History of the birth of banh chung. Before going to learn the meaning of banh chung on Tet holiday of Vietnamese people, we need to know its origin. Banh Chung is not only a delicious dish, but also a traditional beauty of the Vietnamese people. The meaning of banh chung in the traditional Vietnamese New Year Day Banh chung is a typical dish on the traditional Vietnamese New Year. Whenever Tet comes, the year comes, even if it goes back and forth, Tet in the family is never lacking. green banh chung in the tray. According to legend, banh chung was born with banh chung from the 6th Hung King. After destroying the enemy, King Hung wanted to pass the throne to his son, on the occasion of the New Year, he invited everyone. You come and declare that if any prince finds delicious food, nutritious to bring to the ancestors, he will pass the throne to him. The princes race to search for the delicious and strange things, hoping to be king. The eighteenth son of the 6th Hung Vuong, Lang Lieu, has a good-natured personality, filial piety, but because his mother died early, there was no one to draw for the layout, so he was very worried about what to do. Then one day, Lang Lieu suddenly dreamed that Than Den said that everything in heaven and earth has nothing as precious as a grain of rice, food nourishes people and he should use sticky rice to make a round and square cake to represent Heaven and Earth. , cover the leaves, put the core inside to make the intestines of the parents' birth image. Lang Lieu was awake and immediately worked with his wife to do what God told him to do the day, choose good sticky rice, green beans, and fresh, thick pork belly. On the appointed day, The royal boys brought in front of them to buy their father a lot of delicious and precious things, paint pride of seafood. The meaning of banh chung on Vietnam's traditional New Year Day Beautiful banh chung made from sticky rice, green beans and pork.However, King Hung was amazed at the blue and white cake, he beautifully tasted it and found it delicious. the throne to Lang Lieu, the 7th Hung King Dynasty. And from then on, on the Lunar New Year, folk began to make banh chung, thick cake to offer to ancestors, heaven and earth after a harvest. Bumper. The meaning of banh chung It can be said that banh chung in the mind of Vietnamese people is a traditional cake expressing the spirit of “drinking water, remember its source”, a cake of feeling of family reunification at the beginning of the year. The square, blue banh chung, represents the Earth. Banh chung for Mom, thick cake for Father, expressing the heart to drink water, remember its source, and thank parents for their immense and nurturing merit. The meaning of banh chung is also compared to the soul of Tet. Packed in green leaves, filled with green beans, pork. With the raw materials are sticky rice grains that represent the wet rice civilization of our nation. It also expresses gratitude to heaven and earth for the good weather, prosperous people's lives, and shows a peaceful peaceful life: golden beans, fatty meat with the fertile image of the coming countryside. service. The banh chung must be wrapped with leaves, tied 4 or 6 slices and must be wrapped in a square, tight hand, without pressing. When boiling, the cake will have a beautiful green color of the leaves, the sweetness of sticky rice, the rich aroma of beans and pork. Every 30 New Year evening, every family will choose delicious banh chung, The most beautiful place is placed on the altar to show the word filial piety. Not only used to display ancestors, but also as a gift to bring to Tet for the elderly in the clan. The meaning of banh chung on the traditional Tet holiday Banh Chung is used as a Tet gift for relatives and relatives In addition to the moral meaning of banh chung, beauty in Vietnamese culture, banh chung is also meaningful. Significantly in terms of nutrition. With extremely nutritious ingredients such as glutinous rice, green beans, pork, and banh chung that provide a lot of nutrients for the body. Not only that, green beans contain antipyretic agents to reduce swelling, so banh chung is considered a very good food for the liver. Banh chung has become a beauty in the traditional culture of the Vietnamese people. With the meaning of banh chung, People are more and more proud of this beauty in the eyes of international friends. Hopefully, with the information we share above, all of us need to know to join hands in preserving and passing on this fine custom.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.12/2/2021.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.