According to feng shui expert Nguyen Song Ha, in Vietnam, the Duanwu Festival is also known as the Insect Killing Festival or the Duanyang Festival. Every year on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, people celebrate the Duanwu Festival. Duanwu means the beginning of noon (duan means the beginning, ngo means noon) and yang means the sun, the yang energy, Duanyang means the beginning when the yang energy is at its peak. Not only in Vietnam or China, but also in many Asian countries, there is a Duanwu Festival. Therefore, the Duanwu Festival is essentially an East Asian holiday custom associated with the concept of the cycle of weather throughout the year.
Golden time to worship Tet Doan Ngo year At Ty 2025
Feng shui experts say that in 2025, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month is Saturday, 31st of the 5th solar calendar, which is Canh Ty day, Nham Ngo month, At Ty year. People have good time frames to perform the Doan Ngo Tet worship ceremony: The best time is Nham Ngo hour from 11am to 1pm. Earlier is Ky Mao hour from 5am to 7am. Later is Giap Than hour from 3pm to 5pm. Finally, At Dau hour from 5pm to 7pm.
On May 5th, people usually burn an odd number of incense sticks. Therefore, people can burn 1 or 3 sticks depending on the worship space.
The basic offerings for the Duanwu Festival include: Incense, flowers, votive paper; Sticky rice wine; Various fruits (plums, lychees...); Ash cakes, sticky rice cakes, sticky rice wine; Sticky rice, sweet soup; Lychees or plums are almost mandatory fruits on the offerings. The Duanwu Festival offerings also cannot lack sour fruits such as plums and peaches.
In the North, the offering tray also includes sticky rice wine with yellow sticky rice or sticky rice wine with purple sticky rice. In addition, there is sticky rice wine and ash cake to help cool the body. Ash cake is made from sticky rice soaked in ash water, wrapped in banana leaves. This type of cake is easy to eat, easy to digest, and tastes better when eaten with sugar or honey.
In the Central region, people also offer rice wine, duck meat, and millet sweet soup.
In the South, in addition to rice wine like in the North, the offering tray also has banh u, che troi nuoc eaten with sugar water. Southern people often buy large, beautiful lychees to offer during the Doan Ngo Festival.
Where to place the offerings for the Dragon Boat Festival?
The Duanwu Festival offering tray can be placed indoors or outdoors. If placed indoors, the most solemn position is on the ancestral altar. If placed outdoors, the offering tray is usually displayed on a table facing the main gate. The homeowner can prepare two offerings at the same time: one on the ancestral altar and one in front of the house to ensure complete rituals.
When making offerings to the God of Wealth on the occasion of the Duanwu Festival, the offering tray should be placed on the altar of the God of Wealth - Ong Dia, showing respect and praying for blessings in work and business. For businesses and stores, depending on conditions and space, the offering tray can be placed at the cashier counter, in the central area or on the altar of the God of Wealth, if available. This location must ensure solemnity and not affect business operations.
The offering tray in the house shows gratitude to the ancestors who have protected the family, while the offering tray in the yard shows respect to heaven, earth, and gods who have given favorable weather and bountiful crops. The worship ritual also expresses the desire to receive blessings for a peaceful, happy life and favorable work and study.
When choosing a location for the offering tray, you need to pay attention to the direction and taboos. The East or Southeast are considered good directions according to Feng Shui, bringing vitality and fortune. Placing the offering tray in these directions will bring luck to the family. Avoid placing the offering tray in a dark place, near the toilet because it is not clean and not suitable for worship.
What should be noted when placing offerings on the Duanwu Festival?
When placing the offering tray for the Duanwu Festival, the homeowner should note the following 5 points: Clean the family altar thoroughly before placing the Duanwu Festival offering tray on it; Place the offering tray in a clean, airy, and solemn location; Place the offering tray in a high, clean place, away from pets in the house; Do not place the offering tray in dirty places, near the toilet or places with many people passing by; When placing the offering tray outdoors, pay attention to cover it to avoid rain, wind, and insects.
(The information in this article is for folk contemplation only)
Minh Trang
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