Vu Lan tray with red flag and yellow star 'storms' social networks: When filial piety and national pride come together

GĐXH - On the occasion of Vu Lan season, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, Ms. Thu Ngoc prepared a red and yellow star-filled feast, filled with national pride.

Vu Lan is the season of filial piety, the season of gratitude to ancestors and parents. This year, Vu Lan is even more special as it takes place at the same time as the whole country celebrates the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2. In that flow, each tray of offerings to ancestors is not only a remembrance of the origin, but also in harmony with national pride.

Filial piety in every ancestral altar blends with the red color of the yellow star

For generations, Vu Lan has been an occasion for children and grandchildren to offer their grandparents and parents respectful meals and offerings. Not elaborate or luxurious, but each dish and each offering contains filial piety and gratitude for giving birth and raising them.

Sharing in the "Love Kitchen" community, Ms. Do Thu Ngoc wrote:

"If pride has a shape, it is the red flag with a yellow star. If patriotism has a sound, it is the resounding national anthem. If history has a fragrance, it is the incense smoke on memorial days."

Not only is it an emotional message, Ms. Ngoc's tray of offerings also creates a strong impression: a plate of red sticky rice with a yellow star, a tray of five fruits delicately arranged with the main colors of red and yellow, and the bright scent of flowers in front of the family altar.

That image quickly spread throughout the community, as a testament to the intersection: filial piety to parents is closely linked to patriotism and pride in history.

Ms. Do Thu Ngoc's red Vu Lan tray with yellow star - blending filial piety and national pride. (Photo: NVCC)

80 years of history – 80 years of continuing tradition

The 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2nd is an opportunity for people across the country to look back on the heroic journey of the nation. In every home, the image of Vu Lan trays resplendent with red flags and yellow stars has become a resonance with that spirit - simple but meaningful, close but sacred.

In the center is a prominent red sticky rice dish, topped with a yellow star, directly reminiscent of the Vietnamese national flag. Next to it is a red baked cake depicting the shape of a map of Vietnam and a bronze drum pattern – two symbols closely associated with the nation’s history and culture.

Around the tray are fruits and cakes decorated with bright yellow stars, interspersed with red peonies forming a circle as a symbol of solidarity. All create a harmonious whole, both cozy and arousing national pride.

Red sticky rice with a yellow star in the middle is a symbolic image of the sacred, colorful national flag. (Photo: NVCC)

Vu Lan is not only a season of filial piety, but in this special year, it is also a season of historical gratitude. Each offering tray to ancestors becomes a symbol of connection: between family and country, between tradition and the present.

In the billowing incense smoke, in the bright red and yellow stars, people see more clearly than ever: filial piety to parents is also filial piety to the country - the source that every Vietnamese person always looks back to.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/mam-co-vu-lan-co-do-sao-vang-gay-bao-mang-xa-hoi-khi-dao-hieu-hoa-cung-niem-tu-hao-dan-toc-172250823162743787.htm