Hanoi youth invite each other to Tay Ho Temple to pray at dawn on the 15th of the 7th lunar month.

August 18, 2024 | 08:25

TPO - In recent years, many young people often go to Tay Ho Temple to offer incense at midnight or early morning to both receive good hours and avoid crowded places.

At 11:30 p.m. on the 14th of the 7th lunar month, at the gate of Tay Ho Palace, many young people came to offer prayers, burn incense, and pray for peace during the Vu Lan festival.

Young people often buy offerings in front of the temple gate.

The number of young people flocking to Tay Ho Temple to offer prayers gradually increased from 0:00 a.m. on July 15.

The 15th day of the 7th lunar month is considered one of the most important holidays and falls on Vu Lan day to show gratitude to parents.

The offering trays are bought by young people at shops right at the gate of Tay Ho Palace with prices ranging from 150,000 - 500,000 VND.

Since Tay Ho Palace is not open during this time, the offerings are left outside the palace gate. Chairs are lent by vendors to place the offerings on when offering incense.

Many young people stood and prayed from outside the palace gate.

Fearing the jostling, Hoang Anh Duc (Ba Dinh, Hanoi ) and his friends chose the early morning of the 15th day of the 7th lunar month to go to the temple. Anh Duc said: "Tonight happens to be Saturday night, tomorrow we have the day off so the whole group invited each other to come here early in the morning to offer prayers to avoid the crowds."

Young people come here to pray for a successful business, and more importantly, to pray for peace and happiness for their families, and to pray for the well-being of their parents on the occasion of Vu Lan festival.

Khuat Duc Hung and his friends came here from Nam Tu Liem to offer prayers early in the morning on the full moon day: "People often say 'Going to prayers all year round is not as good as offering prayers on the full moon day of the 7th lunar month', so we invited each other to come here early in the morning, partly to avoid the crowds, partly to have more time to pray for good things to come to our loved ones."

Ms. Nguyen Thi Bao Tram (who sells water at the gate of Tay Ho Palace) said: "The people who come to visit at this time are all young people, the elderly usually go more during the day. Normally, people only visit at night on the first or first days of the new year, and on the full moon of the month, few people come to visit in the early morning like this, but this year, the full moon falls on the Vu Lan festival, so many people come."

Lam Thuy Duong

Source: https://tienphong.vn/gioi-tre-ha-noi-ru-nhau-den-phu-tay-ho-vai-vong-rang-sang-ram-thang-7-post1664660.tpo