Fine customs of displaying calligraphic writings for Lunar New Year celebration
(VOVWORLD) -Alongside the tradition of spring travels, asking scholars for calligraphic writings at the beginning of the year with a wish for peace, happiness, wisdom, and success has been a cultural practice for many people.
 Children ask for calligraphic words at the Temple of Literature. (photo: Le Phu/baotintuc.vn) |
On the third day of the New Lunar Year, the Temple of Literature in Hanoi has been crowded with people coming to ask scholars to give them calligraphic words.
“I’m Dao Dieu Linh, from Ho Chi Minh City. I’m a grade-12 pupil. I will take the university entrance exam this year. I ask for the words passing examinations and graduate.”
“I came here early in the morning to ask for calligraphy and pay respects to the ancestors. I feel relaxed and more confident about my studies and work in the coming year.”
 Calligraphy at the Temple of Literature (photo: Le Phu/baotintuc.vn) |
Pham Minh Giang shared his feeling after visiting the Spring Calligraphy Festival and Exhibition and the photo exhibition “Vietnam my homeland”. “Tet is a time for family reunion. Today, my family welcomes our Italian in-law family in Vietnam to celebrate Tet. We go to the Temple of Literature on the first days of the year. I feel a deep love for my homeland, my family, and my national roots,” said Giang.