According to the book 100 things to know about Vietnamese customs, The time to start the custom of groundbreaking is after New Year’s Eve, in the first moments of the New Year. Choosing the right age to storm the land in accordance with the destiny of the homeowner partly brings good things to the family in the year of the New Ox. People who storm the ground need to pay attention to dress politely, and give good wishes to the owner. Photo: Viet Linh. Choosing the age of groundbreaking is very picky, not easy. According to a number of history books, in the past, families chose people to storm the ground based on characteristics such as lighthearted, quick-tempered, cautious person, more importantly, the person must be beautiful. In addition, people also avoid choosing people who are running down, sick and sick. According to the book Learn about traditional Tet in Vietnamese culture , in order to fulfill this custom, after New Year’s Eve, people were asked to storm the ground out of the house. Before coming to the ground, they often go to a certain temple to burn incense and ask for fortune for the homeowner who asked for them. In addition, to see the best early age of the year, homeowners can refer to the criteria below. Five elements relationship The owner of the destiny Kim should choose the age of 2021 to have the five elements of Earth or Kim; the owner of the village of Moc, the people who stormed the land, so the destiny of Thuy and Moc; The owner of Fate Thuy should choose the person of Fate Kim is the best. If the homeowner with the destiny of the Fire is in a beautiful house, he or she has a fate of Moc or Hoa, and those who are destined to Earth should choose those who are destined to be Tho or Hoa to storm the land. Choosing the right age to storm the land in accordance with the destiny of the homeowner partly brings good things to the family in the year of the New Ox. Photo: Quynh Trang. Avoid choosing the age of ground breaking in the “four elements of the pulse” When choosing the age to storm the ground, the homeowner should pay attention to avoid the zodiac animals belonging to the “four elements of the pulse” with him. In addition, we should not choose the person who stormed the land with a celestial body and a geographic location that was in conflict with the celestial zen of the year of the New Ox. Do not choose people in mourning Regardless of the age of the homeowner, those whose family is in mourning or having a fortune are in a bad period should not choose to storm the ground. Accordingly, there are many methods to choose the age, but the most popular way is to choose according to Loc, Ma, Quy Nhan. These are the ages that bring luck and blessings to the new year, so they are often chosen to storm the house. People will rely on the celestial spirit of the year to find Loc, Ma, Quy Nhan. The year 2021 is the year of Tan Suu, Can Tan Loc at Dau, Ma in Hoi, Quy Nhan at Ngo and Dan. Basically, the year of the Rooster, Pig, Horse and Tiger is considered to be a good 4 year old for this year. Specifically, the best groundbreaking age for 2021 is Tan Dau, Ky Hoi, Giap Ngo and Canh Dan. Besides, there are also some relatively good ages that can be selected for backup are Binh Than (1956), Canh Ty (1960), Nham Dan (1962), Quy Mao (1963), Ất Ty (1965), Binh Ngo (1966), Ky Dau (1969), Tan Dau (1981), Quy Hoi (1983), Giap Ty (1984), Binh Dan (1986), Dinh Mao (1987), Ky Ty (1989), Nham Than (1992) ). In addition, ancient people thought that the person who stormed the ground had to be the mainstay of the family. Currently, the person who storms the house does not have to be a man, but can choose anyone such as female, elderly, or young, as long as they are of good age or have good health and temperament. In many places, people often storm their own land when they return after going to the pagoda on New Year’s Eve. At that time, the best person will be allowed to enter the house first. The groundbreaking at the beginning of the year not only brings joy to the homeowner with the belief that everything will be happy for his family throughout the year to come. It also makes people who go to the ground feel happy for doing a good job on the first day of the year.

Vinh ancient citadel Located in the wards of Cua Nam, Doi Cung and Quang Trung, Vinh ancient citadel was built in 1804, under the reign of King Gia Long. This is a place to mark historical events of the Nguyen Dynasty and the anti-French resistance war of our people. Through the ups and downs of time and the devastation of war, the vestiges of Vinh ancient citadel remain only 3 doors: Cua Tien, Ta and Huu. Temple of Emperor Quang Trung Located in the middle of pine forest, at an altitude of 97m above sea level, Emperor Quang Trung Temple is located on Dung Quyet mountain (Trung Do ward). After the great victory in the spring of the Year of the Rooster (1789), Emperor Quang Trung (1752 – 1792) chose Yen Truong (Chau Loc district) as the capital and built Phuong Hoang Trung Do, but when it was completed, he suddenly ice. Phuong Hoang Trung Do was started construction in 1788, including 2 rings of citadel: inner city, inner city and Thai Hoa palace. The outer city has a trapezoid shape, surrounded by a moat. The inner city was built with brick and laterite, connected to Thai Hoa palace, where the emperor established the reign. Along with the temple of Emperor Quang Trung, Quyet mountain tourist area is located at the foot of Dung Quyet mountain, forming a complex of relics – attractive landscapes. This tourist area has an area of ​​160ha, including cable car items across the Lam River connecting Nghe An and Ha Tinh; service sub-area and ancient citadel relic sub-area, beer house … Ho Chi Minh Square and Monument Ho Chi Minh Square and Monument is located in the Central Park (Truong Thi ward), 11 hectares wide. There are 1,650 species of trees typical of regions and souvenir gardens of the Party, State and international leaders. Monument of President Ho Chi Minh is located on the southwestern part of the Square, 18m high and made of marble. Blue river Lam river is the place where Nam Non, Nam Mo, Giang, and La rivers come in. Coming to Vinh city, tourists should experience a cruise on the Lam River, visit famous riverside tourist spots such as Ong Hoang Muoi Temple, General Secretary Le Hong Phong memorial area, Trung Can communal house, Hoanh Son communal house. … and enjoy the folk tunes of Nghệ Tĩnh.