The book "Homeland's land" by Nhat Thanh tells us that, on the Lunar New Year, the filial piety of the tangerine is busy preparing a good piece, a tonic to give to their parents and grandparents to eat Thao. Pieces, ripe pieces, pieces of medicine, ladders ... all are arranged in the superiors to thank birth and nurture.
Therefore, Doan Ngo Tet becomes a great gathering day for families of three generations and four generations on the road. Generations of children and grandchildren have prepared pear dishes and precious medicine to give to their parents first, then move them into tables for the whole family to enjoy. Everyone hopes that the above-ranking people will eat well, sleep well, have good health, and have a clear intelligence.
On this day, in the Southern land, the grooms who are about to "set up the boundary to share" have a super Tet holiday with music and country music to thank the grace that has given them a fairy. Scholar Toan Anh, in his bookomp Cu - Tinh An Viet Nam, wrote: On this day, men who have married or proposed to their wives but have not yet married have the duty to celebrate Tet during holidays.
In addition to Lunar New Year, there are two trips to Soai twice a year during the rice New Year in May and October, which means that during the harvest season, there will be new rice for the two rice crops and the crop. Regarding the wedding season, unmarried couples will have to go to see their parents-in-law on the occasion of Doan Ngo Lunar New Year.
The sowing ceremony during this time always includes green beans picked in April and sticky rice in the rice crop. In addition, every month is also the monsoon season and the chickens and tiles season, along with the rice and beans, there are always a pair of monkeys and a few dozen tiles. Accompanying a few canlars of sugar and a few watermelon fruits. Usually, the groom goes on a street, the bride's parents often receive wedding gifts, but they always give a portion back."
What about the grooms who have "set up"? scholar Toan Anh said that for married couples, the soaping ceremony is over, but during holidays, there is often a grandparent ceremony. On the occasion of Doan Ngo, although the grooms are poor, they still try to find a little something to give to their parents-in-law, this festival is less arbitrary and not as important as the feast.
One object also went thanks to the Lunar New Year as a student. In the heart of Vietnamese people, the order of the army (king) - the teacher (teacher) - the father (father) ranked higher than the father, so it is extremely important to visit the New Year, to visit the teacher, like the phrase "The first day of the Father, the second day of the New Year, the third day of the New Year".
Doan Ngo Tet is also an occasion for patients to show gratitude for their medicine, and those who are grateful have the opportunity to thank the gracious person who has helped them, even though there is a saying "gratefulness is not asked for information". In Vietnam, there are even markets that only gather on the Fourth to sell to those in need of thanks on the Fourth.
For example, Mai market in My Duong village (Thanh Mai, Thanh Oai, Hanoi), related to the village market (Mai market). The market sells pork in bone size or in pieces or whole pork intestines... for everyone to buy as gifts. Most commonly, a pair of pork feet or a strip of ham with a bun is to show your generosity and gratitude.
