Close-up of catching fish to release and sell to people who release them near Saigon River

TPO - Despite many people joining hands to spread acts of kindness on the 15th day of the first lunar month, some people working here tried to catch small animals that had just left the narrow space in buckets, basins, and bags.

Late afternoon on February 24 (full moon of the first lunar month), many people came to the Linh Dong ferry terminal - ship station (end of Street 36, Ward 8, Linh Dong Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) to carry out charity activities on the first full moon day of the new year of Giap Thin 2024.

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Families bring their children and join in releasing fish on the full moon day as an act to bring peace and blessings to themselves and their loved ones.

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People have freely bought a number of fish at the selling points near the ferry and brought them to the Saigon River to release them.

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The fish are released back into the natural environment carrying the wishes of the releasers for beautiful things.

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Some people also pray carefully before releasing aquatic animals into the water.

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The fish were released into the water at the ferry dock by the woman.

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Despite many people joining hands to carry out and spread the act of kindness on the 15th day of the first lunar month, some people working here have tried to capture the small animals that have just left the narrow space in buckets, basins, and bags.

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According to Tien Phong newspaper's observation, this young man in blue shirt constantly holds a net "on the lookout" for people to release fish, ready to catch them. Every now and then, this person holds the net and sweeps it along the river embankment to look for fish.

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He and some "colleagues" just caught a fish weighing about 1kg.

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Immediately after catching the fish, this young man brought it out and offered to sell it to people who were releasing it near the ferry dock.

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Contrasting image of good and evil.

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Knowing the behavior of these "fishers", some people proactively brought the fish to a location far from the ferry to release them.

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"Apart from the full moon day, I also release fish on free days. I do this because I want to increase my merits and dedicate them to my relatives so that they can enjoy my blessings," the woman shared after releasing the fish, adding that she chose to release them in deep water to avoid being caught again.