(Baonghean.vn) - The traditional Tet flavor of the nation has reached many neighborhoods and houses in Vinh city.
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| The weather in the last days of the year is cold and rainy, but it cannot stop the atmosphere of Tet approaching. In many streets and alleys in Vinh city, somewhere people can still see pots of banh chung steaming, carrying the very special flavors of Tet. |
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| Many families have begun preparing dong leaves, sticky rice, green beans, meat, and onions to make banh chung to celebrate the traditional Tet holiday of the nation. |
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| Looking at each carefully wrapped banh chung and banh tet, we can see that Tet is very near. |
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| Mr. Sam's family in Dong Vinh wraps banh chung and banh tet to cook on the night of the 28th. For more than ten years, Mr. Sam has been wrapping banh chung and banh tet with his family to celebrate the New Year. Wrapping banh chung and banh tet on Tet not only helps to connect the family members but also reminds his children about the national holiday, Mr. Sam said. |
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| The cakes symbolize the gratitude of descendants to their ancestors and to the land and sky, while emphasizing the importance of rice culture in the lives of Vietnamese people. |
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| Mr. Luong's family in Lam Dong has been away from home for many years and has just brought their children back home to celebrate Tet. He shared that it has been a long time since he last felt the Tet atmosphere of his childhood. Sitting by the red fire, Mr. Luong recounted his childhood memories to his 8-year-old son. |
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| Next to the pot of fragrant banh chung, mothers and sisters place kettles of water next to it to boil water to boil the banh chung or to boil for drinking. |
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| In a small alley of Tran Binh Trong street, a resident is adding water to cover the cake. |
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| After 10 - 12 hours of cooking, the banh chung and banh tet are taken out and washed in cold water to remove the sap, drained and then pressed. |
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| In the crackling sound of the wood stove, watching the children with rosy cheeks sitting around the fire cooking banh chung makes us feel that Tet is coming closer, very closer. |
Chu Thanh
