In Vietnam, Têt-Trung-Thu (tet-troong-thoo) or the Mid Autumn Festival is one of the most popular family holidays (in China also called Mooncake festival). It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.
Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese folklore, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the children playing by themselves. To make up for lost time, parents would use the Mid-Autumn festival as an opportunity to show their love and appreciation for their children.
Appropriately, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. In the United States, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese-American communities. Trung-Thu activities are often centred around children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can participate in a candlelit lantern procession at dawn. Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make facemasks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for adults and participate in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn dancers are also very popular in Trung-Thu festivities.
Like the Chinese, Vietnamese parents tell their children fairy tales and serve moon cakes and other special treats under the silvery moon. A favourite folklore is about a carp that wanted to become a dragon. The carp worked and worked and eventually transformed itself into a dragon. This is the story behind the mythical symbol, Cá hóa Rông. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whatever they want to be.
There’s also a story about how the Moon Lady ascended to the moon. A man named Chu Coi found a lucky tree that had special healing powers. Because this tree was sacred, people were forbidden to urinate at the foot of this tree.
Unfortunately, Chu Coi’s wife, Chi Hang forgot the rule and urinated on the tree. One day, while she was sitting on the tree’s branch, the tree started to grow and grow. Eventually, it reached the moon. Since then, Chi Hang lived on the moon for the rest of her life as a punishment for desecrating the sacred tree.
Source : http://www.chinatown.com.au/eng/article.asp?masterid=155&articleid=740
By: Hugh McInnes
Have you experienced HD TV technology?
If you are thinking about experiencing the latest in HD TV technology, there are a few important areas to take into consideration. Firstly, what do you intend to watch? There has been a lot of buzz around High Definition TV lately and it is important to consider the HD TV Channels being offered in Australia. Secondly, not all HD technology is the same, so it is important to know what equipment is best.
While Australia is an early adopter of high definition television, recently digital terrestrial television looks at being more popular. This isn’t to say that High Definition TV isn’t worthwhile as there are many HD TV Channels available to the consumer. For example, the Australian government allocated the five national terrestrial television stations (ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and Ten) one channel each which they are required to broadcast a simulcast of the analogue offerings in High Definition TV format with at least 20 hours per week of HD TV content. This push from the Australian government provides for free to air HD TV Channels available to the consumer.
While the free to air offerings are fantastic for experiencing regular programming in high definition for the Australian people, most consumers would be looking for other content in the high definition High Definition TV format. HD TV Channels such as sports or documentary type programming are popular choices for consumers and as such have been a strong offering from pay TV providers offering High Definition TV.
While HD TV Channel content is an important consideration, this should be balanced with knowledge of the formats and technology that are used in the HD TV spectrum. With High Definition TV there are two main formats; 1080i and 720p. In the case of 1080i, the HD TV picture may have 1080 interlaced or progressive scan lines. 1080i offers 1920×1080 pixel resolution and displays more information in the way of scan lines. This means sharper pictures particularly with slow moving images. 720p offers 1280×720 pixel resolution and while offering less resolution to 1080i, 720p offers full frame, progressive scanning enabling fast-moving action without blurring the image.
Source : http://www.floweradvisor.com.sg/lifestyle/technology/television/30299/hd_tv_channels_in_australia/
See Also : Mooncake, Mid autumn festival
Name
Classic Hari Raya
Description
A union of classic Hari Raya treats are presented in this charming hamper. It includes raisin chocolates, salted peanuts, crispy muruku, dried fish fillet, coffee, cocoa shell, strawberry pie, honey snack and many more.
Hari Raya Hamper With Raisin Chocolates, Salted Peanuts, Crispy Muruku, Dried Fish Fillet, Coffee, Cocoa Shell, Strawberry Pie, Honey Snack And Many More
See Also : Mooncake, Mid autumn festival
