The God of Wealth's Day (the 10th day of the first lunar month) is believed by many to be an occasion to pray for luck and fortune. People in the South often have the custom of buying whole grilled snakehead fish to worship the God of Wealth.
1. Where does the custom of worshiping the God of Wealth originate from?
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The custom of worshiping the God of Wealth originated in China, then appeared in Vietnam around the beginning of the 20th century.
In our country, there are many folk stories explaining this custom. The most popular one is that, in the past, the God of Wealth in heaven, who was in charge of wealth and money, once got drunk and fell to earth.
When the God of Wealth enters a house to beg for food, that house will be rich and have good business. On the 10th day of the first lunar month, the God of Wealth flies to heaven. To commemorate him, people on this day will worship objects and buy gold to pray for wealth, luck, and prosperity for the whole year, especially in families doing business.
2. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of buying gold on God of Fortune Day to bring luck and fortune?
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According to ethnologist Ta Duc, from a religious perspective, in the past, worshiping the God of Wealth only required roast chicken, roast pork, fruits, etc. These were all simple offerings, closely related to people's daily lives. It was not mandatory or customary to buy gold on the 10th of January, to bring luck and fortune all year round.
Professor Luong Ngoc Huynh also believes that the view that one must buy gold on the God of Wealth's day is incorrect. According to him, in all major religions in the world , such as Taoism, Mother Goddess, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism... there is not a single detail that says to buy gold on the "God of Wealth's day" to pray for wealth and fortune.
3. Which of the following should not be used on the offering tray to the God of Wealth?
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The offering tray for the God of Wealth is generally not much different from the offerings on other holidays. If you are making a vegetarian offering, the dishes you should prepare are fruits (a tray of five fruits), candy, rice, and salt.
If offering salty food, you can prepare flowers, a tray of five fruits, grilled snakehead fish, roasted pork, shrimp, crab, etc.
According to cultural expert Duong Hoang Loc, Director of the Center for Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University), flowers for worshiping the God of Wealth should not be fake, but should be fresh flowers, with buds and fragrance, the better. Fruits should not be plastic.
4. Why do Southern people's offerings to the God of Wealth always include grilled snakehead fish?
- To commemorate the contributions of our ancestors in reclaiming the Southern land.0%
- Snakehead fish has strong vitality, symbolizing prosperity.0%
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People in the South often have the custom of buying whole grilled snakehead fish to worship the God of Wealth. This custom is to show gratitude for the protection of the Southern God of the land towards the ancestors who came to this land to reclaim it several hundred years ago.
In addition, the life of the people of the South has long been associated with rivers, canals, and snakehead fish can be considered a typical product of this region.
Snakehead fish also has strong vitality and good survival ability in many different conditions, so it also symbolizes effort, success and prosperity.
In addition, according to feng shui, fish is always a symbol to attract wealth and luck. Southern people worship the God of Wealth with grilled snakehead fish on the day of God of Wealth with the wish for a smooth and favorable life like fish swimming in water.
5. God of Fortune Day in all countries is January 10?
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The 10th day of the first lunar month in our country is called the God of Wealth's day, but in many other Asian countries, the God of Wealth's day is the 5th day of the first lunar month.
According to China's CGTN channel, in this country, people set off fireworks and organize bustling cultural events on January 5 because this is considered the birthday of the God of Wealth. Other regions of China or Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Malaysia can welcome the God of Wealth on January 1 or 4 (lunar calendar).
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