Below are the prayers for the 7th lunar month's full moon ceremony, intended for worshipping deities, ancestors, and all beings, according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayers".
The 7th day of the 7th lunar month is an important festival, also known as the Vu Lan Festival or the Festival of Atonement for Deceased Souls; what is the best day and time to offer prayers and sacrifices on this festival in 2024?
Despite opening early to cater to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the seventh lunar month, many mooncake stalls still failed to attract customers, remaining deserted and quiet.
The prayer for offering sacrifices to wandering souls is an important part of the Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of the 7th lunar month), expressing the homeowner's reverence for homeless souls during the Ghost Festival.
Nhiều người cho rằng rằm tháng 7 nhất thiết phải cúng cỗ chay, nhiều người khác nghĩ phải có cả cỗ chay, cỗ mặn mới đầy đủ, vậy cỗ cúng rằm tháng 7 thế nào mới đúng?
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Hang Ma Street in Hanoi, specializing in the sale of votive paper offerings, remains sparsely populated with shoppers, despite the abundance of high-quality items already displayed.
In the early days of the seventh lunar month, Song Ho village (Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province), known for its votive paper offerings, is always bustling with activity, producing all kinds of products to serve the market for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
People in Hong Kong (China) place great importance on the seventh lunar month (the Ghost Month) and perform many rituals and offerings both in temples and on the streets.
Catching birds to release them as part of a ritual to pray for blessings and good fortune is no different from pushing someone into a deep river or a burning fire, then pulling them out to receive the reward of "saving a life."
Hundreds of young people scrambled to grab the lucky money offered to wandering spirits during the Ghost Festival on the 7th lunar month this afternoon, with some motorcyclists falling over, causing traffic chaos.
On the morning of August 30th (the 8th day of the 7th lunar month), many people in Hanoi burned votive paper offerings right on the sidewalks, and even in the middle of the road, causing thick smoke to fill the streets.
Every year during the full moon of the seventh lunar month (15th day of the 7th lunar month), Hang Be Market - an ancient and notoriously expensive market in Hanoi - is crowded with customers buying offerings for religious ceremonies.
On the 15th day of each lunar month, Vietnamese families prepare offerings to worship deities and ancestors, praying for peace and expressing gratitude.
The temple should refuse to preside over the animal release ceremony to stop encouraging the trapping of birds and the catching of crabs and snails to sell to those who want to perform such a ceremony, because releasing animals in that way is no different from killing them.
On August 26-27, Ba Den Mountain in Tay Ninh welcomed thousands of Buddhists and tourists who came to enjoy an unprecedented series of Buddhist cultural and artistic programs celebrating the Vu Lan Festival.
The prayers for the 15th day of the 7th lunar month include offerings to deities, ancestors, and all beings, according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayers".
Although it's called the Mid-Autumn Festival (Rằm tháng 7), not every family performs this ritual on the exact 15th day of the 7th lunar month. So, what day and time is best for the Mid-Autumn Festival?
The beautifully arranged feasts, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, that women proudly showcased at the beginning of the Ghost Month demonstrate the dedication of those who prepared the offerings, drawing admiration from netizens.
The full moon of the seventh lunar month is one of the most important full moon days for Vietnamese people, so when is the full moon of the seventh lunar month in 2023?
Today, despite heavy rain in Hanoi, a large number of people still came to Tay Ho Temple to celebrate the full moon of the seventh lunar month, paying respects to their parents according to Buddhist tradition.
Don't just think of ghosts and hungry ghosts as the future of those who do evil; even in the present, we can easily become the kind of people people call ghosts and hungry ghosts.
As the full moon of the seventh lunar month approaches, the demand for offerings increases, forcing stalls in Hang Be market to work through the night and hire extra staff to serve customers.
Many people still advise each other on which fruits should be used and which should not when offering sacrifices during the seventh lunar month, but Buddhist beliefs are different.
Để thực hiện lễ cúng trong ngày lễ xá tội vong nhân được bài bản, các gia đình cần chuẩn bị bản văn khấn rằm tháng 7 dành cho thần linh, gia tiên và chúng sinh.
The offering tray for the full moon ceremony in the seventh lunar month is one of the most elaborately and meticulously prepared offerings of the year.