According to traditional Vietnamese beliefs, on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, families often have a table to worship ancestors and pray for super-replacement. On the day of "eliminating the crime of martyrs", many houses also worshiped animals in the yard, before adding houses for souls, hungry ghosts, and dwelling spirits without any support.
Rites of worship for gods and ancestors
Feng Shui expert Nguyen Song Ha said that as a family offering tray, you should choose a seasonal menu to make the dishes fresh and delicious. Although it is Autumn, the weather is still hot, so everyone should choose clothes with warmth and coolness.
The offering tray for ancestors and idols on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month is usually a salty feast, accompanied by incense, flowers, fruits, wine, gold money, and items for the wearer such as clothes and shoes made of paper. Dishes are often prepared with sticky rice, boiled chicken, soup, rice, nem...
Each region will have its own unique dishes. The North has more ham, ball soup, bamboo shoots, and stir-fried vegetables. Central region people prioritize braised fish, shrimp, steamed goat meat, and stewed beef. In the South, families often cook egg stewed meat, Asian sticky rice soup through stuffing, banh tet...
Parasite offerings
The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is also known as the day of "eliminating the crime of martyrs", the day when the Emperor opens the door to hell for the departed souls to have nowhere to rest and suffer many unjust evils...
Therefore, people often make a offering tray for the souls to avoid being harassed. Worshiping animals is also an occasion to avoid being discouraged and accumulating virtue for the family.
The animal worship ceremony usually takes place on the evening of the 14th of the 7th lunar month and the 15th of the 7th lunar month. Many people believe that this is the time when priests on the road to hell should worship at this time.
The offering tray of the soul teacher includes: A plate of rice and salt used on the sidewalk, a three-way cross in front of the house after the offering; 12 cups of diluted white porridge or 3 pieces of rice; 12 pieces of card sugar; 5 types of fruit; paper clothes, votive paper; roasted corn, sweet potatoes, corn, boiled cassava, sugarcane; candy, cash; 3 cups of water, 3 incense sticks, 3 small candles.
Paraging clothes must be prepared in many colors such as blue, green, yellow, pink. When spreading gold on the tray, you should leave it in 4 directions: East, West, South, North, each incense corresponding to 3-7-9-1 incense sticks.
Parasite worship needs to be displayed outdoors, in front of the main door of the house. After completing the procedures and reading the gist, rice, salt, and candy were scattered on the field and road. Remember to burn votive paper while the incense is still burning.
