Clip of people catching carp on Lam River through Hung Hoa dike. Source: Otofun NA
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| According to Vietnamese belief, the Kitchen God will ride a carp to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor about the family situation in the past year. Therefore, every December 23, people go to ponds, lakes, and rivers to release carp. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The carp released by people carry wishes and peace for their families, a beautiful feature of Vietnamese culture. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| However, sadly, after people released the carp, there were immediately many people waiting to catch the fish again. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| This is not the first time this has happened. At Cua Tien Bridge, in the past few years, people have been waiting, and as soon as someone releases fish, they use electric shock, nets, octagonal cages... to catch the fish right before their eyes. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Although the use of octagonal cages and electric shocks has been banned, this man still uses them to catch carp that people have just released. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Many carp were caught and then sold to people to release. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| After releasing the fish, a local resident tried to use a basin to splash the water so the fish could swim away, hoping to avoid the nets and cages set up nearby. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| People just let go while the "fishing army" on the other side keeps catching fish, leaving people helpless. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Not only at Cua Tien Bridge, the same scene also occurs on both sides of Lam River. Whenever someone releases fish, someone will row a boat to catch them. Photo: Chu Thanh |
