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In Vietnam's Tet celebrations, yellow apricot blossoms are an important part of decoration. Let's explore the deep cultural roots and the legends that surround them to see why it's an indispensable Vietnam Tet holiday.
Among various flowers, the yellow apricot blossoms have a bright beauty. In the North of Vietnam, people love peach blossoms while in the Southern region of Vietnam, apricot flowers are more popular. Apricot flowers are not just a flower to decorate but it carries a deep cultural significance. People will not display apricot flowers in daily life but in Tet it is always present. Let us learn more about this flower to have a comprehensive knowledge of yellow apricot blossoms in Vietnam.
The myths about yellow apricot blossoms start with story of a girl, name Mai. She is a brave girl and was trained to be a warrior by her father. At that time, there was a mischievous serpent attached her village. Mai and her father depart to kill the monster and can overpowered it. Unfortunately, Mai died in the battle but the villagers are grateful and appreciate her sacrifice. After her death, her mother was immersed in sorrow, therefore, the Gods witnessed and blessed her with a privilege to go back to her realm for 9 days during Tet Holiday. Since then, the story has been widely spread and become a symbol with Vietnamese about the apricot Blossom.
Through the story, we can see that yellow apricot blossoms are an inspirational story. It represents bravery, filiality, and the victory of virtue over the vice. People believe that displaying yellow apricot blossoms in Tet, they can wish for a year full of health, joy and happiness. Before Tet several months, farmer and craftsman plan to care and the yellow apricot blossoms to bud stimulation. Before Tet a month, people seek for yellow apricot blossoms at the flower market. They have a lot of choice as this is the best time to select the best flower pot.
Especially in Tet Holiday of the South Vietnam, yellow apricot blossoms is the most popular flower. Along with daisies, yellow apricot blossoms bring the house a bright and colorful atmosphere. It looks like the sunlight bringing the house a new vitality. Tet is also the first days of a lunar new year, so people always want to decorate the house with the best beauty. Yellow apricot blossoms will wish for a best year with a lot of wealth, peace and prosperity.
It is not by chance that yellow apricot blossoms are highly regarded especially in the Vietnamese New Year. This kind of flower has a bright beauty that looks like gold so symbolizes good luck, prosperity, long life, happiness and wealth. The image of yellow apricot blossoms becomes a symbolic view of a prosperous year. Besides, the yellow apricot blossoms have a sustainable resistance in various weather conditions and withstand the changing seasons. That's why Vietnamese consider it as a symbol of health.
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With their affection for this blossom, Vietnamese poets often portray the beauty of yellow apricot blossoms in poems and let it be preserved in various generations. Especially through the myth about Mai, a brave girl, yellow apricot blossoms are considered as a symbol for Vietnamese women. Vietnamese women are always heroic, indomitable, loyal, courageous as the description from the president Ho Chi Minh. In the wartime, they fighted for the nation courageously and became the strong rear of soldiers.
Yellow apricot flowers have a bright yellow like the sunlight and features a soft, sweet smell. The flower is supposed to bloom on the first days at Tet. Yellow apricot is a perennial tree, some trees can have a long lasting hundred years. Their age is really sustainable as they have concave roots, rough trunk. The apricot has from 5 to 9 petals, sometimes up to 12 - 18 petals.
According to research, apricots are scattered in the Central provinces from Quang Binh, Quang Tri to the South provinces. This is because the weather condition in these provinces are warmer than the North that is suitable fo apricots. While in the North, peach blossoms prefer the cold weather and develop strongly. Currently there are many type of apricots scattered in various regions. Each type of apricots has different features so they have different price.
Some popular types of apricot are Mai vang (Yellow apricot), Mai se (Sand apricot) and Mai liu (Willow apricot). In fact there are over 30 distinct species, each type well adapted with a different weather condition. Mai nui strongly develops in rocky terrains of the Central Highlands and Cambodia. The tree will draw water from the rocks to bloom. Mai se often found in Quang Binh and Quang Tri because they like the white sand dunes environment. Mai Chau is widely found in Southern Vietnam.
During the time of Tet Holiday, people from many regions often go to flower markets to admire the colorful beauty of various flowers. Here, the visitor can have a chance to see and take photos with the beautiful sight of yellow apricot blossoms and enjoy its fresh fragrance. Let's pocket below popular flower markets in Ho Chi Minh City to admire flowers for Tet 2025.
Address: 52 Ho Thi Ky street, district 10, Ho Chi Minh City
The market was established in the 1980s and is also considered as the oldest and the biggest flower market in Ho Chi Minh City. The vendors from Mekong delta, Sapa, Dalat, etc often bring their goods to this market to sell.
Address: The Nguyen Van Phu Street, District of 11, Ho Chi Minh City
If you are looking for the most beautiful flower markets in Ho Chi Minh City, let's visit Dam Sen. For flower stalls in particular, there are 60 stalls here. One special thing about Dam Sen Flower Market, the flowers found here are rather cheap. Therefore, this is the best place to seek for an ideal yellow apricot blossom pot.
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Address: Hau Giang Street, District 6, Ho Chi Minh city
Majorly involved in the trade of flowers, this market is really active from late in the night till early morning. Before the Tet, it was busy thriving, selling a great variety of colorful flowers, especially roses and chrysanthemums, imported from Da Lat. You can visit to admire and purchase a flower pot.
Whenever the Tet festival is near, Vietnamese people always desire to see the awesomeness of the yellow apricot blossoms. It will become missing if there are yellow apricot blossoms. Besides the aesthetic meaning, yellow apricot blossoms are used as a cultural heritage symbol of Vietnam. It unites generations by ordinary/ traditions. When people see yellow apricot blossoms, they imagine relatives. Thus, if you want to spend Tet in Vietnam, do not forget to have a vase with yellow apricot blossoms at home to have a better idea about the heart and soul of this passionate country.
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