Ms. Nguyen Viet Ha (30 years old, from Thai Binh ) said that this year, December 23 fell in the middle of the week, so she took advantage of last weekend to prepare and set up the offerings early.
For her, December 23 is not only a traditional and important annual holiday for Vietnamese people but also the first day of the Lunar New Year. Every year, on this occasion, she always tries to prepare the most neat and tidy offering tray.
She offered to the altar of her ancestors to pray for a peaceful and happy new year.
Ms. Viet Ha's offering tray to the Kitchen Gods has been shared many times on social networks.
Ms. Ha took the opportunity to worship the Kitchen Gods early.
Every year, Ms. Ha's family worships the Kitchen Gods on the day of the Kitchen Gods.
Ms. Vu Thu Huong (in Hanoi ) also prepared and arranged the offering tray for Ong Cong and Ong Tao in a beautiful way. She said that December 23 is one of the important offerings before Tet. The custom of offering Ong Cong and Ong Tao is a beautiful cultural and spiritual tradition of Vietnamese people since ancient times.
Ms. Huong makes sticky rice with gac and carp, sweet rice balls with carp,... The way to create carp shapes is both beautiful and vivid and is a delicious dish on the offering tray of Ong Cong and Ong Tao.
Ms. Huong makes carp cakes to place on the altar on the 23rd of December.
According to Ms. Huong, the ceremony to worship the Kitchen Gods does not need to be elaborate but must be solemn and thoughtful, showing the heart of the homeowner. The 23rd of December is not only an occasion for family members to return home to reunite after a year of working and studying.
Ms. Huong's offering tray on December 23rd has traditional dishes such as boiled chicken, banh chung, gio cha...
Ms. Thuy Dang (39 years old, in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) prepares a beautiful vegetarian offering tray on the day of worshiping Ong Cong and Ong Tao.
Ms. Thuy prepared the offering tray in about 2 hours.
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