Diverse cake offerings for God of Wealth day

On the day of the God of Wealth (January 10 of the lunar calendar), not only gold and jewelry but also many items attract customers according to the beliefs and beliefs of each person. Grasping the needs of customers, before the day of the God of Wealth, some bakeries in Viet Tri city have launched beautiful and attractive holiday sets to be favored and ordered by many people.

Accordingly, products offered on the day of the God of Wealth include the following types: money bag dumplings, gold bar jelly, red sticky rice... Among them, money bag dumplings cost 18 to 30 thousand VND/ piece depending on size; Gold bar jelly costs 70 to 100 thousand VND/ box including 9 large pieces and one small piece or according to the customer’s request. Customers can also buy a special combo including cakes, sticky rice, shrimp, meat, and eggs for 250,000 VND/ set.

Ms. Nguyen Thi My Hanh - owner of online sales website Hanh Nguyen shared: “Dumplings are an indispensable dish in the God of Wealth feast. The shape of a dumpling is like a bag of money, only a plate of dumplings is enough to make a meaningful wish for the blessing of the God of Wealth. So, every year on the day of the God of Wealth, dumpling shops try to create beautiful and meaningful cakes to serve the needs of customers. This year, I made another type of gold pot cakes to symbolize luck and fortune for the whole year. Gold pot cakes or bags of gold are also very beautiful to be displayed on the altar.”

It is known that to prepare for the day of the God of Wealth, Ms. Hanh and her family made plans and ideas very early. In addition to beautiful appearance, the family also pays special attention to product quality. Mr. Le Thanh Hoan - Ms. Hanh’s husband said: My family has been making dumplings since 2016. On a normal day, we sell about 100 pieces, but on the day of the God of Wealth, we can sell over 500 pieces. Every year, customers just come to buy products on the right day, but this year the number of pre-ordering customers is quite large. For timely delivery to customers, we had to prepare ingredients 3-5 days before the day of the God of Wealth.

Besides the money bag dumplings, the gold bar jelly cake is also popular with many people. Gold bar jelly cake is available in red-yellow colors from orange juice or bright yellow from passion fruit. Each customer has a different way of buying offerings, it can be a complete combo or only dumplings or jelly cakes...

Along with cake products as offerings, according to the survey, close to the day of the God of Wealth, God of Wealth lucky money envelopes, 24K gold-plated mascots... are being sold bustlingly at many super cheap prices on online sales groups to catch customers who want to buy fortune tricks on the day of the God of Wealth.

It can be seen that with the development of life, people also pay more attention to rituals, especially business and trading families with altars to worship the God of Wealth. The God of Wealth is known as the god who is believed by the people to bring property and wealth to the homeowner. Businessmen or anyone else can worship the God of Wealth every day. However, the day of the God of Wealth on the 10th day of the first lunar month is considered the most important day. Worshiping the God of Wealth is to pray for success and luck in the new year.

Vinh Ha