How to worship the Kitchen Gods

| 10/02/2026 - 08:57

On the day of Ong Cong Ong Tao, Vietnamese families will prepare offerings, recite prayers and release carp to send Ong Cong Ong Tao to heaven.

| 08/02/2026 - 07:00

The prime time for releasing carp corresponds to the prime time for worshiping Ong Cong and Ong Tao, which needs to be done before 12:00 PM on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

| 07/02/2026 - 09:00

On the annual Ong Cong Ong Tao day, Vietnamese families will prepare offerings and recite prayers to send Ong Cong Ong Tao to heaven.

| 07/02/2026 - 08:00

Besides choosing a good time frame to worship Ong Cong and Ong Tao, homeowners need to consider a day that is suitable for their age to bring good luck.

| 07/02/2026 - 06:00

The ceremony to see off Ong Cong and Ong Tao is of great significance to Vietnamese families, wishing for good things to be sent away.

| 21/01/2025 - 11:38

Besides preparing offerings and prayers to the Kitchen Gods, families also need to pay attention to a few things when placing the Kitchen God altar on December 23.

| 21/01/2025 - 10:11

Worshiping the Kitchen Gods is an important ritual in the Vietnamese belief, so it is necessary to prepare a full offering tray to show respect.

| 19/01/2025 - 08:10

After completing the ceremony to worship the Kitchen Gods, the homeowner will release the carp at a suitable and auspicious time.

| 18/01/2025 - 15:00

Every year on the 23rd of December, every Vietnamese family prepares a tray of offerings and reads a prayer to send the Kitchen Gods to Heaven.

| 18/01/2025 - 09:00

Not only preparing a full offering tray, the homeowner also needs to pay attention to taboos on Ong Cong Ong Tao day to show respect.

| 23/01/2022 - 16:51

The Chinese began the custom of worshiping Confucius and Taos from the Confucian Dynasty (551 to 479 BC).