The custom of worshiping Ong Cong Ong Tao during Tet is one of the traditional cultural beauties of Vietnam that has been passed down for generations. Although there is no need for elaborate organization, each family tries to prepare thoughtfully and neatly to express the homeowner’s sincerity.

Tet Ong Cong Ong Tao is on December 23 every year and is the day Ong Ong Tao rides a carp to the sky to report to the Jade Emperor all the good and bad things in the past year. Ong Cong Ong Tao is an important holiday, signaling the upcoming traditional Tet Lunar New Year.

The meaning of Tet Quan Quan day

What is the meaning of Tet Ong Cong Ong Tao? According to Vietnamese beliefs, all three Kitchen Gods are gods who govern everything in the family, determine the homeowner’s luck and misfortune, happiness and disaster, prevent evil spirits, and preserve happiness. , peace for everyone. The custom of worshiping Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao is to pay respect to the homeowner and pray for a prosperous, full, lucky, prosperous year.

On this day, Vietnamese families often make decent trays of rice to express gratitude to the three Kitchen Gods and is also an opportunity for people and families to gather and reunite after a year of separation. In particular, on the day of worshiping Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao, Vietnamese people often prepare additional carp to release into rivers and lakes.

Releasing animals is a tradition that shows the compassion and kindness of the Vietnamese people. Carp in Eastern culture is the means for the Kitchen God to ride to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor everything that happened in the past year. Moreover, carp also has the meaning of “carp turning into a dragon”, “fish crossing Vu Mon”, symbolizing sublimation, progress and the spirit of perseverance and perseverance to achieve success.

Differences in the custom of worshiping Ong Cong’s Tet in 3 regions
Characteristics of customs of each region:

Northerners often make offerings quite early, around December 20 and the latest at noon on December 23. People often use carp to worship, it can be live carp or paper fish. Then bring the carp to release (if it is a live fish). In the offering tray in the North there are often clothes and hats for the Apples, sticky rice, chicken, spring rolls, sausages, bamboo shoot soup…

People in the Central region often make the most elaborate offerings to Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao. They often offer a paper horse with full saddle and bridle, burn lots of votive paper, and make full offerings. People in the Central region will replace the inside of the incense burner, clean it and send off the terracotta Kitchen God from the altar, take it to the temple in the village and process the new statue and place it back on the altar.

Ancient Southerners often worshiped Kitchen Gods at night, from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on December 23 because they believed that the worshiping ceremony should take place when the whole family has finished eating dinner, without using the kitchen to avoid disturbing the family. Apple. However, due to cultural interference, there are now many early worshipers. The offering tray usually cannot lack water-dried sweet soup, a plate of black sesame candy, peanuts, 3 small bowls of water, incense, and a set of paper images of storks and horses.

Hopefully through this article, you will better understand what Tet Ong Cong Ong Tao (Kitchen Gods) is as well as its meaning.

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