Tet to encourage learning in Nghe An

(Baonghean)- For a long time, the Tet of encouraging learning has become a beautiful tradition in many families in many rural areas of Nghe An. This is an occasion for people in the province to honor learning, preserve the custom of writing the first words of spring and hope for a successful new year...

Opening ceremony in Quynh village

For the past 7 years, Quynh Doi commune (Quynh Luu) has organized a nationwide writing ceremony. In the past, the first writing ceremony of Spring in Quynh village was only held in families considered to be "rich in literature". Usually, on the 3rd day of Tet, Confucian scholars, good writers, and good calligraphy solemnly prepared altars, paper, and pens to write the first words of the year. The opening ceremony was attended by all the children and grandchildren in the house. The person who started writing wrote on behalf of everyone in the house the best wishes. Today, the tradition of starting writing in Spring in Quynh village is still preserved and has a new development. The opening ceremony is not only focused on a few people who are good writers and good calligraphers, or only organized on a small scale in families and clans as before, but everyone in the village can participate in the opening ceremony and it has become a widespread movement.

The first writing ceremony of the year in Quynh Doi commune (Quynh Luu).

Everyone in Quynh Doi is aware of the special value of this beautiful custom. The elderly consider the opening calligraphy as a “companionship” to encourage their children and grandchildren to study, and the young consider being chosen to write the opening calligraphy at the village communal house a great honor. Therefore, everyone enthusiastically participates.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year 2016, in addition to those selected from the branches, 60 students representing more than 600 students in the entire Quynh Doi commune gathered at the communal house to write the first words. The writing ceremony was held after the drum beat of the commune People's Committee Chairman. In 30 minutes, the participants will write a paragraph or poem according to the topic given by the organizing committee, usually praising the beautiful scenery of the homeland and the country today. The handwriting, the personality, the person who writes the first words all think about good words, beautiful ideas, carefully writing meaningful and concise words.

Along with the students, many elderly people in the commune and their parents also participated in the opening ceremony. Teacher Ho Thi Hue - teacher at Ho Tung Mau Secondary School, Quynh Doi Commune said: Students who are "good at writing, good at handwriting", and well-behaved were also selected by the school to participate in the opening ceremony. The students were also very excited and felt this honor. Since the opening ceremony, the students' love for learning and academic achievements have improved.

Participating in this year's opening ceremony, Hoang Thi Huong Giang, a 5th grade student at Ho Tung Mau Primary School, shared: When I came here, I found the atmosphere of the opening ceremony very sacred. I will try to study hard so that I can participate in the opening ceremony every year...

Awarding prizes to children at the spring writing ceremony in Quynh Doi village

The special thing is that the opening writing ceremony at the communal house is not a competition, because in reality, the elderly, young, men, women, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and people from far away can all participate. After the writing time, the Organizing Committee will comment on the essays, score "good writing, good handwriting" and then solemnly read the good essays and poems; the Association for Promotion of Education will award prizes to those who have excellent opening writing. The prizes are not of high material value but have great spiritual value, an honor that everyone looks forward to. The opening writing ceremony has been an unforgettable memory in the minds of every citizen of the Quynh Doi learning land. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Quy - Chairman of the Association for Promotion of Education of Quynh Doi commune shared: Organizing the opening writing ceremony has a very great meaning, first of all, it is to continue the tradition of the homeland; then it is to create a good value at the beginning of the new year, creating momentum for more victories in learning, improving the quality of learning of the children day by day.

Replicating the model of promoting learning and talent

2016 is the 13th year that Nghe An Association for Promotion of Education has organized the Tet Encouragement of Education activity. This year, Tet Encouragement of Education was launched in early February in Cua Lo town. The activity is organized on the occasion of the traditional Tet holiday of the nation, aiming to create a high level of emulation to encourage learning at the beginning of the year, improving the overall quality of learning encouragement activities. At the same time, it aims to encourage and motivate students to overcome difficulties in their studies, helping them have more determination to go to school. Responding to Tet Encouragement of Education, on the first day of implementation, nearly 60 gifts from all levels, sectors, agencies, units, and philanthropists were presented to disabled children and poor students with good academic performance in the town, each gift worth 500,000 VND.

Along with that, localities and clans in the town have also given many valuable gifts to excellent students and students in difficult circumstances to motivate them to try harder. Previously, on the occasion of summarizing the emulation movement "Nghe An Encouragement of Learning Month" in 2015, Binh Duong Precast Concrete and Mechanical Company and Thien Phu Company awarded 240 scholarships worth 120 million VND to all schools in the town. In Dien Chau district, around the 4th and 5th of Tet, when children from all over the country return to their hometowns to celebrate Tet, it is the occasion for clans in the whole Dien Chau district to organize the Encouragement of Learning Festival and hold a ceremony to award their children who have passed their studies.

This year, nearly 700 families in the district organized the Tet Encouragement of Learning in Dien Chau very enthusiastically and meaningfully. Each family allocated 10-30 million VND from the Encouragement of Learning fund to organize awards for their children and grandchildren, each gift worth 50,000-500,000 VND. A very meaningful thing is that through the Encouragement of Learning movement, the whole district now has about 25,000 families achieving the title of "Family of Learning", accounting for nearly 40% of the households in the district.

Thanh Chung - Song Hoang