Dear family meal in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Although life is busy and changing, the family meal of Vietnamese people in general and Nghe An people in particular is still maintained and continued. The family meal is a place to gather, share love and nurture the feelings and personality of family members.
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The family is the cell of society, where each person's personality is nurtured, formed and educated. Currently, many families in Nghe An still have 3-4 generations living together and are attached to familiar, cozy family meals. In the photo: Mr. Bui Van Thanh's family in Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong) has 4 generations living peacefully and happily. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Before each meal, mothers go to the market to buy food, or use food produced by the family, everyone works together to prepare it. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Many students also diligently help their parents and grandparents to make delicious meals with traditional dishes, rich in the flavors of their homeland. Photo: Huy Thu |
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After cooking and preparing the food, everyone in the family happily joins hands to prepare and arrange the meal tray, "some holding bowls, others carrying trays". Photo: Huy Thu |
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During a family meal, everyone sits around a tray of food, from grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren to eat together. Everyone eats and chats in a warm and friendly atmosphere. A cozy meal of Mr. Nguyen Thu Bien's family in Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu |
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Family meals not only provide nutrition and health for each person, but also help members learn to be tolerant, share, be polite, and respect their elders and juniors. During meals, children can serve food to their grandparents and parents. If there is a delicious dish, everyone can share it or save it for others. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Having meals in a warm, harmonious and loving atmosphere, the elderly in the family also feel excited and proud of their children and grandchildren. Photo: Huy Thu |
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During family meals, grandparents and parents can cleverly incorporate teaching and advising their children and grandchildren, such as reminding them of family traditions and correcting the lifestyle of family members. Children also feel happier when they eat with their parents, grandparents, siblings, and live in the love of their family. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Family meals are also a cultural activity rich in humanistic meaning, which always contains sacred morals. Delicious meals, warm family affection have nurtured children to grow up, mature both physically and mentally. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Family meals are the place to keep the fire of traditional Vietnamese culture in general and of each Nghe An family in particular. In the photo: The joy of Mrs. Dinh Thi Tam, commonly known as Mrs. Lai (94 years old) and her great-grandchild after lunch in Thanh Yen commune (Thanh Chuong). Photo: Huy Thu |
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What happiness is greater than living in the love of the most beloved ones, inhaling the dishes cooked by grandmother or mother, plucking gray hair for grandfather or great-grandfather after each meal... All of these not only contribute to bonding and sharing love, but also become beautiful memories, so that every time we go far away, everyone wants to return. Although life has changed a lot, family meals still have profound humanistic values. Photo: Huy Thu |