Tết, từ thân thương, gần gũi của tất cả người Việt Nam. Chúng ta sắp được may mắn, hân hoán đón chào thêm 1 mùa xuân nữa: xuân Giáp Thìn. Hãy cùng bài viết này liệt kê một số từ vựng tiếng Anh về ngày lễ cổ truyền này nhé!
- Celebrate The Kitchen’s God Day
According to the tradition of our people from ancient times, on the 23rd of the lunar calendar, The Kitchen’s God; Mr. Tao goes to heaven to report everything in the house of the owner to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, in these days, families in Vietnam will clean the kitchen, offer food and buy goldfish to worship.
2. Cook Banh chung
“Banh chung” is a traditional dish dating back to King Hung’s time and this is also an indispensable culinary culture on the Tet days of the Vietnamese people until today. Families often pack banh chung from the 27th, 28th and 29th of Lunar New Year, which is also a meaningful gift for our relatives and friends on this occasion.
3. Clean and decorate the house
Northern cherry blossoms or Southern apricot flowers as well as kumquat trees are one of the trees symbolizing luck, happiness and prosperity for the family. In Vietnam, there are many other beautiful flowers that people love to buy in home decoration to welcome the new year like orchids, daffodils, lilies, chrysanthemums …
4. Visit ancestors’s grave
Children and grandchildren in families will come together to visit and clean up the resting place of their ancestors and relatives. This is considered a popular traditional custom of Vietnamese people, expressing filial piety, as well as respect for the birth and deceased ancestors.
5. Wish for a happy new year
Vietnamese people have a custom as well as a culture to celebrate Tet and relatives on Tet holidays and especially on Lunar New Year. Usually in the morning of a New Year, the children and grandchildren will come to bless them and celebrate their grandparents and parents.
Giảng viên: Phạm Thị Mai Phương
Bộ môn: Cơ bản
Trường Cao đẳng FPT Polytechnic cơ sở Hà Nội
