Qingming Festival wine cup

After a morning visit to the graves, the whole family gathered around the ancestral altar. Mr. Lam's family meal was not elaborate, just a few familiar dishes including boiled meat, bamboo shoot soup, sticky rice with beans and some fruit, but it was warm and meaningful.

- Come on, raise your glasses, every year on Thanh Minh, when the whole family comes back like this, your grandparents are very happy! - Mr. Lam smiled and poured rice wine into small cups to invite each person.

- Coming back to the countryside this time is the most enjoyable because everyone gathers and has time to chat with each other, dad - Mr. Hung, Mr. Lam's eldest son, raised his glass and lightly clinked it with his father's.

- But remember, just drink for fun, don't drink too much. Qingming Festival is an occasion to remember our ancestors, not to get drunk - Mr. Lam told his children as he walked from table to table.

Hearing his father's instructions, Mr. Lam's second son, Tu, raised his cup and said:

- Don't worry, Dad, after we finish eating, I'll call a car to go home. We don't dare drive ourselves. I still remember the incident last year when Minh was fined tens of millions for drinking and then recklessly going home. His driver's license was held for a long time before he could get it back. This year, his whole family had to rent a car to go home, it was too expensive.

- Yes, it was a lesson to remember for life. Just because I drank too much at a country party, I broke the law when I got home. The alcohol was light, but the consequences were… heavy - Mr. Minh, Mr. Lam's nephew, lamented.

- In the past, people used to clink glasses freely on holidays, drive recklessly and cause accidents. Now it's different, the law is strictly enforced, everyone is more cautious and alert - Mr. Hung jokingly reminded everyone.

Listening to the stories of his children and grandchildren, Mr. Lam analyzed:

- In the past, my father also liked to drink, but now he has limited it. The important thing is to sit next to each other, happily talk about old times, that's enough. A cup of wine on Thanh Minh festival is to remind us of our roots, to connect our descendants near and far. But if we are not careful, it can easily become a high price on the way back home. Knowing when to stop, drinking responsibly, that is how to protect yourself and your loved ones.