Many ways to release carp to see off Kitchen Gods in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Like every year, on December 23 (February 8 according to the solar calendar), Vinh City residents flock to places such as Cua Nam fish lake, Ben Thuy bridge, and both banks of Lam river to release carp to send Tao Quan to heaven.
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| On the 23rd of December, many people buy carp to send the Kitchen Gods to heaven. After buying them for the ceremony, people release the carp. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| While many people buy 1 or 3 carp, this man releases a whole bowl of fish. Photo: Kien Rose |
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| Because he was releasing a whole barrel of fish, this person had a hard time carrying the fish down the river. Photo: Kien Rose |
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| Lam River is a place chosen by many people to release fish. Photo: Kien Rose |
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| However, some people living far from Lam River go to lakes in Vinh city to release fish. However, many lakes are polluted, and people are bored with releasing fish to swim in the black water. Photo: Kien Rose |
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| Many people choose to release carp at Cua Tien bridge. Photo: Kien Rose |
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| Or go to Ben Thuy bridge to release the fish. Most people choose to stand on the bridge and release the fish. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Not only releasing fish, many people also release incense ash and flowers. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Many people did not have time to open the plastic bag and threw the whole bag of fish into the river... Photo: Tan Ky |
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| Many fish are stuck in plastic bags, struggling helplessly. Photo taken at Ben Thuy Bridge. Photo: Tan Ky |
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| However, many people carefully went down to the banks of Cua Tien River to release fish. Photo: Chu Thanh |
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| Or go to Cua Nam fish pond and slowly release carp. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
