rước đèn
Definition
Noun:
- Lantern procession: A traditional festive activity, especially common during the Mid-Autumn Festival, where children carry and parade with colorful lanterns, often in a group.
- The act of carrying lanterns in a celebration: Refers to the core activity itself of holding and walking with lit lanterns as part of a cultural or religious celebration.
Verb phrase:
- To carry lanterns in a procession: To participate in the activity of walking in a group while holding decorative, often lit, lanterns.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Tết Trung Thu, trẻ em thích được đi rước đèn. (During the Mid-Autumn Festival, children love to go to the lantern procession.)
- Rước đèn là một hoạt động truyền thống. (The lantern procession is a traditional activity.)
Verb phrase:
- Các em nhỏ đang rước đèn quanh phố. (The children are carrying lanterns around the neighborhood.)
- Chúng tôi sẽ rước đèn vào đêm trăng rằm. (We will carry lanterns on the full moon night.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is deeply associated with the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu). The lanterns (đèn) are often star-shaped (đèn ông sao) or have various other shapes like animals.
Variants and Related Words
- Đèn lồng (n): Lantern; the physical object carried during a "rước đèn."
- Tết Trung Thu (n): Mid-Autumn Festival; the primary holiday during which "rước đèn" commonly occurs.
- Múa lân (n): Lion dance; another key activity during the Mid-Autumn Festival, often accompanying the lantern procession.
Synonyms
- Lantern parade: A direct descriptive synonym emphasizing the group aspect.
- Lantern festival activity: A broader term for activities involving lanterns during a festival.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Rước đèn ông sao: Specifically refers to carrying star-shaped lanterns, the most iconic type for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- Tuổi thơ của tôi gắn liền với những đêm rước đèn ông sao. (My childhood is associated with nights of carrying star-shaped lanterns.)