Year-end performance report
Vietnamese people have long believed that every year on December 23, Ta Quan - Mr. Ta sat in the kitchen of each house and rode a carp to fly to the sky to report everything that happened in the family to Ngoc Hoang. It was not until New Year's Eve that Ta Quan returned to earth to continue his work of taking care of the fire.
The ceremony to worship Mr. Apple needs to be conducted before Mr. Apple flies to heaven, that is, before 12 noon on December 23. Therefore, depending on the time conditions of each house, it is possible to worship Mr. Apple 1 day in advance, i.e. at noon, evening on December 22 or in the morning of December 23.
The atmosphere of the days adjacent to Tet
After the day of sending Mr. Cong Apple to the sky, the atmosphere of Tet was really very clear everywhere. From indoors to outside the street, the bustling flow of people such as festivals and holiday items has flooded markets and supermarkets.
Banh Chung has been receiving since half a month ago, flower markets have opened all over the streets, jubilant pink peach blossoms, purple violets, kumquat trees have been transported to display all over offices or houses. The smell of Tet and the colors of spring are already very busy, very jubilant.
No matter how busy they are, everyone tries to buy a New Year's Eve and welcome the new year as decently as possible.
Spring Flower Market on Tet Day
These days, going to the flower market to buy peaches, admire kumquats, buy flowers to decorate the house is a hobby not to be missed. If there are no kumquat or peaches in any house, it seems that spring has not yet arrived at the door. Looking at the flower markets opened all over the sidewalks, people's hearts can't help but be excited.
Cleaning, shopping for new things
Actually, people don't have to wait until Tet to clean the house, but as an old habit, the general attack of cleaning the house is really in the days leading up to Tet.
Cleaning the house, throwing away the old and broken, renewing your old house to welcome spring with good omens. Because on the 1st day, people abstain from sweeping the house and sweeping the house, so the house is cleaned and fragrant, and the person is cleaned of dirt with pots of fragrant leaf water. Only then can we welcome spring with peace of mind.
Reunion meal in the afternoon of 30 Tet
Reunion and reunion are phrases that are mentioned and thought of in the mind of any child away from home. In the last days of the year, when people are busy preparing their belongings to return home after a year of long work, whether the roads are far away, the travel is hard, or they can succeed or fail in work and life, the roof of their hometown is still a place for anyone who has stepped out to have the desire to return home. There, no matter who you are, you are still your father's child, your mother's grandchild, your grandfather's grandchild. There, there is a homeland. Therefore, Tet days with children away from home are extremely meaningful. It is an opportunity to reunite with family, eat a reunion meal on the afternoon of the 30th when everything of the old year is finished and be at peace with loved ones.
1st day of the pagoda festival
The first morning of the new year is devoted to peace. People go out on the street later, dress beautifully, go to the temple for the first year of the year, pray for a good new year. Then we went to each other's houses to wish Tet and eat a piece of jam cake. Busy all year round, the 3 days of Tet are the time to find each other, visit each other's lives, before everyone goes home and is busy with each person's life.
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