Traditional Flower for Tết Holiday
30/01/2019Tết is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết holiday are the days for relaxation, meeting, happiness and joy. Similar to pine tree Christmas holiday in the West, Vietnamese also decorate with fresh flower that is an habit and contributing to adorn the home more luxury. There are 3 kinds of Traditional Flower for Tết Holiday that can not missing in Tet Holiday: Peach Flower and Marumi kumquat in North. Ochna integerrima in South.
Around Lunar mid – December, the people buy those plants from flower market or garden flower (Some even try to have peach flower branches/ tree from the mountains because of its impressive vitality). Those plants will be keep until lunar mid- January of the New Year
Peach Flower and Marumi Kumpuat are familiar in the North which trees can grow well in cold weather.
1. Peach flower:
North people say that peach blossoms is spring. It is symbol of spring in Vietnam. The pink colour of peach blossoms shows the love and joy spread among people in this unique time of the year. There are two kinds of peach flower: Light peach with light pink colour and Nhat Tan flower village is specialty peach with dark pink colour.
2. Marumi Kumquat:
A tree with 5 characteristics: fruits, flowers, leaves, branches and roots is symbol for wealth and happiness for the new year. The tips for choosing a good tree must have green fruits, mature leaves and new bud which represents lucky and healthy to the family in the New Year.
3. Ochna integerrima:
in the South represent riches and wealth. The people like decorate a blossom tree with many buds in their house because of they think that bring good luck and receive more good new in New year.
The New Year is all about starting fresh, leaving the troubles and frustrations of the old year behind. Come and discovery Tet holiday atmosphere once in my Vietnam vacation.
