Experts "give advice" on what to avoid on God of Wealth's day

In addition to preparing the offerings and prayers on the God of Wealth's day, we need to pay attention to the following things.

The altar of the God of Wealth must be neatly arranged and cleaned.

According to cultural expert Duong Hoang Loc, Director of the Center for Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University), what needs to be done on the day of the God of Wealth is to clean the altar, prepare offerings and perform the ceremony.

Cleaning the altar requires care. The altar of the God of Wealth must be arranged neatly, avoiding clutter. Do not display too many things on the altar to avoid confusion and loss of concentration.

Statues of God of Wealth and God of Land are usually placed on both sides of the altar. According to the principle, the placement (looking from the outside in) will be the statue of God of Wealth on the left, the statue of God of Land on the right.

The Laughing Buddha statue is usually placed on top of the God of Wealth altar. The rice jar, salt jar, and full water jar are placed between the two statues of the God of Wealth and the God of the Land.

The incense bowl is placed in the middle of the altar.

The Toad statue is placed on the left side of the altar. During the day, the statue faces outward to receive money and at night, it faces inward to attract fortune.

Location of the God of Wealth altar

Do not place the God of Wealth altar next to the bathroom. According to belief, bathing is the act of removing dirt, placing the God of Wealth altar next to it will cause disrespect.

Do not place the God of Wealth altar in the walkway because it will lose the respect and elegance of the place of worship.

The altar of the God of Wealth must always be clean and carefully cleaned. The homeowner can use clean water or alcohol with a clean cloth to clean it.

What the homeowner wears on the day of God of WealthDo not wear sloppy or torn clothes when worshiping. The attitude of the homeowner on this day is very important. The worshiper needs to keep a respectful mind and show seriousness when worshiping.

Fruit offerings on the altar of the God of WealthMust be real, fresh fruit, do not use fake or spoiled fruit. Choose fruit with a fragrant smell, the better.

Do not worship outdoors

Many people have the habit of placing the God of Wealth offering tray outside or in front of the door. According to experts, placing the God of Wealth offering tray inside the house is the most reasonable.

Business people should worship at their place of business, not at temples or pagodas. Non-business people can worship at home or at temples or pagodas.

According to Vietnamnet