Faith or superstition?
(Baonghean.vn) - The custom of praying for peace and resolving bad luck has existed for a long time, and is a spiritual support to help people overcome "bad luck" if any during the year. Therefore, every year after Tet, every household and every person goes to sacred temples and pagodas to pray for peace and make offerings to the stars to resolve bad luck.
Pray for peace and good fortune everywhere
Hoang Muoi Temple (Hung Thinh Commune, Hung Nguyen District) has been overloaded these days because hundreds of people have crowded into the main halls to worship him while the shaman prays, hoping for peace and to have their bad luck resolved. Ms. Hoang Thi Tuyet Lan, who is called "Miss" by many people, is offering a petition to a guest in Hong Son Ward (Vinh City) with the prediction: "Severe bad luck, with the Thai Bach star shining", so this petition was read over and over again, the request part was re-read twice but she still could not cast a good hexagram. Then the homeowner had to bow to all the main halls and kneel down to ask the Buddha's altar to witness, then she immediately said "Okay, you have given it, thank you" and turned to the homeowner:“I told you, the drought is so severe, so leave early, prepare a proper ceremony, don't be so stingy...”.
Mrs. Lan said that many homeowners who have bad luck come to her every year to ask her to pray for them. Every year, she makes 3-4 pilgrimages, each with about 60-100 families. Some families only have 2 people go, some have all members participating. Therefore, each family can only pray for peace, worship the stars and resolve bad luck for about 5 minutes. If the higher-ups approve, then the bad luck is considered resolved; or if someone's bad luck is too severe or too difficult to resolve, it will take longer, but most of them are allowed to do so. Mrs. Lan said:“I save many people. If they do not go to the Thai Bach, Kim Lau, 49, 53 limit, their lives will be difficult to keep, or even if they make it, their families will be ruined.”.
