Lunar New Year is the most important traditional holiday of the Vietnamese people, marking a new beginning for the new year. During the traditional Tet holiday, people go shopping together and renovate their houses. To make the house more colorful and cheerful, flowers are indispensable. Flowers not only bring a happy, cozy atmosphere, but each type of flower also carries special meanings during the Lunar New Year. However, if you do not know the meaning of each flower, you may miss the opportunity to show respect and typical Vietnamese traditions during Tet.
Decoding the meanings of the flowers of the Lunar New Year
1. Peach blossoms
For Northerners, every Tet holiday is indispensable for Dao flowers – flowers that only bloom in the spring, to serve the Lunar New Year. Peach blossoms are considered a symbol of luck, wealth and prosperity. In Vietnamese tradition, peach blossoms are considered precious flowers and are often used for decoration in the first days of the year. Peach blossoms are also a symbol of innovation, growth, and strong development, helping people stay healthy, peaceful, and have everything they wish for in the new year. So, if you want to create a feeling of prosperity and luck in your home during Tet, use peach blossoms to decorate.
2. Hoa mai
Apricot flowers are also a symbol of prosperity and luck. It is also considered a symbol of love and friendship in Vietnamese culture. If you want to create a warm, emotional feeling for your home during Tet, use apricot flowers to decorate. Yellow apricot blossoms in full bloom in spring also show joy, gladness, happiness, love, solidarity and the binding of people together. Apricot flowers are a typical flower of Tet in the south.
3. Chrysanthemum – Happiness fills the house
Chrysanthemum is a flower that is favored by most people during Tet. Chrysanthemums, with their pure white color, are a symbol of health, longevity and friendship. It represents the combination of people and nature in Vietnamese tradition. The yellow color of flowers brings prosperity, fortune and nobility. Flowers also carry a symbol of life, increasing happiness and joy to every home
4. Kumquat
Kumquats are seen a lot in the central region during the Lunar New Year. Kumquat with its bright green color is a symbol of luck, fortune, wealth and prosperity, longevity and luck in love. With a good selection of trees that have both ripe fruit, green fruit, and young buds, this represents completeness, success, and luck.
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