Bougainvillea is an indispensable part of Tet holiday, especially in Hue - the capital of the last feudal regime in our country. Thanh Tien confetti village in Phu Mau commune, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province was born nearly 400 years ago under the Nguyen Lords. But it wasn't until 1802 that everyone became known.
The villagers recounted that that year, after King Gia Long reunited the country, on the occasion of the Thuong Weekly, the king issued a proposal that each town would bring about a precious flower species to the King to present to the King. At this time in the court, there was an official, from Thanh Tien village, working at the Ta Huu Dong Nghi ceremony, presented to the king a flower of five colors with unique meanings fully symbolizing the morality of Tam Cuong - Ngu. Often, he said: “Each branch always has 8 main flowers. The three flowers in the middle represent Trung - Hieu - Nghia. In which, there is always one enlarged yellow or red flower representing the Sun, the minh minh army, and the five flowers on both sides represent Nhan - Feast - Nghia - Tri - Tin ”. After listening, the king understood the meaning of Thanh Tien confetti, delighted it, and then gave the invitation to encourage the villagers of Thanh Tien to make confetti to display, sell to the capital and popularize the flower making profession. paper for everyone to know.
