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SUMMARY:Lecture: Tết Lunar New Year Traditions - The Kitchen God (Ông Táo)
DESCRIPTION:Governed by tradition\, taboos and legends\, Tết Nguyên Đán welcomes the Lunar New Year and spring’s arrival.  It is Vietnam’s most important festival and public holiday.  The lunar and solar calendars are linked in Vietnam.  The former dictates the observance of festivals and rituals according to cycles of the moon. Hence\, Tết dates are not fixed. The New Year starts on the first night of the first moon of the first month of the lunar calendar. \nAlso known as The ‘Feast of the First Morning of the First Day’\, it is when the new and good replace old and bad elements.  People turn one year older as traditionally the New Year determines one’s age. Custom dictates actions and thoughts at the start of the lunar New Year influence one’s fate and prosperity for the coming 12 months.  Also high on the agenda are family reunions and paying respect to the ancestors. \nOne of Tết’s most important ritual is that of The Kitchen God or Ông Táo which signals the start of the Tết preparations. Legend says each home has three kitchen gods overseeing the household’s affairs. On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month\, each kitchen god (Ông Táo ) returns to the Jade Emperor\, the King of Heaven\, on the back of a carp fish. The kitchen gods report back to the Jade Emperor on each family’s affairs for that past year\, returning on New Year’s Eve.  People clean their houses and offer sacrifices in order to aid the god’s journey and ensure a good report. \nWe are delighted to welcome our lecturer\, Professor Lê Văn Lan\, noted author\, historian\, archaeologist\, television celebrity – basically a living legend in Vietnam – who will first explain the origins and rituals of Tết. We will then participate in sending the three kitchen gods\, a new set of clothes (made of paper) which will be burnt as an offering to Ông Táo.  After the offering of new clothes\, everyone will have a chance to release your own live fish into West Lake ‘to carry your family’s report’. This would lead to the Red river\, which leads to the ocean and then to the Jade Emperor. We will then return to learn about and experience a wide range of traditional Tết foods. \nThe presentation will include: \n\nA snapshot summary about Tết (a huge topic)\nthe legend of the Kitchen God\nmove to the lake side to burn paper offerings and release fish on the lakeside\nreturn to the function room to enjoy a traditional Tết buffet meal\na chance to meet and chat with Vietnam’s legendary Professor\n\nVenue:  The Hanoi Club Hotel\, 76 Yen Phu street – Tay Ho district \nTime:   6.30pm-8.30pm/9pm \nSet donation: 250\,000 VND pp (this includes 50\,000 vnd voucher towards the cost of any soft drink or alcohol at the bar\, 1 fish per person and a traditional Tết buffet) \n125\,000 VND for students with current ID \n100\,000 vnd for accompanied children under 15 years \nLimit:             40 \nContact:         John Reilly by emailing lefthanded2hanoi@yahoo.com \n                           Please provide your mobile number when registering. \nPlease follow and like us:Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...\n\n	Related\n
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CATEGORIES:History & Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="John%20Reilly":MAILTO:john@fvheritage.org
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