Hue people pick yellow apricot leaves to welcome Lunar New Year

Hue is one of the localities with a large number of mai players. This is the time to strip the leaves from the mai trees, preparing for Tet.

For Hue, the yellow apricot has a unique native genetic source and is often called Hue yellow apricot. This type of apricot has been grown for a long time in royal palaces, mansions, communal houses, pagodas, and private houses. The yellow apricot creates a luxurious beauty, becoming a symbol of spring colors of nature and people of Hue, closely associated with daily life in Hue. (Photo courtesy).

The yellow apricot tree has a unique genetic source in Thua Thien Hue and is often called Hue royal apricot. This type of apricot tree has been grown for a long time in royal palaces, mansions, communal houses, pagodas, and private houses. The yellow apricot tree creates a luxurious beauty and becomes a symbol of spring in the ancient capital.

These days, workers of the Hue Green Park Center are busy pruning the leaves of apricot trees around the Hue Citadel area, preparing for a relic site filled with yellow apricot blossoms on Tet holiday.

Leaf stripping, also known as leaf picking, is considered an important step that greatly affects the blooming of apricot flowers. This not only helps the apricot tree to concentrate on growing, but also stimulates flowering at the right time.

According to Lao Dong Newspaper, many workers and specialized vehicles are deployed throughout Hue's large apricot gardens. For short trees, workers will stand or climb on hard branches to strip leaves. For trees that are too tall or have weak branches, workers will use specialized vehicles to prune, limit falls and prevent damage to the trees.

According to Lao Dong, many workers and specialized vehicles are deployed throughout Hue's large apricot gardens. For short trees, workers will stand or climb on hard branches to strip leaves. For trees that are too tall or have weak branches, workers will use specialized vehicles to prune, limit falls and prevent damage to the trees.

This job of pruning mai leaves usually starts in November or December of the lunar calendar, depending on the weather. At this time, many mai players in Hue are busy pruning leaves and taking care of flowers. During the process of pruning mai leaves, each branch and flower bud is cherished.

Although the job of pruning mai leaves seems easy, there are hundreds of mai trees in front of and inside the Hue Citadel, so it is more or less difficult and time-consuming.

At first glance, the workers stripping mai leaves seem to have a light workload, but the workload is not small when there are hundreds of mai trees in front of and inside the Hue Citadel.

The apricot tree is carefully and properly cared for by workers, promising to bloom brilliantly during Tet.

Hue's yellow apricot has 5 bright yellow petals and a pure fragrance. The apricot tree is associated with the cultural life of Hue people and is indispensable during Tet.

The time to pick up mai leaves is also the time when the Tet atmosphere begins to stir. Picking up mai leaves makes the streets become joyful and bustling; brings beauty to the living space, expressing the spirit and customs of the people of Hue.

The time to pluck the apricot leaves is also the time when the Tet atmosphere begins to bustle on the streets of Hue. The apricot trees are carefully and properly cared for by workers, promising to bloom brilliantly during the Lunar New Year 2025.

Nguyen Luan - Xuan Dat

Source: https://laodong.vn/du-lich/photo/nguoi-hue-tray-la-mai-vang-don-tet-nguyen-dan-1435284.html