Nghe An: Villages enthusiastically erect poles to welcome Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - In the joyful atmosphere of preparing to welcome the traditional New Year, these days, people in villages in Anh Son, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong... are enthusiastically setting up poles to welcome the New Year.
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Setting up a pole to celebrate Tet has existed since ancient times. In recent years, this custom has spread strongly in some localities, especially in Do Luong district. Throughout the villages, people are enthusiastically hunting for bamboo, hop, and sewing to make poles to celebrate Tet. |
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The demand for bamboo poles increased rapidly, so some people rushed to trade bamboo and formed many bamboo pole selling points in the localities. Mr. Hoang Van Ty in Van Son commune, Do Luong district said that every day, his family's selling point sells about 100 bamboo poles at the price of 80,000 - 120,000 VND/pole. |
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A resident of Yen Son commune, Do Luong district was excited when he selected the bamboo he liked to make a pole. According to the elderly here, the bamboo tree to make a beautiful pole is tall, straight, and curved at the top. |
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A woman in Van Son commune, Do Luong district goes to buy bamboo to make a flagpole. |
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People of Thinh Son commune, Do Luong district bring carts to buy poles in Van Son commune. |
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If they encounter a bent bamboo tree, people often light a fire to heat and bend it to straighten it. In the photo: Two women in Bai Son commune, Do Luong district are heating a bamboo pole. |
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When bending the pole, you must do it skillfully, bending and watering the pole at the same time to ensure the pole does not break or crack. |
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According to old customs, the pole is planted around the 23rd of December, but nowadays, from the 18th to the 20th of December, people eagerly plant poles at the same time with the hope that Tet will come sooner. |
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National Highway 46, the section passing through Da Son Commune, is lined with bamboo trees to welcome Tet. Mr. Tran Van Quang in Hamlet 9, Da Son Commune, said that his family has been putting up a Tet tree for several years now. Although it takes a little more effort, having a bamboo tree in front of the alley makes Tet more joyful and warmer. |
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On the poles, people often attach lanterns, star lanterns, national flags, parallel sentences, and especially many light bulbs and flashing lights to beautify them at night. |
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The section passing through Chau Khe commune, Con Cuong district seems like Spring has come earlier from the rows of bamboo poles planted thickly on both sides of the road. Photo: Mr. Phuc Nam Dan |
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These days, going through National Highway 7, through Do Luong district, one can see the bustling atmosphere of Tet. On both sides of the road, houses compete to set up poles to welcome Tet, contributing to preserving the ancient beauty of our ancestors in the heart of the bustling, innovative countryside. |