(Baonghean.vn)- Every year, after the Kitchen God worshiping ceremony on December 23, it is not difficult to see trash and ash scattered around ponds, lakes, and canals after people release carp.
» Vinh city people brave the rain to release carp to see off Tao Quan
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| Every December 23, people in Vinh city buy carp to release. According to folk belief, this is a way to send the Kitchen God to heaven to report the results of each family's year to heaven. |
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| On this day, ponds, lakes, canals or rivers are the places chosen by people to release fish. In Vinh city, many people choose Cua Nam lake, the area of Kenh Bac bridge to release carp to see off Ong Tao. |
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| Besides releasing carp, many people also throw ashes and offerings into lakes and canals, causing environmental pollution. |
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| Plastic bags, ash bags, and plastic tubes are common sights in places where people release fish to worship the Kitchen God. |
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| Not only on the ground, on the fences near the ponds and lakes, there are also plastic bags hung full of people's fish bags. |
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| The carp's body was found stranded on the shore along with a pile of plastic bags after the ceremony to release the Kitchen Gods. |
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| However, besides many cases of using plastic bags to hold fish, many people in Vinh city use pots, barrels... to release carp to protect the environment. |
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| Ms. Hanh, in Dong Vinh, after releasing the carp, and her friends collected plastic bags and plastic boxes that some people had carelessly littered in Cua Nam fish pond. |
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| Not only Ms. Hanh, many people who come to release carp are also aware of protecting the environment by collecting plastic bags that are thrown away haphazardly in one place. |
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| Mr. Tan, from Doi Cung, after releasing carp to see off Ong Tao, collected plastic bags thrown near Cua Nam Lake and reminded everyone to throw their trash in one place. Mr. Tan shared, "Each person just needs to be a little bit conscious about keeping clean to protect the environment, help the janitors have less trouble and have a meaningful Ong Tao worship day." |
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| Despite the heavy rain, a Vinh resident voluntarily went to throw away the plastic bag after releasing carp to send the Kitchen Gods to heaven to the place where people had gathered them earlier. These small actions of the people made the Kitchen God worshiping day in Vinh more meaningful. |
Thanh Cuong - Chu Thanh
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