Tet is national and family festival. It is an occasion for evary Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the naxt year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shop are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, every is tidied, specical food is cooked, offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss- sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the lucky visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often be have well and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.
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