Compose an essay on the Festival Assembly (by Tran Quoc Vuong, Le Van Hao, Duong T. Tu), Grade 7 Vietnamese Literature, Connecting knowledge with life
Compose an essay on page 117 of the Festival Assembly by Le Van Hao and Duong T. Tu
After reading
1. Summarize the main points of the document 'Hoi Long Tong' using a diagram (Focus on event timing, location, regions with the festival, ritual offerings - ceremonies, and festival activities).
2. How are the ritual offerings in the Hoi Long Tong festival related to the customs of opening ceremonies in the fields and worshiping Thanh Hoang - Thanh Nong?
The ritual offerings in the Hoi Long Tong festival are closely related to the customs of opening ceremonies in the fields and worshiping Thanh Hoang - Thanh Nong:
- The purpose of the custom of opening ceremonies in the fields is to pray for favorable weather and abundant harvests. Worshiping Thanh Hoang - Thanh Nong: honoring the figures of the past who contributed to farming, building, and protecting the community's land.
- The ritual offerings in the Hoi Long Tong festival are all agricultural products such as fat chickens, roasted pigs, etc. Residents offer these as a gesture of gratitude to the deities overseeing the community. It's also a way to show respect to the deities for the year's work.
Compose the shortest essay on the Hoi Long Tong festival (by Tran Quoc Vuong, Le Van Hao, Duong T. Tu), Vietnamese literature for 7th grade, Connecting knowledge with life
3. What activities do the residents describe in the festival section? What qualities and abilities do these activities represent in people?
- The document describes the three most captivating folk games in the festival section: stilt walking, lion dance, and 'flying on stilts'.
- These activities demonstrate human qualities and abilities:
+ Agility and skillfulness: 'The one who quickly catches the opponent's stilts can throw them back,' 'If someone pierces the paper hoop, they get a reward, but if they pierce the heart-shaped one, they get a bigger prize.'
+ Strength and courage: 'The lion dance is an opportunity to train the body, helping young people learn some martial arts to defend themselves against robbers, invaders when necessary,' 'Whoever knocks down the opponent will be recognized as the elder brother; in this case, each side selects a really skilled boxer, a martial arts master, for the lion dance competition.'
+ Enriched spiritual life with 'classic songs that girls and boys must memorize to sing and tell each other,' 'creating spontaneous compositions based on inspiration for young men and women to discuss love issues and confess directly to each other,' 'In many places, the kite singing session between boys and girls can last up to four consecutive nights, yet the poetic sentiments and emotions remain inexhaustible'.
4. What wishes do people express when organizing the kite singing festival?
People express wishes when organizing the kite singing festival:
- Wishing for favorable weather, abundant harvests, prosperous livestock farming, and a comfortable life.
- Wishing for a peaceful, joyful, healthy life, and the agility to protect the community, repelling enemies.
5. 'Soaring, the voice of love, the heart of the spring festival, pure, vibrant, echoing with both liveliness and tranquility under the northern Vietnamese spring sky.'
How do you perceive the evaluative attitude of the writer through the passage above?
In the passage above, the author demonstrates empathy, admiration, pride, and appreciation for the beauty of kite singing through phrases like 'the voice of love,' 'the heart of the spring festival,' 'pure,' 'vibrant,' 'full of life,' 'lively,' 'tranquil.' Through this, I perceive the author as someone with keen sensitivity, who values and appreciates the traditional cultural values of the nation.
The document has provided detailed information to the readers about the Hoi Long Tong festival such as the time, location, ritual offerings, and festivities. Remember to preserve and uphold the good traditions of our ancestors, my dear! Mytour also offers some other sample essays for 7th grade that you can refer to:
- Writing a Report, Grade 7 Vietnamese Literature, Connecting Knowledge with Life
- Expressing Opinions on Traditional Cultural Issues in Modern Society, Grade 7 Vietnamese Literature, Connecting Knowledge with Life
