A Hanoi market for Kitchen Gods festival
Hang Ma street in Hanoi is famous for its votive object marketplace serving a range of spiritual ceremonies, including the Kitchen Gods Festival observed on the 23rd day of the…
Land Genie
Families honour the Kitchen God
It’s Vietnamese tradition to make offerings to Ong Cong (the Land Genie) and Ong Tao (the Kitchen God) on the 23rd day of Lunar December which falls today. The belief…
Vietnamese ong Cong – ong Tao festival day (Land Genie and Kitchen God)
The Vietnamese have a custom of seeing off Ong Cong (the Land Genie) and Ong Tao (the Kitchen God) on the 23rd day of lunar December. Both go to Heaven…