Ancestor’s death anniversary party Today, I ought to go to my countryside to attend in my grand-mother’s death anniversary party. It will take my 2 days. But until this morning, I told my aunt that I didn’t finish my work, so I couldn’t go there. She’s seem to be angry with me. To Vietnamese as the same as much other Asian, ancestors’ death anniversary party is very important. To me, it’s just wasting time, wasting money and make me bored. Why? Well, my relatives usually hold the big party and invites too much people who even though I don’t know like my cousin’s co-wokers, and ofcourse, the ancestor (my grand-mother) doesn’t know them. More ridiculously, the invited people don’t know the person who’re held her death anniversary party. They don’t know her name, don’t know which relationship between the person who invited them and the death, or they mis-understand. They just went to the altar and gave an incense after that they begin to eat, drink and shout “cheer” loudly. Actually, in past time, almost Vietnamese’re living by rice farming. They need a big amount of labor and usually help each other. They have a lot of ceremonies and parties to create good relationship with their neighbors. Neighbors always help them in the such party. They help them cooking, washing dishes, cleaning and etc. Day by day, the party is a part of culture. Nowaday, they hold it like a habit and to show their rich. I totally don’t like the party like this. I don’t know why my relatives, in this case is my aunt, doesn’t hold small party and invites just some relatives. I think it’s cozier and more lovely.

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