Grandchildren enthusiastically wrap banh chung to offer to General Vo Nguyen Giap in Vung Chua
In the days before Tet, the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of General Vo Nguyen Giap returned from Hanoi to their hometown, together with the Border Guards, to wrap Chung cakes and prepare the altar to worship him at Vung Chua, Yen Island (Quang Binh).
This morning (25th of Tet), General Vo Nguyen Giap's two daughters, Vo Hoa Binh and Vo Hanh Phuc, and their grandchildren were present in Vung Chua to prepare the altar at the General's tomb.
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| Mrs. Vo Hoa Binh with the white apricot tree and Nhat Tan peach tree brought from Hanoi to decorate the grave. |
In addition to the ingredients for wrapping the cake such as sticky rice, green beans, dong leaves, string, etc., General Vo Nguyen Giap's descendants also brought a Nhat Tan peach tree, a white apricot tree (nhat chi mai) and a pot of orchids to place on the grave.
Mrs. Vo Hanh Phuc, daughter of the General, said: “Every year, on the 26th or 27th of Tet, the family organizes the wrapping of Chung cakes. Since he passed away and was laid to rest here, the family has kept that tradition. This year, the family prepared 1.1 quintals of yellow sticky rice, 45kg of green beans, molds, dong leaves, and strings brought from Hanoi and 30kg of pork prepared by someone here to wrap the cakes with the Border Guard force.”
Today, the family plans to wrap more than 200 banh chung.
Tomorrow morning (26th of Tet), one of these banh chung will be chosen to be placed on the General's grave. The rest will be given by the family to the soldiers on duty here and to the Youth Union of Quang Trach district.
In addition to the Border Guard force, every year the Quang Trach District Youth Union sends youth union members to help the General’s family. In addition to wrapping banh chung, the young people also clean up around his grave.
Image recorded by VietNamNet this morning:
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| Quang Trach District Youth Union and family prepare to wrap cakes. |
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| Mrs. Vo Hanh Phuc, daughter of the late General, is wrapping banh chung to offer her father. |
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| Ms. Ngoc Anh (granddaughter of the General) and her son Thien Quang (right cover) are wrapping cakes. |
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| Border guards join in wrapping cakes with family. |
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| Grandson Bui Viet Thien Minh, the General's great-grandson, is attentively watching his family wrap the cakes. |
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| Tonight we will light a fire to boil the cakes, tomorrow morning the family will offer the cakes to the grave before returning to Hanoi to celebrate Tet. |
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| Peach blossoms are in full bloom on the General's tomb. |
