The indispensable offerings when worshiping the full moon in January

Full moon in January is one of the important days for Vietnamese people, need to be fully prepared. So what special offerings do the offerings of the full moon have? Please refer to the article below.

Full moon day of January , the first full moon day of the new year, according to the old tradition called: Nguyen Tieu Tet . On this day, Vietnamese people often go to pagodas and Buddha to pray for peace and health all year round. This is an important ceremony in the year so his grandparents have the phrase: "The Buddha 's birthday year- round is not the same as the full moon day of January".

The shopping of the full moon feast in January is always prepared with two offerings: Buddha worshiping and the ancestor worshiping ceremony.

During this holiday, every Vietnamese family can offer vegetarian rice, incense, fruits or salty offerings, chicken sticky rice and rice soup into glass to give to the ancestors.

Depending on the economic conditions and customs and traditions, the tray of offerings in January for each family, each region may be different but it is to show the respect and gratitude of children and grandchildren to grandparents, ancestors, holy Buddhas and pray for a year of good luck and luck.

The indispensable gifts when worshiping the full moon in January are flower scent, votive gold.(Illustration).

According to the old concept, this is a good time to pray safely for the whole year.People who follow Buddhism often make offerings on this day , depending on the beliefs that have a family worshiping Buddha, a house for worshiping the Earth, also offering a gift to the God of Fortune. But it is indispensable for the ancestors to worship the ancestors, thanks to their grandparents and parents for their blessings for the descendants of blessing and disaster clearance for a new year.

Serving for the full moon in January

Many families still conceive of the full moon in January as the day to avoid killing, so be vegetarian to pray for good luck, and limit the whole year.Offering offerings are usually fruits, sticky tea, bean dishes, stir-fried soup without added flavor. Today, many people worship the full moon in January with the addition of water-drifting cake with the meaning of praying that the whole year will be smooth, smooth and full of happiness.

The vegetarian diet varies from 10 to 12 to 25 dishes. A special feature on vegetarian trays is the presence of colors representing the Five Elements. Red represents fire, green of onion, black of the earth, white of the water, yellow onion. Eating vegetarian rice is a way towards balance, peace of mind.

The tray of offerings is the first full moon in January

For families who do not follow Buddhism, the ancestor offerings are usually salty offerings, quite similar to Tet cakes. Salted trays usually have 4 bowls and 6 plates. With better-off homes there may be more. 4 bowls consisting of bamboo shoots, ball bowls, vermicelli bowls, and growing bowls. 6 plates including chicken or pork, pork rolls or pork, nem can be replaced by stir fry, pickle, sticky rice or banh chung and bowl of sauce.

The rice tray on the full moon day of January must also be full of taste. The salty taste of the sauce, the spicy taste of chili, the sour taste of the onion plate, the sweetness of the cake, all make the tray full enough, pray for peace and peace, dispel the misfortune that may come in the new year. .