According to the book Vietnam Traditional Culture - Culture and Information Publishing House, Doan Ngo Festival is a major festival of the Vietnamese people held at the Lunar New Year's Eve on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month every year.
This Tet holiday is not only associated with the meaning of protecting the crop from pests and pests, but is also considered an occasion to purify the body and prevent diseases during the transitional season, when people are easily affected by climate and epidemics.
According to folktales, some traditional customs done on this day include: staying up, not touching the ground, clearing the mouth three times, eating boiled duck eggs, then drinking wine to make "buffalo stew", then eating fruit to "eat them".
Doan Ngo Tet 2025 falls on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Normally, families worship Doan Ngo Tet at "Ngo" time around 11am - 1pm. This is the time when the Sun and Earth are closest to each other in the year, a hot, hot time with a lot of sunlight, suitable for killing insects.
The golden hours of worship for the 2025 Doan Ngo Lunar New Year according to the Dieffenbachia schedule include: Ty (23am-1am), Suu (1pm-3am), Mao (5am-7am), Ngo (11am-13am), Than (15am-17pm) and Dau (17am-19am).
In particular, the time when Ty and Suu fell at night, they should not choose to worship Doan Ngo Tet.
In addition to Go time, Vietnamese families can consider the Flood time, the time of prosperity, suitable for worshiping the God of Wealth - Mr. Dia. With the time of the Lunar New Year, it is already late afternoon, only for families who are busy in the morning.
Depending on the living conditions of the family, you can choose the right time frame to worship Doan Ngo Tet, the important thing is sincerity.
