The full moon of January is one of the most important holidays in the spiritual life of Vietnamese people. So, on this day, families will prepare a decent meal to offer to their ancestors. So what does the full moon tray in January 2023 need?
On what date is the full moon of January this year?
The full moon of January (January 15 of the lunar calendar), also known as the Lunar New Year, is the first full moon day of the year. On this day, people often go to pagodas and make offerings to Buddha and ancestors at home to pray for good things and luck for themselves and their families throughout the year.
The full moon of January in the year of the Rabbit year 2023 falls on Sunday, February 5 of the solar calendar. The worshiping ceremony for the full moon in January is usually performed at the time of the Horse (November 11 to 12:59) on the main day of the full moon (January 15 of the lunar calendar). However, depending on actual conditions, many families can arrange to worship before the full moon, from the 14th day of the lunar calendar.
The full moon of January this year is on the weekend, so families can worship on Saturday or Sunday so that the whole family can gather around the table. In addition, this time also helps people have more time to prepare the full moon offerings.
What does the full moon tray in January need?
Basically, the tray of offerings for the full moon in January is not much different from that of the Lunar New Year. The tray of offerings to the full moon in January is almost indispensable without chicken, sticky rice, and banh chung. Chicken is the most sacred sacrifice, and red sticky rice will bring good luck to the family in the new year. Other dishes such as spring rolls, spring rolls, stir-fried vegetables… are also used to worship the ancestors on this day. There are also incense, fresh flowers, votive papers, candle lights, betel nut, alcohol…
However, worshiping the full moon in January is not necessarily a full tray, but depending on the economic conditions of the homeowner, prepare accordingly, focusing on sincerity and seriousness. Houses with few people should not make too many dishes, too many dishes will be very wasteful.
Even the homeowner can offer a plate of sticky rice, banh chung with a slice of spring rolls on the altar of the ancestors.
For families with conditions or a large number of people, the worshiping tray needs to be more fully prepared. Traditionally, many families often prepare 2 dishes, including: Vegetarian tray to worship Buddha and salty dish to worship ancestors.
If you still don’t know what to prepare for the full moon tray in January, please refer to our suggestions below.
The tray of full moon offerings is almost indispensable without chicken, sticky rice, and banh chung.
Suggestions for offering the full moon tray in January
The tray of offerings to Buddha on the full moon day of January
The tray of offerings to the Buddha usually includes fruits, sticky rice, oan, bean dishes, stir-fried soup without much flavoring and water-flooded cake with the meaning of wishing for all things to be successful, smooth and happy all year. full round. In particular, indispensable areca, betel leaves and white wine, floral fragrance, votive paper and candle lights.
– Five-color spring rolls with peanut butter sauce and fried onions
– Fried mushroom spring rolls
– Blueberry sticky rice with green beans and shiitake mushrooms
– Stir-fried cauliflower with sweet corn mushrooms
– Mushroom spring rolls mixed with hearing
– Sweet corn mushroom soup
– Areca flower tea
The vegetarian tray on the first day of January is offered to the Buddha. Photo: Do Thuy Linh
The cake floats with water with the meaning of wishing that all things will be happy, smooth, and full of happiness throughout the year. Photo: Thu Huong
The tray of worshiping ancestors on the full moon day of January
Offering tray 1
– Fried salt chicken
– Fried Worms
– Stir-fried spring rolls
– Spring rolls
– Mixed fried balls
– Bamboo shoot soup
– Balloon soup
– Gac sticky rice
A suggestion for a tray of rice offerings to ancestors on the full moon day of January 2023.
Offering tray 2
– Banh chung gac
– Roasted cinnamon pork
– Dried beef
– My feet bud
– Spring rolls
– Salad with pork ears and vegetables to advance to the king
– Vegetable vermicelli soup
– Gac sticky rice
– Pickled onions
– Green tea
A tray of rice offered to the full moon in January has a variety of attractive dishes for families to prepare to offer to their ancestors.
3 . offering tray
– Mixed fried balls
– Royal fried fish
– My feet bud
– Salad with pork ears and vegetables to advance to the king
– Beef with black pepper sauce
– Uoc Le beef spring rolls
– Vegetable soup
– Braised black carp
– Chung cake
– Bun thang
– Pickled onions
A tray of offerings for the full moon of January with a variety of dishes for families to choose from.
4 . offering tray
– Shredded chicken salad
– Growing bamboo shoots chicken vermicelli
– Spring rolls
– Spring rolls
– Roasted cinnamon pork
One more suggestion for a simple, easy-to-make full moon feast in January.
5 . offering tray
– Chicken soup
– Beef jerky
– Dried beef vegetable salad
– Seafood rolls
– Dried beef
The tray of offerings for the full moon is simple, does not take too much time to prepare.