Kitchen Gods’ worshipping day marks start of Tet

  • Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Purchasing kumquat trees for decorations during Tet. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Purchasing kumquat trees for decorations during Tet. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Tet atmosphere is surrounding. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Tet atmosphere is surrounding. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Markets in Hanoi are bustling as locals are preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
The “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) worshipping ritual, held on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, which falls on January 22 this year, is considered the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival – the biggest and most important traditional holiday of Vietnamese people. As the legend goes, “Ong Cong” (Land Genie) is the one in charge of land while “Ong Tao” (Kitchen Gods), consisting of two males and one female, are those who keep a watch over kitchen affairs of a family. They take note of a family’s issues in a year and will ride carps back to the Heaven on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month to report all the good and bad things of that family to the God of Heaven. Given this, Vietnamese people believe that the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods are decisive to the good or bad luck and blessing for their families. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết

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