From ancient times to the present, Quan people have always considered the phoenix-winged betel - which is considered a pair (phoenix and loan), or the two of them together, the Quan family and the Quan family cannot separate. Every time a distinguished guest comes to visit the house, attends a singing tray, the Quan Ho people always have to play a phoenix betel to invite the guest to show their affection.
Each piece of royal poinciana betel is a beautiful work of art cared for by the skillful hands of the brothers and sisters. A beautiful piece of betel must express a unique traditional artistic feature, as the ancients passed on, looking at the piece of betel can know the personality of the betel: simple or elaborate, rich or bland.
Starting to see the betel threshold from the owner's family, distinguished guests will see the betel with the wing of a phoenix shaped like a small phoenix, symbolizing nobility, elegance and eternity. The leaves of betel and areca are chosen to be made meticulously and meticulously, only those with extensive experience and proficient in the craft know how to do it.
According to Meritorious Artist Ngo Thi Nhi (Viem Xa Quan Household Village), artisan Duong Van Quyen (Hoai Trung Quan Household Village) - the banyan trees in the Quan Ho game industry that once shared, the cinnamon stems used are small, thick, deep green banh tet leaves, with good flexible and durable to easily shape and not tear.
The branches are broken from the branches and cannot be too young or too old, so they will maintain their brittle and beautiful color. There is also a vegetarian shell that is moderately chopped, naturally bright red to create the head and tail of the phoenix.
In addition, to make phoenix eyes, the brothers and sisters immediately chose a thin buckwheat at the head of the fruit trunk, cleverly arranging the betel piece to be as vivid as if it had a soul. Raising the piece of petal with the wing of a phoenix on your hand to see the side and feeling the arrangement very fateful, like a simple, small, respectful gift that Quan Ho used to invite guests.
The special thing about the papaya patch with canh canh phuong hidden in the betel leaves is that it must be peeled in 9 strips. Born - old - sick - dead, repeated three times and ended with one birth, symbolizing the cycle of life. This shows the philosophy of the Quan Ho people: Culture is always burning, continuing, and spreading from generation to generation.
There are beautiful betel trees, the Quan family has a very sophisticated and elegant way of inviting betel trees. Invitation for bids cannot be invited to go offshore but there are proper sidewalk performances. The smartman cries out roaring freely/The smartman speaks a gentle voice that is easy to listen to.
Each betel invitation is both a way of expressing the appreciation of guests from far away, but gently and quietly expresses the elegant and elegant way of the Quan Ho people:
" Yes! First of all, every year, in the new year and spring, we go to a wish-praying festival, when we meet Quan, we are the first to come here, we are the first to ask for help, if Quan, they are the first to come here.
Yes! Mr. Quan, family, you and I still have young shoots, you know how to speak well when receiving gi au.
Yes! This bowl of water was opened in the tower, hidden from the teacher, hidden from the mother to invite someone, asked for a gift from Quan, so she played the bowl of water and then took a song to sing, so that we could learn to follow the rules.
Yes! Duong Quan, they immediately invited him to the wedding, so we asked to accept it."
In Quan Ho cultural activities, the phoenix betel pieces are rarely eaten immediately, but are taken as souvenirs, placed in a betel stall to lie next to them, as a way to preserve and respect the affection given to them. Only when the betel piece is broken and no longer usable, do Quan Ho people quietly leave, as if a beautiful thing has passed.
The piece of royal poinciana betel, although small, contains many great values, not only shows the skillful and meticulous hands but also proves the iron heart andalty of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho people.
As time passed, the betel and betel have wings and the betel- welcoming culture has always been preserved and promoted by the people of Quan Ho Bac Ninh, along with many other impressions that help the Quan Ho culture become more and more impressive in modern life.
