Taking no chances, exam hopefuls crowd temples and sticky rice shops
Published: 05/07/2009 05:00
Vietnam’s young people study hard for the university entrance exams, but they also trust to luck. They follow strict abstention regime which they believe can help them pass the exams.
The luckiest people that day were not the test-takers, but those women who were selling incense and votive papers in front of the complex that is considered the first university in A lot of students tried to rub off some luck from the heads of turtles who bear stone steles inscribed with the names and birthplaces of 1306 men who were awarded doctorates at the Quoc Tu Giam (‘Imperial Academy’) centuries ago, even though such touching has been prohibited by the Heritage Management Board. Examinees and their relatives also went to Thap But (
“My son and I reached the temple too late yesterday because of the traffic jam, and we could not get in. My son tossed and turned in bed all the last night because he had not been able to touch the head of the turtle. I promised I would do it for him this morning,” Canh said. As soon as she had finished the mathematics exam in the morning of July 4, Bui Thi Ha from Nam Dinh hurried to go to the Ha said she and her mother spent 100,000 dong to purchase offerings. “We do not care about money,” her mother added. We need to show sincerity, so that our wishes can become true.” Lucky Diets A lot of students followed very strict cooking regimes on exam days. They avoided eggs, peanuts, bananas and black peas – all deemed to be unlucky. Meanwhile, they gobbled down red beans and sticky rice with green beans. The Vietnamese people consider black a token of bad luck, while red always brings good luck. Nguyen Van Hai, from Ha ‘Sticky rice’ shops have popped up like mushrooms during the exam days to serve the examinees test-takers who wanted good luck The owner of one such shop said her xoi dau do, a dish of sticky rice with red beans, was selling very well. “It is not a delicious meal at all, I think, but students still scramble for it because they hope they will have good luck with it,” she said. Hoai, a student from “I’m not really superstitious, but I feel more secure if I follow my mother’s instructions,” she said. VietNamNet/TP, DT
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