Ký Ức Hà Nội #128 : Phong vị Tết Hà Nội

In the past few years, when the flowers are slowly withering, it is the time when spring is coming. Everyone has come together to welcome a new year. In Hanoi, on the last days of the Lunar New Year, the streets are full of people. They are preparing to welcome a new year. For a long time, Tet has become a festival that is in the life-long desire of the Vietnamese people. No matter where the Vietnamese people go, they are always looking forward to the new year. But for more than 10 years, this is the first time Jaden Chin has felt the warm and welcoming atmosphere. I felt that I learnt a lot more than what I knew before. I learnt a few stuff about the cherry blossoms, which my mum actually showed me. And she talked about how they grow the cherry blossoms and what is the best time. Not only is Jaden living in the most festive atmosphere of the Vietnamese people, Thuy Lien, Jaden's mother, has been away from her hometown for almost 10 years. Returning to her hometown in this year's Tet, she also has a lot of memories of the festive days. The more festive the lunar calendar is, the more festive the atmosphere is. Until the last lunar calendar falls, it is also when her hometown is healthy and peaceful. I haven't been able to celebrate Tet in Vietnam for 8 or 9 years. There are not many Vietnamese people in New Zealand, so I don't know how Tet is. That's why I want to experience a lot of things related to Tet and the customs of the Vietnamese people when Tet comes. For example, the flower market or the horse market are places that Jaden will have to visit. According to the traditional custom, on the 29th or 30th day of the lunar calendar, Vietnamese people usually have a habit of helping their ancestors to eat Tet with their children. Every family will prepare food and fruits, which are arranged into a tray to be placed on the altar. Because this is the day when the whole family remembers their ancestors. Every time Tet comes, on the altar of every Vietnamese family, there are 7 offerings of fruits. An offering of fruits symbolizes a lot of things. Each type of flower is also a wish to show gratitude to the ancestors of the family. Through that, we teach the children the traditional character of the Vietnamese people. Tet is considered a time to express the love and respect for our ancestors, especially for those who have passed away. With one year in the altar, the burden of life is about to end. Everyone is at home, gathering together in the air to prepare a meal for Tet. Because this is the last meal of the year, with a lot of meaning. The 30th day of the lunar calendar is a combination of many things. It is a combination of nearly a whole year, which is used for the 30th day. Every ethnic group considers the offering of fruits as a sacred day. The ancestors believe that every year, the heaven replaces all the officials in the world under the earth. At the beginning of the year, there is a day like the full moon. At that moment, the families bring sticky rice, cakes, flowers, and fruits to the altar. With sincerity, they send their ancestors to the altar, and welcome the new people to the altar. They hope that the officials will bless the new year with all the good things. Every year, there is an official, who manages everything for the new year. At the end of the year, we have to follow him to receive him. The Vietnamese call the first meal of the new year as the full moon meal. On this special day, people often offer the ancestors and the gods. On the day of the new year, we have a schedule. The schedule is like this. The first meal is for the father, the second for the mother, and the third for the teacher. The first meal is for the family, the second for the family, and the third for the teacher. On the first day, the Vietnamese people gather together with the families. The first meal of the new year is also a place to send love. The first meal is a place to send love. The Vietnamese families gather together, talk, and give each other happiness. The first meal of the new year is to wish the Vietnamese people a happy new year. It is a time for each child to express their love, understanding, and love for their parents and the people around them. The parents will prepare some money and put it in the envelope to wish the children in the house the best wishes. In terms of spirit, the wish of the parents and the wish of the family is very good. It means to be sincere and to wish sincerely. Its physical meaning is to bring prosperity and development. From the second day of the new year, the families start to go on a spring picnic. On these days, the most simple way to understand the spring picnic is to go on a spring picnic. On the first day of the new year, the Vietnamese people go on a spring picnic with their parents, teachers, teachers, and shrines. The Vietnamese people believe that the first day of the new year is not only a time to pray, but also a time for people to find peace and tranquility after the hard days of life in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life. The first day of the new year is a time for us to feel the beauty of the earth when we walk among the people of Hành Hương. The wide-open pagodas with the sound of the bell and the gentle scent of incense make our souls feel at ease. That is when we find the national resources. The Vietnamese people have to keep the Tet holiday because the most important thing is the Tet holiday. The first day of the new year is a time for us to remember the national resources and use those resources to make a living. When the Vietnamese people go back to the national resources, they can see their life again. The first day of the new year is a time for us to pray. In the past, it was a tradition, a long-standing culture for the Vietnamese people every Tet holiday. Praying is a good custom that is still kept in our country, where there is a tradition of worshipping the teacher and the word. The word is both sacred and spiritual. Therefore, when we pray for a word, we want it to be part of our destiny and our identity this year. Therefore, the meaning of the word has two meanings. The first one is to make a wish. The Tet holiday has become a very meaningful and important festival for the Vietnamese people. These are the moments when they are reunited with their families, returned to the place where they were born and grew up. The past Tet and this Tet are still the same. For many lifetimes, the Vietnamese tradition of the Tet holiday has been kept by the people for many lifetimes. It is the respect of the children for their ancestors through the incense sticks that remind them of the memories of the past.