Passed quickly like Tet in my hometown

The Tet holidays back home passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the day my grandfather wrapped Chung cakes, in the blink of an eye, the first, second, and third days had already arrived.

In the twelfth lunar month, the children in my family used red pens to count down on the desk calendar to see when it would be time to drag their suitcases to their grandparents’ house to celebrate Tet. The months before Tet seemed so long. Yet, the twelfth month passed by so quickly. Especially the days when we put our suitcases down in the middle of our grandfather’s yard, smelled the fragrance of all kinds of flowers in the garden, saw that it was just dawn, walked around the market, cleaned the house and the kitchen a bit, then it was already dark.

Grandparents still keep the tradition of wrapping banh chung on the afternoon of the 27th of Tet.

Tet at my grandparents' house still retains almost all the traditional customs of the past. My grandparents still keep the tradition of wrapping Chung cakes on the afternoon of the 27th of Tet, boiling them on the morning of the 28th of Tet, and burning votive papers on the afternoon of the 3rd of Tet so that brothers and children from all over can reunite. Everyone must bathe in coriander leaves on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, and the New Year's Eve meal on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet must be full of Chung cakes, chicken, sticky rice, bamboo shoot soup and vermicelli. The house and yard are filled with all kinds of flowers, and the peach blossoms in full bloom are indispensable.

During Tet in my hometown, neighbors came to visit and wish me a happy new year from the morning of the first day. The alleys, which are usually quiet, are now hung with flags, flowers, and lights, shining all night long. Every day, the children asked, "Mom, when will you be back in the city?", then calculated with a sad face, "then there are only a few more days until we can't celebrate Tet at my grandfather's house anymore." The short Tet days in my hometown gave the children many experiences and good lessons from life.

Under the spring peach branches, children eagerly wash leaves to wrap banh chung.

Tet passes so quickly, keep the Tet moments in mind so that the next 365 days will always be warm.

Spring colors

The Tet atmosphere in my hometown is always very special.

The smell of Tet

Tet is reunion, is hope

Tet passes by so quickly. The warm spring days of family reunion also pass by so quickly. Many people say that Tet is bland nowadays, not as passionate as it used to be. But for us, especially the children, Tet is always a hope.

Hope to shake up the tiredness and fatigue so that those who are far from home will have the motivation to work, so that at the end of the year they can return home to celebrate Tet. Hope to wrap up the separation and longing, to start with reunions. Tet is to wrap up a year with many worries, mistakes, and failures, to start with a better new year. Hope is not for anyone in particular. Everything is still waiting for each person ahead...

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhanh-troi-qua-nhu-tet-o-que-nha-185250201065000278.htm