How to choose carp to worship Ong Cong Ong Tao simply and beautifully

How to choose a carp to worship the Kitchen Gods simply and beautifully through a few steps that anyone can do to have a healthy and beautiful carp to add meaning to the offering tray.

Every year, families often hold a ceremony to worship Ong Cong Ong Tao on the 23rd of December to send the Kitchen Gods to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor about the past year. In addition to preparing a complete offering tray, red carp is an indispensable offering to send the gods to heaven.

Carp is an indispensable offering when worshiping the Kitchen Gods (Illustration photo)

Tips for choosing carp to worship the Kitchen Gods

The fish to be offered to the Kitchen Gods do not necessarily have to be big, as long as the fish are healthy, without scratches or missing scales. To test the health of the fish, you can lightly touch the surface of the water in the bowl containing the fish. If you see the fish swimming fast and splashing strongly, it is a healthy fish. When you buy the carp home, you must put it in a clean bowl and fill it with clean water.

Regarding quantity, many homeowners have the misconception that the more carp they offer, the better or that they should only buy a pair of fish. However, offering to Tao Quan means offering to three gods including the Earth God, the House God and the Kitchen God, so 3 red carps are enough.

How to release carp after offering properly?

According to folk belief, carp should be released at noon (12 noon on December 23) so that the Kitchen Gods can ride the carp to heaven.

However, December 23rd sometimes falls on the day when families have to go to work and cannot prepare time to worship at noon. Therefore, it is not necessary to worship Ong Cong Ong Tao at noon, but can be worshiped at any convenient time and before Ong Tao flies to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor, that is, before 12 noon on December 23rd, the ceremony cannot be performed after this time.

When releasing the fish, you should slowly tilt the mouth of the nylon bag or fish container into the water, so that the fish can swim out on its own. Or you can put the fish in the palm of your hand and gently release it into the water. You need to do it gently but quickly. Absolutely do not stand on the edge of the bridge or high places and throw the fish down, as the fish may not survive. After releasing the fish, you should keep an eye on it to see if it has swum away, to avoid the situation where the fish is stuck and has not swum away.

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