The full moon of the twelfth lunar month (15th of the lunar calendar) of the year At Ty falls on Monday, February 2, 2026 of the solar calendar.
According to custom, on this day, Vietnamese families will prepare offering trays to offer to grandparents, ancestors, relatives, greet the old year and receive peace and blessings for the new year.
According to the book "Vietnamese Traditional Prayers" (Van Hoa Thong Tin Publishing House), on the full moon day of the twelfth lunar month, homeowners can offer vegetarian and savory offerings. Among them, vegetarian offerings include incense, flowers, betel and areca, fruits, gold coins; savory offerings usually include wine, boiled chicken, stir-fried vegetables, spring rolls, spring rolls, soup...
According to the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, depending on the culture of each region and locality, each Vietnamese family can prepare a suitable offering tray.
For offerings on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, you should choose oranges, apples, watermelons, bananas, Buddha's hand. Familiar vegetarian dishes include vegetarian gio cha, vegetarian stir-fried vermicelli, stir-fried vegetables, boiled vegetables, coconut sticky rice, sweet soup...
In addition to vegetarian feasts, families can also make savory feasts with local specialties. Basic savory feasts usually include dishes such as boiled chicken, sticky rice, spring rolls, fried spring rolls, white rice, soup, wine.
In the North, on the feast tray, there are usually sticky rice with beans, banh chung (square sticky rice cake), canh bong lua (fried noodle soup), canh mang moc (crested bamboo shoot soup), pickled onions, frozen meat... The Southern feast tray usually has gac sticky rice, vermicelli soup, bitter melon soup, braised egg meat... The Central feast tray will have sticky rice with beans, fried spring rolls, bone soup, bamboo shoot soup, braised fish, seafood...
In addition to the above dishes, some other typical dishes that homeowners can prepare to make the feast more diverse include stir-fried vegetables, stewed beef, roasted pork, salad, boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, stir-fried squid with vegetables...
When preparing the offering tray for the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, homeowners need to pay attention to choosing fresh ingredients and beautiful shapes. The offering tray does not need to be too elaborate, but when arranged, it must be neat and clean, showing respect.
