Ceremony to worship Mr. Cong Mr. Apple

Mr. apple is a traditional ritual of Vietnamese people usually conducted before 12 pm on December 23. Why is it like that and what does the apple sacrifice ceremony for the apprentice need to prepare?

We can offer it on the 23rd or if for some time we can do it from 21 to 23 December.

Homage, offerings

Usually offerings, ceremonies are simply cakes, candies and tea, with the desire to "sweet voice" public apples, say good things. There is no need to make a tray and if it is made salty, it is not placed on the altar, but on the table below.

The offerings of Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao often have three public hats, in which two men's hats and one woman's hat. These votive items will be turned (burned away) after the Apple offerings. In fact, there is no need to use this votive item, you are not shopping.

For Mr. Apple to have a means to go to heaven, in the North or to offer carp (or gold fish), live in a basin of water, implying "fish dragon" to bring him to heaven. After offering, they will release fish into ponds or rivers. Many places do not understand, using fried fish to make offerings is not. In particular, people should not follow the trend of liberation and buy fish pots, crabs, snails and turtles.

In Central Vietnam, people offered a paper horse with saddle and full outline. In the South, only a hat, a shirt and a paper pair are made.

Nowadays, many families often make decent tray on the Tet holiday.(Photo: Hoang Ha)

Placement location

Usually worship at the worship of the gods of the ancestors , rather than placing the offerings at the Buddha worshiping board or setting up the worshiping committee of the army. Some places, especially the South, tend to set up their own Kitchen God worshiping board. This is not necessary and should not be because in a multi-divine church there will be disputes and discord between the members of the family, children who are difficult to tell or cause other emotional and sexual problems. grace. When incense burns up to 2/3, it is possible to carry out coded gold and bring the fish away.

Time

Folk believed that it was compulsory to do the worshiping ceremony before 12:00 pm on December 23, so that Mr. Tao could report. This is not because of the fact that according to the legend to the evening of the Kitchen God came to heaven. We can offer it on the 23rd or if for some time we can do it from 21 to 23 December.

Note : When praying to Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao, most of them do not ask for riches, they do not ask for enough, but only ask the Cong An Cong Cong Bao to report good things, and not to say bad things.

Nguyen Manh Linh
Head of Feng Shui Architecture
Institute of Urban Planning & Architecture - Construction University