The meaning behind the custom rings the bell to welcome the New Year's Eve

You will be extremely surprised to learn that the popularity of this custom of ringing the bell is no less than that of fireworks at night 30!

In fact, ringing the bell to welcome the new year is not a completely new custom. According to GS. Dr. Tran Lam Bien - a cultural researcher, simultaneously rang a bell at the time of New Year's Eve that had been done before and nothing strange.

Not waiting until this year to be mobilized, the ringing of the bell was a practice long before in our families, temples, pagodas and churches.

The bell is considered a prayer for peace with people and peace for the world.

The sound of that bell according to the folk concept is to show the harmony between heaven and earth, to chase away the sounds, to welcome the warm spring air . In addition, it is also considered a prayer for peace with people and peace for the world.

Not only in Vietnam, New Year's Eve bell is also a common custom of many other countries when welcoming the new year, especially in the Lunar New Year.

If you have a chance to go to Japan at the new year, don't forget to visit the Zojoji temple of Tokyo city. Unlike the other countries, the bell rang in Japan on New Year's Eve not only one or two hours but until 108 hours.

Ringing ceremony to welcome the new year at Zojoji temple, Japan.

The reason is because this number represents the number of human desires, as well as the number of causes of suffering according to the Buddhist concept. Therefore, the bell is said to help dispel the negative in each person's xinxing.

In Korea, the Bosingak bell tower - the symbol of Seoul city was chosen as the venue for the annual New Year's Eve bell ceremony.

Bosingak bell tower, South Korea.

This bell tower is located at the center of a citadel. At every moment of the New Year's transfer, there is always a huge amount of locals and tourists coming here waiting for the bell to ring.

The custom of ringing for Tet is also a symbol for the New Year's celebration in China. The people of this country believe that the sound of loud bells will drive away bad luck and bring good luck to everyone.

New Year's Eve bell ceremony in China.

In recent years, the celebration of the ringing ceremony at the mountain temples is very popular in this country. In it, the most prominent is the Hanshan Temple in Suzhou - a place very famous for the New Year's Eve ringing program.

Not only in Asia, some other Western countries also have the custom of ringing the bell at 12 o'clock to welcome the new year, typically Mexico or the US.

Although there are certain differences in countries around the world, but the tradition of shaking New Year's Eve bell always contains a common meaning: bring luck and peace to everyone.