The legend of Mr. Apple

According to the traditional custom of Vietnamese people, every year on December 23 every year, every family will make a ceremony to worship Mr. Cong Ong Tao to see the Kitchen God go to heaven. So what does the custom of custom of the Kitchen God annually mean? Please follow the following article.

1. The legend of Mr. Apple Kitchen

The Apple God in Vietnamese folk beliefs originates from the three gods of Tho Cong, Tho Dia and Tho Ky of Chinese Taoism. But being Vietnameseized into the legend of "2 grandmothers 1" - the god of the Earth, the God of the House, the God of Kitchen. However, people are still used to being called the Kitchen God or the Kitchen God.

Tich of Vietnamese people said that Thi Nhi is married to Trong Cao. Although salty food is very passionate with each other, but there is no child. Therefore, gradually Trong Cao often find things to scare his wife.

One day, just because of a small incident, Cao made a big deal, beat Thi Nhi and chased away. Nhi left home, wandered to another country and then met Pham Lang. Love each other, the two become husband and wife. Part Trong Cao, after calming down, is too regretful, but his wife has gone away. Day stopped and remembered to turn around and Cao went on his way to look for his wife.

Day after month, finding forever, running out of money, Cao had to be a beggar along the road. Finally, luck for Cao, happened to find a request to eat the right house of Nhi, when Pham Lang was away. Nhi soon realized that the mendicant was the right old husband. She invited into the house, cooking rice for Cao. At that moment, Pham Lang returned. Nhi was afraid of her husband's suspicion, so she hid Cao under the heap after the garden.

The Apple God in Vietnamese folk beliefs originates from the three gods of Tho Cong, Tho Dia and Tho Ky of Chinese Taoism.

Unfortunately, on that night, Pham Lang caught fire in the pile to collect ashes for the fields. See fire fire, Nhi rushed to rescue Cao out. Seeing Nhi jump into the fire, Pham Lang injured his wife also followed. All three died in the fire.

God sympathized to see that three people who lived in love meant to be king of the kitchen or Dinh Phuc Tao Quan and assigned to the new husband, Tho Cong, to oversee the work in the kitchen, the former husband of Tho Dia looked after in the house, and the wife, Tho Ky, looks after the market. Not only the intention of winning the fortune, the risk, the drawing of the homeowners, the apples also prevent the invasion of demons into the settlement, keep everyone in the house peaceful.

Every year, on December 23, the day of the Kitchen God 's coming to heaven reports all the good and bad deeds of the people in a year so that the Heavenly People will be able to dispose of the sins, rewarding the punishment for all human beings.

2. The meaning of customary custom of the army

Prepare the rice tray to worship Mr. Cong Mr. Apple.

Vietnamese people conceive of three Gods of Apples (or Kitchen King) to determine the sand and blessing of the family, this virtue is blessed by the proper work of the owner and the people in the house. With the hope that God Kitchen will "bless" for his family to be lucky, every year Tet comes. On December 23, people often celebrated a solemn ceremony of sending the Kitchen God to the sky.

3. The custom of carp fishing on December 23

According to legend, "Every year, the Kitchen God sent him to the world to monitor and record the good and evil deeds of the human race. After that, every year on the 23rd day, the Kitchen God returned to fish. copying the dragon to the Heaven reported all the good and bad deeds of the people in one year so that the Heavenly people could dispose of the sins, rewarding the punishment for all human beings ".

Therefore, on the Tet holiday, Mr. Cong is a Vietnamese man who does a carp offering ceremony. People often prepare a pair or 3 carp live, drop in water pots, and other offerings. After offering, they will be released in rivers, ponds and lakes, which means "release of life" to bring Mr. Tao to heaven.

Release the fish on Tet holiday Mr. Cong Ong Tao is the cultural beauty of Vietnamese people.

In addition, in the mind of Vietnamese people, "fish over Vu Mon" or "carp of the dragon" also carries the meaning of sublimation, the symbol of the spirit of overcoming difficulties, perseverance and persistence to conquer knowledge to to succeed, symbolizing the noble personality of potential or towards a good result. Releasing fish on Tet holiday Mr. Cong Mr. Apple is not only a cultural beauty, but also shows the precious compassion of Vietnamese people.