Hanoi on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet, light and poetic

After cleaning the house, buying and selling essential items to prepare for Tet, many families in Hanoi have chosen to release all the burdens of the old year. They leisurely stroll in places such as Hang Luoc flower market or around Hoan Kiem Lake before returning to their families to gather together for a New Year’s meal.Present at Hang Luoc street, the oldest Tet flower market in the capital, many people take advantage of both visiting and choosing more peach branches for their family to play Tet.Along with PV, Mr. Thang (60 years old) who was born and raised in Hanoi reminisced regarding the story of the difficult Tet of the past. The middle-aged man said: “The old Tet was not as complete as it is now. Everything had to be made by yourself, not bought ready-made. From the fillings for making banh chung, packs of crackers or each ounce of tea, they had to accumulate too. from a few months ago…Tet flower market has many special memories for me. Remembering the day when I was a kid, I was able to go with my father on the 30th to buy the last peach branches from the market. Why buy 30 peaches instead of buying early because difficult families have to wait until the followingnoon of the 30th when they discharge their goods to come back to buy them. At that time, there were not many options left, but just bought it for good.” Mr. Thang added.Still keeping the habit from a young age, on the followingnoon of the 30th of Tet, Mr. Thang went to Hang Luoc flower market to buy more peach branches, which he called “digging brooms”, and then returned to burn the roots and click quickly to let them bloom. dawn on the 1st day of Tet.Looking at life in Hanoi on the followingnoon of the 30th Tet is somewhat slower. The flow of people is no longer in a hurry, as in a normal day. They calmly walk to slowly see the beloved Capital and reflect on the past 1 year.Even some corners of Hanoi used to be crowded on a normal day with packed cars, but on the followingnoon of the 30th of Tet it was so quiet and idyllic.It is no coincidence that on the followingnoon of the 30th of Tet, many families in Hanoi choose as the time to go see the streets and rustic beauty of the capital.With the criterion, watching Hanoi gently and idly, Mr. Duc Do (40 years old – Quan Nhan – Hanoi) shared with PV: “Looking at this city scene, quietly my heart has a sky of memories. It was regarding 30 years ago when Hanoi didn’t have many cars, the people were also sparse. Every street corner, every street was quiet and it was so poetic….Every followingnoon on the 30th of Tet following completing all the housework, I was driven by my father on a phoenix bicycle to go through every corner of the old town, inhaling the smoke of the votive votive clusters that were pre-populated by many households. when returning home to eat New Year’s Eve meal”, Mr. Duc Do added.Pictures of Hanoi in the followingnoon of the 30th of the Lunar New Year, the beautiful and poetic Hanoi once made many children of the capital have to restore their old values, where Tet is considered the most important occasion of the year, even more than the anniversary of the death. dad.An idyllic corner of Hanoi’s old quarter on the followingnoon of the 30th of Tet.

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