Full moon in July
"The whole year has a full moon of July" is a famous saying of the people of Nghe An. On this day, the people of Nghe An province everywhere are bustling to welcome the full moon, worship the full moon, and eat together, creating an extremely warm atmosphere of "return to the source".
Before the full moon day, usually on the afternoon of 14th July, family clan's members and relatives come to the cemetery to burn incense for the deceased, and "invite" ancestors and relatives to come back the workship hall and family hall to reunite. Depending on the customs and beliefs of each rural area, each place has different customs such as: In Yen Thanh, for generations, people have kept the custom of bringing the tray to worship as in the past. On the full moon day, all families prepare trays and dishes, on the village road, we will see people carrying the offerings and going to family clan's lineage hall to worship, which is quite crowded, creating a unique beauty in the traditional festival in the wet rice countryside..
On the full moon day of July, worshiping the full moon day at home is an important ritual of every family. When making offerings, the first is to worship the gods - Buddha first, if it is not a Buddhist family, they will worship the god of earth first, and then come to worship the ancestors. After preparing a decent banquet table, descendants will gather neatly at the middle of house, listen to reading of funeral oration, remembering their ancestors, burn incense and worship the gods, Buddha, and ancestors, praying for good health, peace, and luck. This occasion is also a time for people to gather, exchange about the origin, the role of relatives, bloodline, pay a compliment to people's health, work, study of children near and far in warm and cozy atmosphere.
