Bustling Tet atmosphere
21/01/2023 07:39
After the whole year of hard work, no matter how busy they are, as the last days of the old year are gradually passing, everyone just wants to prepare the most "Spring" things to make Tet at their home full and fresh, like the wishing for a new year full of joy and happiness.
The childhood river in Dang Mau Tuu's painting
23/09/2022 13:06
Not everyone has had an inadequate but innocently joyful childhood and not everyone lives with memories of countless games as children. Not everyone has experienced the laughter with their village friends from game to game…
The bamboo pole erection ceremony at the Thai Family Ancestral House of Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan
31/01/2022 21:10
At the Thai Family Ancestral House, Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan’s family had prepared banh chung, banh tet, phap lam, and phu the cakes from the previous day. After finding a satisfactory bamboo pole, the homeowner would perform a ceremony to worship the ancestors and then arrange incense table, candle, betel nut, wine, etc. in front of the yard to begin the ritual. Red couplets would also be prepared in advance and written in a conventional calligraphy style. In a dignified and joyful atmosphere to welcome the new year, the bamboo pole will be erected with the joyful jingle of the bell hanging from the top of the bamboo pole. The bamboo pole will celebrate Tet with the family and neighborhood until it is lowered on the 7th of January (Lunar Calendar) when everyone goes back to work in the new year.
Bustling Tet atmosphere
After the whole year of hard work, no matter how busy they are, as the last days of the old year are gradually passing, everyone just wants to prepare the most "Spring" things to make Tet at their home full and fresh, like the wishing for a new year full of joy and happiness.