Chaos of "fortune stealing" at Con Temple Festival

Huy Thu• DNUM_CGZACZCABJ 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 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 length of the beach, more than 500 meters from the place where the ceremony takes place 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 ended, the organizers were preparing to distribute lucky money to the people, but the people attending the ceremony in the inner circle took the opportunity to "steal the lucky money".

Immediately, thousands of people from all directions rushed to the offering table, each grabbing at their own will. 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 fortune" and "receive fortune"... took place right at the place that a few minutes before was a sacred place of worship.

Some people "benefit" right at the scene.

The solemn offering table suddenly became a place where people attending the ceremony trampled and fought over. Ms. Le Thi Can in Quyet Tien block, Quynh Phuong ward said: Every year at the fish praying ceremony, this scene happens.

The votive paper money during the fish praying ceremony was thrown high into the air, flying everywhere. Many visitors to the fish praying ceremony said they felt "horrified" when the "fortune stealing" scene 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 the people in a civilized manner after the ceremony, but before they could react, the "stealing fortune" scene took place as usual".