What is the Feast of Corporations? - The meaning of the Exclusion Ceremony

Exclusion night according to the old concept is also called New Year's Eve. So what is the Exclusion Night and what to look out for in the Exclusion Night, please refer to the following article.

What is Demobilization Night?

The night of renunciation, also known as the night of the thirties , is the period before midnight, the New Year's Eve between the new year and the old year.

Dismissal night is the most sacred time of the year when families rejoice, prepare to welcome the new year with good things will come and see off the old year.

The night of passing President with "minus" means changing, swapping and "passing away" is night, "passing away" means "the night of change" "the night of the transient moment".

Dismissal night is a very dark night at the end of the year, (the exclusion ceremony (except for leaving, passing away is the projection) means changing ceremony). It is dark like the night of thirty nights. the time of rest, the clearing of sorrows, the night of tranquility and spirituality.In the night of subjugation before midnight, people take care of cleaning up what is dirty, clearing sorrows, discord of life to prepare for a new day begins the new year.

Solicitation Ceremony

The death ceremony is celebrated at the hour of the Rat (11 o'clock to 1 o'clock) , the moment involved in it one hour of the old year and one hour of the new year. Exempting ceremonies are often lit by incense in front of ancestral altars, by alms-making with raspberries with boiled roosters or raspberries with pig's feet.

At this ceremony at home, people mention the mercy of the heavens and their ancestors, apologize to their parents, make peace with each other, get rid of bad things and promise good things will happen. Although there is no religion or no family to reunite, during that holy hour, people often go to temples, churches or sacred places to burn incense and gather buds at the beginning of the year.

Plump and lively tray with many colors of food and drink such as banh chung, boiled chicken .

Notes on the Exempting Ceremony

The ancients said that there were twelve Operators, the heavenly Magistrate representing the 12 zodiacs from the year of the Rat (the mouse) to the year of the Pig (the pig), alternately overseeing the workings of the lower world. Return to the first Operator every 12 years. The heavenly officials have Mr. Thien and Mr. Evil. Mr. Thien specializes in helping the good people, while Mr. Evil causes droughts, floods, crop failures and famines. The good deeds or evil deeds are due to the reckoning of the Operators, the Jade Emperor based on the quirk that blesses or punishes people.

With such a concept, the ancients performed the ceremony very carefully. At midnight, the old officer handed over the work, the new official accepted it. At this time, every family presents the deck outside to worship the two mandarins. In the old days, even the dignitaries in the villages and communes had to set up a plan to bow to the gods in heaven, in the communal house, in the court, gold incense, betel nut, wine, fruit, chicken sticky rice; Solemn rituals with gongs resounding late at night.

Nowadays, many people do not really understand the meaning of the Exclusion Ceremony. Some understandings that worship outdoors at New Year's Eve are worshiping sentient beings. According to that concept, when the ancestors were allowed to eat a meal inside the house, outside the sentient beings, the hungry ghosts did not know where to eat Tet, so if they want to be peaceful in the new year, they must have a tray of offerings for sentient beings.

Some families only know how to worship, worship the four directions, do not even know how to pray, Thanh Canh. The true meaning of the Exclusion Ceremony that we used to call New Year's Eve worship has gradually faded. After all, no matter how the meaning of outdoor offerings varies, this traditional custom still has a great philosophical and humane meaning. Understanding is the ceremony of heavenly officials or sentient beings ceremony, it is essential that everyday people behave rightly and not ashamed of the spiritual forces.

Stemming from that cause, even from ancient times, ancient people had many life-long stories for people to understand that: the Executive officers, the Magistrates, although the minute of handover was urgently busy but because they were family members so you have the ability to understand right away the liver of the owner. If there is a desire for profit, bribes, bribes, you only see signs in the smoke, the fire is known immediately, without even paying any attention to the New Year's offerings. On the contrary, honest, honest, kind-hearted families can sometimes just need a cup of wine and incense, although the offerings are simple but the officials are still happy to indulge.

At the time of New Year's Eve, every family is about to go out to worship. Plump plump and lively with a lot of colors of food and drinks such as sticky rice, boiled chicken, fruits, candies . And more than ever in that hour for people to express their respect and understanding. Thanks and wish for a good year and good luck.

With the tray of outdoor offerings, the quantity and quality also depend on each region, on the wealth, affluence or difficulty of each family. The well-to-do houses will prepare the tray of offerings, offerings, delicacies, seafood paints . to welcome the gods and wish to have a richer, richer life. As for families who are hard-working and hard-working all year round in their fields and fields, a little 'homecoming' like homegrown trees is also to convey their sincerity, respect and wish for the new year with things. Luck, health comes to every family member.

Life today has changed a lot, but New Year's Eve offerings from countryside to city are still kept. Not only a spiritual issue but also a beauty in the cultural roots of the nation.

After the outdoor worshiping ceremony, every new family starts to worship indoors. Offering Eve in the house is an ancestor worship ceremony at the very moment of New Year's Eve, in order to pray to the ancestors to bless the family to meet the good things in the new year.

Trays include salty dishes on Tet holiday are processed pure, solemn. Salty stakes include: banh chung, spring rolls, green bean sticky rice, chicken, and other savory dishes depending on family needs. Sweet candies include candies, jam, drinks .

When worshiping in New Year's Eve in the house, all family members stand solemnly in front of the altar, pray to their ancestors to ask for the blessing of their new home, pray for good health, prosperity and good health. Before praying to their ancestors to invite their ancestors to celebrate with the posterity of the descendants, the homeowners prayed to Tho Cong, the deity who governed the house to ask for permission from the ancestors to celebrate Tet.

The ancients had New Year's Eve prayers dedicated to the outdoors and indoors separately. Today, there are many different prayers depending on the choices of each family. This is not so important, it is still fundamentally sincere. After the patriarch finishes the ceremony, the family members take turns in order to join the ceremony in front of the altar or offerings. When the worshiping ceremonies end, the New Year Festival begins.