New Year's Flowers --- Vietnamese New Year Part 2

Tet is a good opportunity for family members to meet. This custom has become sacred and secular and, therefore, no matter where they are or whatever the circumstances, family members find ways to come back to meet their loved ones, gather for a dinner of traditional food.

Usually, in VietNam, there are 3 kind of plants cannot missed in Tet:

• Cây quất (Kumquat): A tree with all 5 characteristics: full of fruits, flowers, leaves, branches and roots is a symbol for wealth and happiness for the new year.

Kumquat- lucky and fruitful

• Hoa Dao (Peach Flower): represent Tet in North Vietnam.

Peach Flower- the love and joy, peaceful and elegant

• Hoa Mai (Ochna integerrima): represent in South VietNam. The high rate of blossom of the flower in Tet holidays also symbolizes the wealth and passionate love among people.

Hoa mai (ochna integerrima)- The golden yellow of the flower means the noble roots of Vietnamese