Why did Mr. Tao Mr. Tao just drop carp?

In the offerings of Mr. Cong Ong Tao on December 23 every year, carp is indispensable. So why just drop the carp and not any other animal?

According to the traditional culture of Vietnamese people, every December 23, every year, every family makes a tray to worship Mr. Cong Ong Tao to go to heaven. They believe that the Carpenters Apples fly to the sky to report what they have done and not done in the past year to report to the Jade Emperor. After that, on New Year's Eve, the Apples returned to earth to continue their work to look after the family fire.

Families releasing carp on December 23 are based on the accumulation of carp overtaking the dragon and dragon.

In the face of many questions, why do people worship Mr. Cong Mr. Tao all choose carp to drop? Can it be replaced with another animal? The PV consulted some cultural researchers.

Explaining the reasons as well as the meaning of the release of carp, Mr. Nguyen Cung Ha, Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychology of the Institute of Research and Application of Human Potential; " The families who released carp on December 23 are based on the accumulation of carp overtaking the dragon and the dragon . Of all the species living below, " said the deputy director of the Asian Center for Cultural Research and Application . water only carp is able to pass the ball to heaven and become a dragon ".

Talking more with the PV, Mr. Nguyen Hao Hung is a former Researcher of Southeast Asian Research Institute and served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Southeast Asian Research Journal, saying that it cannot replace other carp in any animal. On the day of worshiping Mr. Cong Mr. Tao: "The carp is the only means of transportation that cannot be replaced to Apple to heaven. Therefore, it is impossible to replace carp with other animals. The carp lake has become the symbol of culture: fish long dragon (chemical dragon), fish surpassing disciplines (honoring successful learning), showing the compassion of the Vietnamese people (liberating) is so beautiful that it is easy to replace ".

Therefore, according to the concept of folk, carp must be released before the Horse (12 noon on 23 December) to catch up to heaven. Many families often choose rivers, streams and lakes near their houses to release fish. However, releasing fish for the right meaning is also a matter of concern.

Mr. Nguyen Hao Hung said that he could not replace carp with any other animal on the day of worshiping the Kitchen God.

With the same problem, feng shui expert Mai Van Sinh said: "In the past years, the release of carp has been reflected by many media such as someone throwing fish, throwing fish with plastic bags into the water like that. only polluting the environment but also wrongly meaning with the sacred traditions ".

According to Mr. Mai Van Sinh, stocking carp in the day of worshiping Mr. Cong Ong Tao, people should drop slowly and gently down to the rivers and lakes so that the fish have a chance to live, which is also an act of expressing the devotion and sacredness. bring good things for yourself, your family.

How to choose the most suitable carp to worship Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao

Mr. Cong's apples need 3 red carp notes, so if you think that you should worship many carp or offer a pair is not right.

Should choosing paper carp or live carp?

If you have offered carp copy, then only live carp and vice versa. Live carp used to worship Mr. Cong, Mr. Tao was often chosen to buy red carp.

After buying home, you should drop into a bowl of clean water, drop 1 more small moss into the bowl if you buy fish before the long time offerings. When offering carp (pots) carp is placed next to the tray.

How to choose healthy, beautiful carp?

The fish to offer to the Kitchen God are not necessarily big fish, as long as the fish is healthy, not scratched and scabbed. To test the health of the fish, you can lightly touch the water surface of the fish bowl, if you see the fish swimming fast, it is a strong fish.

If you are more careful, you can flip the fish up slightly to check, if you bring the bright red fish, it means it is a healthy fish. If you bring deep red fish, it is a weak fish, just for a short time to die.

When you go to release fish, you need to choose clean ponds, lakes, large space and not too polluted.

When you go to release fish, you need to choose clean ponds, lakes, large space and not too polluted. When dropping, do not stand on the ground or throw down the fish bag, so that the fish can die, polluting the surrounding environment.

The best way to release the fish is to choose the edge of the water near, gently tilt the bowl or bag so that the fish can swing, swim into the water.