Chaos of "stealing fortune" at Con Temple Festival

Huy Thu• February 26, 2019 19:27

(Baonghean.vn) - Going to Con Temple Festival, visitors can experience many impressive activities, typical of the coastal countryside. However, the festival still has some offensive images, especially the "stealing of fortune" in the Fishing Prayer Ceremony.

The Fishing Prayer Ceremony in the Con Temple Festival takes place on Quynh Phuong beach, attracting a large number of locals and tourists from all over the country. The entire 500m beach from the ceremony site to the foot of the mountain where Con Ngoai Temple is located is packed with people.

To ensure the fish praying ceremony takes place in its entirety, this year the organizers have erected a steel fence surrounding the ceremony area with the presence of many police officers. In the photo: People watch the fish praying ceremony and wait to "rob the fortune".

When the ceremony had just finished the eulogy, the organizers were preparing to give out blessings to the people, but the people attending the ceremony in the inner circle took the opportunity to "steal the blessings".

Immediately, thousands of people from all directions rushed to the offering table, each grabbing, some offerings such as sticky rice, cakes, and fruits were thrown high into the air.

The atmosphere of jostling, pushing, and trampling on each other to "rob luck" and "receive luck"... took place right at the place that a few minutes before was a sacred place of worship.

Some people "received benefits" right at the scene.

The solemn offering table suddenly became a place of trampling and fighting among the attendees. Ms. Le Thi Can in Quyet Tien block, Quynh Phuong ward said: Every year at the fish praying ceremony, this scene happens.

During the fish praying ceremony, votive papers were thrown high into the air, flying everywhere. Many visitors to the fish praying ceremony said they were "horrified" when the "fortune stealing" happened.

Some people tried to pick up the damaged things from trampling on the offering table. Mr. Phan Hong Vinh - Vice Chairman of Quynh Phuong Ward, Hoang Mai Town shared: "The custom of "stealing fortune" in the Fishing Ceremony - Con Temple Festival has existed for a long time. Realizing its offensiveness, this year the organizing committee erected about 100 meters of steel fence surrounding the fishing area, planning to distribute fortune to people in a civilized manner after the ceremony, but before they could react, the "stealing fortune" scene took place as usual."