What day is the Father's Gratitude Day this year 2021? In our nation's moral tradition of "drinking water, remembering its source", Vu Lan's filial piety is not only a day for Buddhists but also a season of gratitude and filial piety for all children to their parents. themselves - the greats of each person's life. The holiday is imbued with humanity, brightening the nation's morality of gratitude. In addition, this is also an opportunity for people to find their roots. Thus, Vu Lan's filial piety day this year is the full moon day of July every year according to the lunar calendar. Accordingly, Vu Lan Festival 2021 falls on Sunday, August 22 of the solar calendar (July 15 of the lunar calendar). The origin of the ceremony of filial piety According to the legend of Buddhism, in the past, La Boc followed the Buddha. After attaining enlightenment, he became Bodhisattva Muc Kien Lien with many miracles. Because her mother passed away, Muc Kien Lien was always sad and missed. Because he wanted to know what his mother was like at that time, he used "divine eyes" to search the four directions and found her in the "demon realm". His mother was tormented because she committed many crimes while she was alive. Muc Kien Lien saw this, he went down to the "devil world" and gave his mother a bowl of rice but could not eat. He went to ask the Buddha. Hearing that, the Buddha said that no matter how talented Muc Kien Lien was, he could not save his mother, only one way was to join forces with everyone. Then he preached the Vu Lan Sutra and advised that until the full moon day of the seventh month, Muc Kien Lien and everyone else would make a sincere sacrifice to save their mother. Muc Kien Lien followed the Buddha's words and saved his mother. Buddha also taught that: sentient beings who want to pay filial piety to their parents also in this way. From there, Vu Lan festival was born. The meaning of Vu Lan's filial piety Every year comes the Vu Lan season, in which, on the full moon day of the seventh month, people together express their love and gratitude to their parents, grandparents and ancestors. It is filial piety for the merits of the people born - morality is the first of the "four graces" (the grace of parents, the grace of teachers, the grace of the nation and society, and the grace of the Three Jewels) of Buddhism. The meaning of Vu Lan Festival 2018, the origin of the full moon festival of the 7th lunar month, Buddhist scriptures wrote: "The grace of parents is infinite, never ending", "Extremely good, nothing is equal to filial piety. The ultimate evil, there is nothing like filial piety." So when the Buddha's words about an element of human morality and the nation's sentiments "mixed" to give birth to a cultural custom "Nowhere is it better to practice at home - Worshiping father, respecting mother That's the truth." Legend and Ritual "Rose Lace Up" The Rite of Lace-up Rose on Vu Lan festival, according to Prof. Dr. Ngo Duc Thinh - Director of the Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Culture and Belief, comes from a novel about Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh's mother written in the 1960s. During a business trip to Japan, The Zen master was very surprised to see the Japanese respectfully place a white flower on his chest. After learning and knowing the noble meaning of this, he chose the rose as the symbol of the Buddha's filial ceremony of Vu Lan and wrote the publication "Rose in a Dress" in 1962. A rose Gold-plated gifts for mothers on Vu Lan's filial piety is a gift to show love and respect for the mother The "Rose Set Ao" ritual is often held on Vu Lan Festival in Vietnamese temples. Nam every year to remember dead mothers and honor mothers who are still alive with their children. In that rite, Buddhist children, with two baskets of roses, red and white, will come and put flowers on each attendee's shirt. If he had a mother, he would wear a pink flower on his shirt, and he would be proud to have her. And if he lost his mother, he would have a white flower pinned to his shirt. This is a very cute, meaningful and very effective ritual in educating the public about filial piety and humanity. The rite of the Rose lapel was introduced to the Vietnamese from a book of the same name by Master Nhat Hanh written in August 1962 and later popularized by the music, also of the same name, by musician Pham The. America. ►See more: Meaningful Vu Lan holiday gifts The beauty of Vu Lan festival in social life For generations, Vu Lan has become a behavior with humane values ​​in society, contributing to maintaining and strengthening religion. reason in the family, promoting filial piety to remind the religion of being a child. Moreover, filial piety becomes an important standard to evaluate people, which if they are not sincere and seriously practiced, they will be condemned by public opinion and ridiculed by the community. Vu Lan Victory Festival is a special occasion for all children to have specific actions to express their filial piety to both living and deceased parents. Therefore, the Vu Lan season is an opportunity for children and grandchildren to Expressing sincere gratitude to the parents, with different actions and expressions, they all wish to wish their parents a healthy, peaceful and peaceful life. But either way, spending time with loved ones, cooking delicious meals with your mother, talking with your father, going on a family trip or giving your parents meaningful gifts. These are the best practical things for your parents.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.8/8/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.