Early spring go to temple to pray for luck

Going to a temple or simply going to the pagoda to ask for a branch of fortune, lighting a stick of incense to pray for a peaceful and prosperous new year has become a beautiful cultural tradition of the Vietnamese people for many generations.

The Year of the Cat has arrived. A new spring marks the victory of the entire nation against the pandemic, overcoming many challenges and promising a new year filled with positive energy, joining hands in solidarity to achieve many new goals better than the previous year.

Photo series of reporters and collaboratorsHai Duong Newspaperfrom all over the province sent back describing the atmosphere of people going to the temple to pray for luck.

On the morning of the first day of Tet, many locals bring offerings to Kiep Bac Temple - the sacred temple worshiping the Great King Tran Quoc Tuan. Coming here, people often pray for the elimination of diseases and good crops.

On the morning of the first day, the special national relic Giam Pagoda (Cam Giang) welcomed the first guests to pray for good luck, mainly local people.

Like every year, the special national relic Mao Dien Temple of Literature (Cam Giang) opens to welcome visitors from early morning on the first day of Tet. In the photo: People place offerings before the altar of the Two-Country Champion Mac Dinh Chi

Tourists visiting Suot Temple (Hai Duong City) are familiar with the image of scholars giving calligraphy to pray for success in exams and academic progress.

After 3 years of restrictions due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year people are free to travel after the epidemic has been controlled, so some relic sites are crowded with people coming to pray for good luck. In the photo: On New Year's Eve, many people flocked to Phong Hanh Pagoda (Hai Duong City) to pray for a year of favorable weather and wind.

The historical and cultural relic of Cap Nhat communal house, Tien Tien commune (Hai Duong city) also has people coming to burn incense and pray right after New Year's Eve.

Mother and son came to burn incense right after New Year's Eve at the small Bui Xa pagoda, Doan Ket commune (Thanh Mien).

TIEN HUY