A FLOWER FROM VIET NAM
This is a Birthday card I have painted for one of my neighbors.
She came here from Viet Nam years ago and has raised her family here, but she still speaks of the beauty of her country and still has some family there. After much research, I found this pretty flower and the following information:
Across Asia there are many flower traditions of the new year. In the south of Vietnam, bong mai is the festival’s ancient emblem. Savvy nurserymen will peel the leaves off the branches about six weeks prior to the new year, forcing the plant into bloom. Ideally, when one wakes up on Tet (Vietnam’s name for the new year), bare branches will have turned into a cloud of golden flowers. The street will begin with a garden of mai trees with yellow blossoms on them, the symbol of Tet in the south.
Uploaded by Louise001 on 2 Mar 11, 7.11AM EST
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