75-year-old mother says no Tet has been as happy and fulfilling as this year

My brother's family came from the South to celebrate Tet with my mother on December 28. I sent both children back to join them. The children were excited to prepare backpacks, clothes, and books to go home.

happy tho.jpg — Children take Tet photos with their mother

I have reminded and trained my children to be conscious of doing housework and caring for their family members. And the result is that after many years of having headaches because of the children's yelling and naughtiness, my grandmother has concluded this year: The children have grown up a lot this Tet, are smart, and know how to help her with many things. She does not have to remind or yell like before.

During Tet, I still jokingly tell my neighbors that I am busier, more tired, and more exhausted than usual. After finishing cleaning up my house for Tet, I worry about preparing for Tet at my paternal home, then rush back to my maternal home for Tet.

I celebrated Tet in my husband's hometown for 3 days from December 29th to the first day of Tet. I went to the local market, bought a bunch of peonies, violets, and chrysanthemums to arrange. My mother's garden already had a grapefruit tree with dozens of ripe yellow fruits, so I only needed to buy a bunch of bananas and some fruits. So my husband climbed up the tree with a ladder to cut the grapefruits, threw them down for his wife to catch professionally. I reminded my husband to pick some early blooming grapefruit flowers to burn incense to make the fruit tray more beautiful.

Now that I have experience, I divide the work clearly. I stay home to clean and prepare spring rolls, my husband goes to the market to buy chicken, ham and food for Tet. On the afternoon of the 30th, after boiling the chicken and burning incense, I put a pot of fragrant water with grapefruit leaves, lemongrass leaves, and green tea leaves picked from the garden for my mother-in-law to bathe in on the last day of the year. My mother-in-law works as a seasonal seller at the market for 10 days before Tet. She leaves from morning until evening.

happy tho3.jpg — Happy 75th birthday mom

My mother-in-law has assigned the Tet holiday to my husband and I for several years now. After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner with my mother, my husband and I rode our motorbikes back to our house to clean up, shower and prepare for the New Year's Eve. My husband and I drove back and forth between my husband's house and our house for several days of Tet. There were times when I felt tired, but thinking that there were only a few Tet holidays in the year, I tried a little harder to keep the atmosphere lively!

On the 2nd, I was on duty at the office, happily celebrating Tet with my colleagues. On the morning of the 3rd, my husband and I went to my mother's hometown. When we got home, the gate was locked. I called my mother and brother but no one answered. After waiting for a while, my brother called back, saying that the whole family was returning from the village temple.

Every year, my hometown celebrates the longevity of the elders at the village communal house very solemnly, the children and grandchildren fill the communal house yard.

When we met, the whole family chatted, I gave lucky money to my mother and the children, wishing her good health, beauty, and happiness. My mother loved to be beautiful, so my daughter gave her lucky money, making her smile brightly. A moment later, the village lion dance team came to wish my mother a happy birthday. My mother and my siblings took a souvenir photo with the lion dance team in the spring sunshine. After that, my siblings and I went up to wish my aunt a happy 90th birthday.

My uncle's family has 7 siblings and many grandchildren. It has been a long time since my brothers and I have all gathered together like this. After many years of struggling to make a living, we are all middle-aged. Sitting together, there are so many funny stories to tell, my brothers and I just laughed and talked all afternoon. I took a photo with my uncle's brother on Tet holiday and posted it on Facebook with the title: It's been 30 years since I took a photo with my brother.

It's true that only on Tet holiday can I meet all my brothers and sisters and recall so many beautiful memories of my childhood.

The fourth day of Tet is the anniversary of my father's death. My mother has given full authority to my brothers and I to make the memorial. I suggested making fish soup to avoid boredom. My sister-in-law said she didn't know how to make northern fish soup. I volunteered to make sour fish soup for Tet. It's nothing special, fish marinated with turmeric, seasoning powder, cooked with tomatoes, fermented rice, kohlrabi, then sprinkled with dill and herbs.

happy tho1.jpg — My brothers and I celebrated our aunt's 90th birthday.

It was that simple, but my whole family praised the fish soup I cooked, getting a score of 9. So I had the opportunity to be proud that I can cook country dishes perfectly.

My mother said that this year she was very lucky, receiving many lucky money from her children and grandchildren, and all kinds of polite gifts. She concluded that from childhood until now, at the age of 75, she has felt this Tet holiday full of happiness and satisfaction.

I understand that Tet is always the happiest time for the elderly and children because it is the occasion for the whole family to gather and welcome the new year. No matter how hard and busy we are, for each of us, Tet is always the most special occasion to express our feelings to our family members.

The 2024 Lunar New Year holiday has passed. Vietnamese people have returned to their busy work and study. However, the echoes of Tet are still in everyone's heart.

Please share with us about your recent Tet holiday. Please send your article to the email address: [email protected] or comment at the end of the article. Sincerely!

Going back to my maternal home for Tet, just hearing him say one sentence made my heart feel strangely warm.

The car started moving, seeing him standing there waving goodbye, I suddenly felt strangely warm inside. I also remembered his advice: “Next year, bring the kids back for Tet, even if grandma dies, you’ll still be here!”

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