Hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year

Thursday, 12:52, 02/02/2023

VOV.VN - Finding lucky fire and bringing it home safe and sound is a long-standing ritual that is practiced on the 11th day of the first lunar month in An Dinh village in Hanoi's Ha Dong district.

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hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 1 — Elderly members of the community gather for a ceremony at An Dinh village’s temple before burning votive papers on the 11th day of the first lunar month, or February 1 this year.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 2 — Locals believe that the fire they get from burning votive papers at the village temple will bring them peace and prosperity in the year ahead.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 3 — People prepare to collect the fire.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 4 — Residents sit around the fire as they wait to get some lucky fire.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 5 — Villagers use sticks to get the lucky fire from burning vitove papers offered at the village’s temple over the past year.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 6 — People light incense or candles from the fire and then take them home as fast as they can before they head out.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 7 — Locals then run home as fast as they can.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 8 — The tradition has been maintained for several generations and is always done after Tet.

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 9

hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year picture 10 — The incense is then placed on the family altar at home as they wish for good luck in the new year.