(Baonghean.vn) - Phu Lien village, Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) is located on Hon Kien mountain, facing the sea, welcoming the waves day after day. For generations, the lives of the people of Phu Lien village have been closely linked to the exploitation, fishing and marine services. Therefore, every year on the 10th day of the 7th lunar month, the people of Phu Lien village enthusiastically organize the Fishing Ceremony. Pray for national peace and prosperity, and for fishermen to go out to sea safely and catch lots of shrimp and fish.
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| The main ceremony takes place on the 10th day of the 7th lunar month, but the Announcement Ceremony is held the night before. The people who directly perform the ceremony are elected by the villagers. They are prestigious people in the village. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Khac Thin has been trusted by the people for many years and elected as the master of ceremonies. The requirements for the master of ceremonies are that he must be a moral person and a ship owner. The family must be prosperous and well-off, with obedient children, both boys and girls. |
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| Reading the proclamation petitioning the holy temple |
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| All the villagers gathered to watch the ceremony at the Centipede Temple. |
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| For women, practicing spiritual activities also helps them feel secure when their husbands and children often fish far out at sea, facing many storms. |
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| Early in the morning of the main festival day (July 10), the offering ceremony was held. |
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| The fishing ceremony in Phu Lien village is a spiritual and cultural activity that has existed since ancient times. |
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| Today's descendants continue to inherit and organize this activity. |
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| Right next to Ret temple is the tomb of a whale and people also burn incense there. |
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| In the fishing ceremony there is also the worship of living beings. |
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| And then, children and adults share the blessings of the fishing ceremony. |
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