Not only in the central coast, there are mausoleums and temples for whales (whales), but the southern coastal region also has many places of worshiping his fish, of which the two largest places are the Ong tombs at Vam Lang ( Go Cong) and the mausoleum of Ong in Vung Tau (Dinh Tam Thang Tam's temple).
According to Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi book, in the continental part of Nam Viet province, the mausoleum of Ong in Vung Tau worshiped Nam Hai Long Vuong, and Vam Lang worshiped Nam Hai the general, who worshiped the god of fish.
According to Mr. Thai Van Kiem, author of the book "Vietnamese Land of Heaven", the custom of worshiping Ong is passed down by the Chiem Thanh people. In ancient Champa land, there were many songs about the god of fish. According to that song, the three children of King Ky Nam (Patan Gahlan) combined with Ong to dwell in this land. When the Ong fish departs, all other fish must follow the flock. Nowadays, people worship Ong fish because in the opinion of the fishermen, this fish always helps people in distress when going to the beach and has never seen this fish ever harmful to anyone.
Occasionally, some of the dead fishes who drifted from the shore drifted to the shore, and the fishermen saw the synergies and brought "Mr." to the beach and took care of the funeral. Fish that he died called "Mr." implications. The northeast monsoon season is the most "Mr." season. According to the fisherman's belief, the reason "Mr." is caused by several reasons: one is that "Mr." is too old and exhausted; secondly, being forced by other fishes to cause injuries, meat has long been rotting to death; third was "He" was struck by the stormy winds and hit a rocky rapids and died.
It has been a long tradition that anyone who sees a "grandfather" first has the right to master a funeral (chief), calling on all villagers and vehicles to contribute money for burial. Fishermen believe that whoever is the owner of the funeral will have good luck and prosperous business, the Southern fishermen still believe, where the "Mr." fish is caught, the villagers there will have good luck. In the funeral service of Ong fish, the owner of the funeral is considered to be the eldest son, he must chow his mourning scarf and wear a thorny shirt.
Most of the Southern shrines to worship Ong fish have jewels. The fish head is covered by a red cloth. The "Mausoleum" of the mausoleum usually has three parts: the main part is the mausoleum where his fishbone is located, usually the whole skeleton or part of the skeleton; one side is the altar of the abalone (ie a guardian of his fish), one side is the altar of rational fish (also a guardian of his fish). A skeleton of a fish He must be a real skeleton, not a symbol.
The annual Fish sacrifice is called Nghinh Ong ceremony accompanied by a fishing bridge, on a certain day (such as at Vam Lang, Go Cong on June 16 of the lunar calendar, in Vung Tau on August 16 of the lunar calendar). , some places they don't follow. This is the time for fishermen to celebrate and have fun. And all related to the fishing net temporarily ceased operations during the festival.
Can see very clearly two parts of the festival and the festival of "Mr.". Worship day "He" is always divided into three times: the ceremony of Nghinh Ong worship, the ceremony of making money for gentleness, post-sage, and the ceremony of sacrifices. Meals started from early in the morning with a boat group to pick "Mr." fishermen called "Nghinh Ong". The boat is equipped with a pentatonic orchestra, a few people know how to dance unicorn. The boat had a flag of flowers, stopped at the mouth of the river and the sea bordered, had three imprisonments and resounded, then went to the sea, then the trumpet and the drum emerged endlessly. The boat set sail "Nghinh Ong" waiting for "Grandpa" to go to Vam. There were five boats that met him in Vác, the year that was good. Then the boat returned. The leading boat is considered the hero of the creek.
Next is to organize the ceremony in the village. The boat owners all have offerings right in their boats. Particularly, the worshiping ceremony of the village is to make money for the gentleness and after the sage. The reception of guests and dining begin with the seafarers. It can be said that the "Mr." day is the happiest day for fishermen. The last part of the ceremony is the sacrificial ceremony, which starts at midnight at the same day. The offering is a pig, two raspberries, wine and tea. Conducting the ceremony is an elderly fisherman in the village. The pupils of the ceremony and the pentatonic orchestra are the chosen men among the local fishermen.
Along with taking place along with the sacrificial ceremony is the cultural activities. Normally, villagers carry the bumper troupes to perform for villagers to see.
The custom of worshiping mullet in the South exists as a belief of the fishermen in the sea. The movements of worshiping and performing in this festival all brought a common content through the cheo baiting songs that brought him the wish of a peaceful fishing season, every village and every house.
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