Du xuân ở làng tranh dân gian Đông Hồ

Located along the Tho Mong River, Dong Ho is a famous painting village all over the country. In Dong Ho village, only a few families produce paintings. Among them, there is the Nguyen Dang Che family. The first few days of the new year is the time when the painting workshop of his family is busier than ever. Depending on the object, for example, if international guests come, they want to understand the culture of Vietnam. Sometimes people find some paintings that have a very special nature of Vietnam. For example, the painting of the rat, the guests come here and no one gives them gifts. For students, this is what young people like to buy and give as gifts. Dong Ho paintings are printed and stamped on wooden boards. Each board will show a different color. In the spring, there are many Tet paintings such as chicken, pork, wedding, rat paintings. What do people wish for on New Year's Day? They wish for luck and happiness. And the word of luck and happiness is that the food must be rich. That is the painting called Vinh Hoa Phu Quy. And this is the Tet painting. In Tet, no one leaves these two paintings. In a family, there is no shortage of two characters, a boy and a girl. The food is rich, but without men and women, it is not happiness. In each Dong Ho painting, there are hidden deep meanings that the father wants to send. Understanding the meaning of paintings is a way to preserve the traditional cultural beauty every spring.