good report to the Jade Emperor. For 10 points, Zào Jūn presides over what area of the house? ■END■ (10[1])

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