關於 festivities meaning ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

Happy Deepavali everyone!

As a half Indian Malayalee myself, I am guilty to admit that at my age, I have very little knowledge about the cultural side of Deepavali.

Let me ask you (without asking our best friend Mr.Google), how many of you here knows the meaning or the symbolism of having jasmine flowers around the house? Comment down below if you know. ☺

I came across this campaign initiative by our dear friends from TNB and their new festive film, #DoubleTroubleDeepavali, in conjunction with the festivities and I got excited-lah with the interactive 360 experience.

I've managed to explore the cultural elements of Deepavali with TNB's Deepavali film setting in my own house. Hint, I even got to learn some stuff about the elements that helps make your celebration sparkle and shine.

Had to share this lovely initiative with you so you can experience what I experienced.

Btw, I'm waiting for some Indian treats 😏 anybody? hints hints

Link in my bio. Happy Deepavali friends!

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Always thought that celebrations give meaning to life ✨ and the end of the year is always the happiest! Can’t wait for all the festivities!🎉 #babybreath

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The legends and meaning of The “God of Kitchen” Festival in Vietnam on the 23rd of December (Lunar Calendar)
Well-known for the long-lasting history and rich culture, Vietnam is the land of festivities and celebrations. December of Lunar Calendar (normally January of Gregorian Calendar) is usually the busiest month as everybody is in a rush to prepare for some biggest festivals of the whole year. Besides Tet Festival, Tet Tao Quan on the 23rd of December is considered one of the most essential festivals in Vietnamese religious beliefs.

In every Vietnamese household, besides ancestral altar and fatherland altar, there is also the existence of another one called “The God of Kitchen” altar. In Vietnamese’s opinion, The “God of Kitchen” is a one who knows every nook and cranny of a place.

On the 23rd of December (Lunar Calendar), families throughout Vietnam maintain the habit of preparing a farewell ceremony to see The God of Kitchen to the heaven. This legend has the origin from ancient folk stories handed down from generation to generation.

According to Vietnamese’s folk beliefs, “Tao Quan” is derived from three gods: the God of Soil, the God of House and the God of Kitchen. However, instead of calling the name of 3 Gods, Vietnamese people generally call them as “Tao Quan” (understood commonly as The God of Kitchen). In Vietnam, the legend of “The God of Kitchen” has been orally transmitted and recorded as follows:

Once for a while, there was a very poor family. The husband’s name was Trong Cao and the wife’s name was Thi Nhi. Despite getting married to each other for such a long time, they had no children, which led to their frequent quarrels every day.

One day, Trong Cao was so angry with his wife that he hit her. Being so angry, Thi Nhi left her house and met a man called “Pham Lang” who soon attracted Thi Nhi by his honeyed words. Then, Pham Lang and Thi Nhi set up house together. When Trong Cao was no longer angry with Thi Nhi, he immediately looked for his wife everywhere. However, his wife was found nowhere. Being so disappointed, he gave up his job and went everywhere as a mendicant to seek for his wife.

One day, Trong Cao went to a prosperous household and begged for foods, and the mistress of the house brought some cooked rice to the door to give him. Accidentally, two people recognized each other. Thi Nhi regretted getting married to Pham Lang. While they were having a heart-to-heart talk, the new husband “Pham Lang” suddenly came back home from the field. Being so worried, Thi Nhi just told Trong Cao to hide in a stack of straw. Pham Lang went back home in order to get the ashes to fertilize fields, so he burned the stack of straw to ash. Trong Cao was sleeping deeply in the stack of straw due to his tiredness, so he was unexpectedly burnt to death. Afterwards, his ex-wife Thi Nhi also rushed into the fire to die together with his ex-husband. Pham Lang found his wife dead and also ended his life by the same way with his wife.

Nguồn: ST