This year, the Lunar New Year (3rd of the third lunar month) falls on Monday, March 31.
According to the book Vietnam Traditional Worship - Rituals and Ritual Practices (World Publishing House), the Korean Festival, also known as the "vehicle feast" or the 3rd of the 3rd lunar month.
In the Traditional Vietnamese Village Book Science Station (Truth National Political Publishing House), author Bui Xuan Dinh said that legends and customs in many localities explain the banh flo as dating back to the Hung kings and the practice of making these two cakes to remind us of the story of "hundreds of eggs" of Au Co's mother (such as at Hung Temple, Hat Mon Temple...).
Vietnamese people celebrate Tet holiday in one day, mostly on the 3rd of March, some villages celebrate on the 6th, 8th, or even the 10th of the 12th of the same month. In addition to banh troi and banh chay as sweets, Vietnamese people also have salty foods (chicken, pork, stir-fried dishes, cooked) prepared on the morning of the 3rd to offer to their ancestors.
In many villages, people not only offer banh tre to the ancestors but also offer to the Imperial Citadel, because the hidden behind this Tet is the wish for favorable weather and harmony.
The true Korean Lunar New Year worship offering tray
According to the book Traditional Worship of Vietnam - Rites and rituals, the Korean Lunar New Year worship ceremony usually has:
- 5 or 3 bowls of banh flo, 5 or 3 bowls of banh chay;
- Areca nut, white water, incense, Candles, flowers.
Korean Tet literature
After placing the offering on the family altar, the homeowner burned incense, burned candles, sat in a row or knelt in front of the memorial altar: "Nam Mo A Di Da Phat" 3 times, bowed 3 times. After that, the homeowner reads the gist as follows:
I bow to nine sides of heaven, ten sides of Buddha, ten sides of Buddha;
Bowing to Chan Ly's parents;
Worship the fairies, masters, masters, and mothers;
Worship the laws of the gods here;
The children worship their ancestors on both sides, the grandfather, the grandmother, the grandmother, the young master in the world of the am, the previous and future owners of the land, the departed and departed faces and eyes here.
I believe the owner's name is... residing in...
Today is the Incense Offering Ceremony for the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month. Therefore, I would like to respectfully invite councils at all levels and departments to enjoy the offerings and receive benefits so that our family can be healthy and do business well.
I would like to bow to you".
After doing the job, bend 5 times.
After that, the homeowner read the document:
"Offering incense to remember the origin
The extremely sacred love of a nutritious person
The scent of vegetarian banh floating
The peaceful gift ceremony is respectful
Hopefully the ancient star will laugh
The right for children to have high intellectual property
A true heart that is not from the river
A fragrant heart for the joy of salary in life
Heart-healthy thanks-grate ceremony
A healthy heart leads to good deeds and good deeds.
After reading the scriptures, the family practiced the theme "Nam Mo A Di Da Phat" (3 times) and bowed 4 times.
At the end of the ceremony.
