Spring is knocking on the door, bringing the warm atmosphere of Tet to every street and every family. Tet is even more special for those who live far away from home, this time is not only to welcome Spring, but also to express love for the homeland and fellow countrymen.
With the theme “Vietnam – Rising in the new era”, this year’s Homeland Spring program takes place from January 18 to January 20, 2025 in Hanoi, organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Hanoi People’s Committee.
Attending the program were comrades: President Luong Cuong; Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission; former leaders of the Party and State; comrades representing leaders of ministries, departments, branches, Hanoi City...
Nearly 1,500 overseas Vietnamese representing the community of more than 6 million overseas Vietnamese around the world attended the program. This is also an annual event and has become an important political and cultural event attracting a large number of overseas Vietnamese to attend every Tet holiday.
Tea is considered the “National Drink” of Vietnam, tea culture has existed for thousands of years, stretching from North to South, from urban to rural areas. Tea is vividly present in the daily life of Vietnamese people. Therefore, seeing tea is seeing the homeland, seeing the origin of Vietnam.
At the program, overseas Vietnamese returning to their homeland had the opportunity to experience Vietnamese tea culture, enjoy delicious cups of tea under the Vietnamese roof, carefully prepared by artisans and tea farmers from the Doi Dep Brand.
According to the representative of the Doi Dep Brand, in addition to bringing premium tea products, this year's tea experience space has also been upgraded to reflect Vietnamese identity. Recreating the communal house roof architecture, recalling the image of the homeland in a sophisticated way, the traditional beauty is integrated into a modern Vietnam. The communal house roof is also a symbol of the strength of great solidarity, no matter where we are in the world, Vietnamese people everywhere always turn to their roots, always together under the same roof of Vietnam.
In addition, Vietnamese tea culture is also creatively conveyed, the tea-drinking space is arranged in an open space in five directions (pentagon) with the meaning of "Five Vietnamese tea concepts".
“Vietnamese tea culture” is the encapsulation of the national identity of the multi-consciousness and deep awareness in the interpersonal relationships of the Vietnamese people. The diversity of Vietnamese tea-drinking styles is expressed through the five Vietnamese tea cultures.
In which, “Moc thuc” is a popular tea drinking style of Vietnamese people when not too much emphasis on the sophistication of tea enjoyment. “Van thuc” is a sophisticated way of enjoying tea, requiring the tea drinker to have a certain understanding of tea, from the way of drinking to the type of tea. “Ngu thuc” is the royal tea enjoyment style reserved for kings and royalty in the past. “Tinh thuc” is a way of enjoying tea that aims for tranquility and contemplation. And finally “Thu thuc” is enjoying tea combined with reading books and appreciating art to enrich the intelligence and soul of Vietnamese people.
With national pride, Doi Dep Brand has worked hard to research and promote the cultural identity of Vietnamese tea, and at the same time bring "National Tea of Vietnam" to more cultural and economic events at home and abroad. Doi Dep Brand will continue its mission to spread more strongly the national pride that tea is the "Homeland", the "Origin" and the "National Drink" of Vietnam.
Every spring, Vietnamese people everywhere always turn to their roots, offering their ancestors trays of five fruits and delicious tea, as well as family reunions over cups of tea and trays of jam, chatting and filled with happiness. For every Vietnamese person, the love of homeland and the love of compatriots are indispensable.
