Crowds of people come to the Temple of Literature on the first morning of Tet

    HẢI NGUYỄN - KHÁNH AN |

    Hanoi - On the morning of the first day of Tet, people and tourists flocked to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam to offer prayers, ask for the first words of the year, and pray for a new year of peace and prosperity.

    Tu 9h sang mung 1 Tet, Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam da co rat dong nguoi dan, du khach dem du xuan, xin chu dau nam. Nhieu thoi diem, cac con pho dan vao Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam un tac do luong xe lon.
    From 9am on the first day of Tet, the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam was crowded with people and tourists coming to enjoy spring and ask for the first words of the year. At many times, the streets leading to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam were congested due to the large number of vehicles.
    Cac khu vuc trong Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam deu dong duc, nhon nhip.
    The areas in the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam are crowded and bustling.
    Nhieu nguoi thap nen nhang, dang le truoc ban tho Khong Tu va cac bac tien hien trong Dai Bai Duong, cung ban tho danh nhan Chu Van An trong nha Thai Hoc de cau cho viec hoc troi chay, nam moi binh an.
    Many people burn incense and make offerings before the altar of Confucius and the sages in the Great Worship Hall, and the altar of the famous Chu Van An in the Imperial Academy to pray for smooth studies and a peaceful new year.
    Nguyen Ha Linh (Dong Da) cung ca gia dinh den Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam vao sang mung 1 Tet. Ha Linh cho biet nam nay se thi chuyen cap nen em quyet dinh den day de xin chu, mong moi viec hanh thong. “Mong muon nam moi cong viec cua bo me thuan loi, moi nguoi gap may man va ban than em se thi dau vao ngoi truong mo uoc Phan Dinh Phung” - Ha Linh cho hay.
    Nguyen Ha Linh (Dong Da) and her whole family came to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam on the morning of the first day of Tet. Ha Linh said that this year she will take the transfer exam, so she decided to come here to ask for words, hoping that everything will go smoothly. "I hope that in the new year my parents' work will be smooth, everyone will have good luck and I myself will pass the exam to get into my dream school, Phan Dinh Phung" - Ha Linh said.
    Dong nguoi xep hang vao Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam de tham quan, xin chu.
    People lined up to enter the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam to visit and ask for calligraphy.
    Xin chu dau nam la mot tuc le truyen thong cua nguoi A Dong the hien su tran trong doi voi tri thuc, dong thoi cung la gui gam nhung uoc nguyen nam moi trong nhung con chu. Vi vay, dip dau nam moi, nhieu nguoi dan chon den Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam de xin chu ong do, kinh le tai cai noi quoc hoc cua dan toc.
    Asking for calligraphy at the beginning of the year is a traditional custom of East Asians, showing respect for knowledge, and also sending wishes for the new year in words. Therefore, at the beginning of the new year, many people choose to go to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam to ask for calligraphy, paying their respects at the cradle of national learning.
    Chi Hoang Thi Thuy (Vung Tau) cung cac anh chi em o Hue, Quang Binh ra Ha Noi tham bo me. Chi Thuy cho biet ca gia dinh da quyet dinh den Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam vao sang mung 1 Tet de mong muon cac con hoc hanh cham chi, dat nhieu ket qua cao trong hoc tap.
    Ms. Hoang Thi Thuy (Vung Tau) and her siblings from Hue and Quang Binh went to Hanoi to visit their parents. Ms. Thuy said that the whole family decided to go to the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam on the morning of the first day of Tet to wish their children to study hard and achieve good results in their studies.
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