Experience Tet in the Ancient Capital with the rich flavors of Chung cake and Tet cake

The ancient Tet atmosphere at the Hue Royal Palace under the Nguyen Dynasty is recreated

The program "Old scent of Tet cakes" organized by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center at Can Chanh Palace yard, Hue Imperial City on February 6th in a space filled with spring colors, with traditional costumes, spring flowers, red parallel sentences, and royal and folk games such as: Pink lottery, card games; calligraphy performance, and word gifting.

The traditional Tet atmosphere has come very close with the atmosphere of wrapping Chung cake, Tet cake, pots of Tet cake, Chung cake filled with the warmth of wood stoves...

Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, Deputy Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said that along with the Ban Soc ceremony (calendar giving ceremony) and the Neu raising ceremony, "Old scent of Tet cakes" Spring Tan Suu 2021 is a meaningful activity to kick off the year with experiences of the old Tet scents through traditional colors.

With "Old scent of Tet cakes", the images of old Hue rice, especially the atmosphere of wrapping Chung cake, Tet cake and steaming pots of Chung cake, imbued with the rich flavor of Tet are recreated.

In particular, along with the Chung cake and Tet cake wrapping contest, “Old scent of Tet cakes” is more bustling with Hue songs and spring songs. The program also recreates the ceremony of offering cakes to ancestors.

In the context of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic in many provinces and cities across the country, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center requires delegates and visitors attending the program to ensure disease prevention measures such as: wearing masks, washing hands with sanitizer, keeping distance...

Send New Year wishes to the sky

Play pink tattoo

Card game

Calligrapher Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, Deputy Director of the Center for Conservation of Hue Monuments, performs calligraphy and gives away calligraphy

Wrapping Chung cake, Tet cake and "decorating" with spring flowers

Bustling Tet atmosphere

Family gathers to wrap Chung cake, Tet cake with a plate of jam, a cup of tea and the color of apricot flowers

... And pots of banh chung and banh tet cooked on wood stoves

The program "Old scent of Tet cakes" also recreates the ritual of offering cakes. The cooked cakes are taken out to drain the water, which is also the time when the "officials and soldiers" are waiting.

Banh chung and banh tet are brought onto trays one by one.

The cake offering procession departs

Trays of banh chung and banh tet in the offering procession

The procession passed through Ngo Mon Gate in Hue Imperial City towards The To Temple.

The group offering Tet cakes at the main gate of the The Mieu area

... Conducting the ceremony of offering Tet cakes at The To Temple

Tet cakes are brought in one by one....

... The "slaves" stood in rows on both sides of the yard.

Offering incense and Tet cakes

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/trai-nghiem-tet-co-do-duom-nong-phong-vi-banh-chung-banh-tet-192495250.htm