What day is God of Wealth Day 2025?

The 10th day of the lunar month is considered the day to worship the God of Wealth. Of these, the God of Wealth's day in January is considered the most important of the year. Therefore, when talking about the God of Wealth's day, we are talking about the 10th day of the first lunar month. This is the day when business people burn incense and make offerings to the God of Wealth to pray for a prosperous year.

What day is God of Wealth Day 2025?

According to the ancient Vietnamese belief, a good start will lead to a good end, a favorable start will bring good results, smooth sailing, therefore, the God of Wealth's day in the first month of the year is considered the most important. The God of Wealth worship ceremony on the 10th of January is therefore a ritual that business families often do not ignore.

Many people who are not in business also consider the 10th of January as an opportunity to pray to the God of Wealth for good fortune.

In the year of At Ty 2025, the God of Wealth's day falls on Friday, February 7th of the solar calendar.

According to a folk tale, the God of Wealth was originally the god responsible for managing money and wealth in heaven. Due to an accident, he wandered down to earth for a number of years, and on the 10th of January, he returned to heaven. On this day, people perform worship rituals to pray for help, to become rich, and to have good business.

Offerings to the God of Wealth include:

- Set of 3 dishes: 300gr pork (can be boiled or roasted), 3 boiled eggs (chicken or duck eggs) and 3 boiled shrimp or crabs.

- Grilled snakehead fish: This is a typical offering to the God of Wealth in the South. The snakehead fish must be left whole and grilled. Leaving it whole is to commemorate the ancestors in the early days of land reclamation when there was a lot of poverty, so they did not mind leaving the fish with its scales and whole.

- Fruit tray: You can choose fruits such as oranges, mangoes, dragon fruit, apples, watermelons...

- Fresh flowers with bright colors (chrysanthemums, lilies...)

- Joss paper, rice, salt.

A special thing in worshiping the God of Wealth is that the altar is often placed low, close to the ground, instead of being placed high up, in a sacred place like the altar of ancestors and other gods.

Why is there a custom of buying gold on God of Wealth day?

According to folk beliefs, the God of Wealth brings good luck in money and helps businesses prosper. Many people believe that worshiping the God of Wealth can help improve luck and increase wealth. Buying gold on the day of the God of Wealth is a way to bring good luck and "collect" wealth for yourself throughout the year.

Gold has long been considered a symbol of eternity and wealth. Buying gold on the day of God of Wealth is also a way for many people to place their faith in the protection of this god, bringing a favorable and prosperous year.