Offering tray for the 5.5 lunar month Doan Ngo festival: Beautiful, meaningful, widely shared

The offering tray for the 5.5 lunar month Doan Ngo festival with sticky rice wine, ash cake, summer fruits... is widely shared by the online community because it is beautiful and meaningful.

Many Vietnamese people prepare carefully the offerings for the Doan Ngo festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month), expressing their gratitude when placing them on the altar to pray for health and peace for their families. Traditionally, the Doan Ngo festival offerings often include sticky rice wine, purple sticky rice, or ash cakes, summer fruits, etc. Many people receive a huge number of likes and shares when sharing beautiful offerings on social networks.

Ms. Vu Thi Bich Hien (48 years old, in Hanoi ) said that the offering tray on the altar during the Doan Ngo festival in the North must include sticky rice wine, some plums, lychees, betel and areca nuts, and flowers. PHOTO: NVCC

In addition, the offering tray can display various seasonal cakes and fruits. This year, she chose lotus flowers to display on the offering tray in the hope that the family will always have good luck. PHOTO: NVCC

Although each locality has a different way of presenting the offerings, the common point is the sincerity of offering to ancestors and praying for health for the whole family. PHOTO: NVCC

Ms. Nguyen Hong Thuy (in Hanoi) shared that Doan Ngo festival, also known as insect killing day, is an indispensable part of Vietnamese traditional culture. Through many generations, the customs and practices of Doan Ngo festival have been maintained and developed, becoming a meaningful cultural symbol, expressing family affection and respect for ancestors. PHOTO: NVCC

Ms. Thuy's family's offering tray cannot lack banh gio dipped in honey, rice wine... PHOTO: NVCC

In the early morning, people often eat sticky rice wine or rice wine and fruits such as plums, peaches, watermelons... According to folk beliefs, the sour, sweet, and spicy flavors of these foods will help kill insects. PHOTO: NVCC

Ms. Loan Tran (in Hoa Binh ) also shared a beautiful Doan Ngo festival offering tray. Below the post, many people left comments asking for tips on how to make a neat and meaningful offering tray. PHOTO: NVCC

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mam-cung-tet-doan-ngo-55-am-lich-dep-mat-y-nghia-duoc-chia-se-ram-ro-18525052914542883.htm