(NB&CL) Every time Tet comes, my heart is filled with an indescribable feeling. I don’t know why, but I always remember the Tet days of the past, when I was a child, a little kid following my mother to the Tet market. Those years were poor, but the Tet atmosphere was so bustling, it seemed like there was nothing more bustling than that.
Perhaps when people are full and happy, their spiritual joy is reduced, there is no longer the desire and waiting for Tet to come. That's right, life is different now, there is almost no shortage of anything materially. Delicious food is no longer a craving, scarce, precious thing anymore because every day meals also have meat, fish, sausages... sometimes in the city people crave vegetables more than meat.
Life is now modern and convenient, everything equipped in the house is to serve family activities, such as washing machines, air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators... have become common things, not luxuries only for the rich like in the past. With such conveniences and modernity, eating and wearing have become normal things. Now life has changed from eating well and wearing warm clothes to eating well and dressing well. Eating well and dressing well have become everyday things, so people are no longer interested in Tet.
It is because of the indifference of people that I miss the old Tet even more. My heart is filled with beautiful memories, filled with laughter and joy. It is the scene of the whole family sitting together in the corner of the yard, each person doing their own task of wrapping Chung cakes. We children compete to help the adults tie the strings. The laughter and chatter, the fragrant smell of sticky rice and green beans, the warmth of the fire, the children's cheeks red with excitement. That bustling scene throughout the village makes people forget the cold at the end of the year.
On the afternoon of the 29th of Tet, the sound of pigs squealing echoed throughout the village, the bustling sound of people splashing fish in the pond made the last afternoon of the year, though cold, warm people's hearts with joy. On the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, the families in the village together prepared the year-end offerings, the scent of incense spread, evoking a sacred thing, it made people's hearts relax, forgetting all worries, reproaches, hatreds to look forward to a new year with good things. That was the moment when relatives reunited, brothers and sisters, children and grandchildren sat together around the dinner table to enjoy the feeling of family affection, feeling the happiness and joy of being in a familiar homeland.
On the first morning of the new year, in every village and alley, groups of people in colorful new clothes go out to celebrate Tet. Everyone smiles when they meet each other, shakes hands and wishes each other well. Oh, how exciting the spring atmosphere is, how excited people are! In the houses in the village, everyone raises cups of fragrant tea, imbued with the scent of spring, the scent of earth, the scent of sky. Cups of wine are raised to make rosy cheeks more rosy, red lips more fresh, sparkling eyes more charming. Sweet and soft words become even more passionate and affectionate. It seems that heaven and earth sing together passionate melodies, so that peach blossoms are red with words of love, the sun is fragrant with passionate gazes. Everything is imbued with the taste of spring, bringing the passion into the Tet atmosphere.
For me, Tet in the past, although lacking, was full of joy and emotions. Maybe I am a nostalgic person, but if you try to remember, maybe like me, you will see that Tet in the past had very special things that made people feel nostalgic.
Le Minh Hai
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/bang-khuang-tet-ve-post331236.html
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