Lunar New Year as well as Tet holiday, is the most important festival in Vietnam, which takes place from the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (around late January or early February) until the third day.However, Vietnamese people often spend almost 3 weeks to celebrate this special event. Although Tet is a national holiday but each region has its own customs. Every house is decorated with peach blossoms in the North and yellow apricot blossoms in the southern parts. In the northern cities, the kumquat tree is popular. It is placed in the living room during Tet.The more fruits are, the more fortune and profit the family gets in the coming year. People usually clean the whole houses carefully before Tet because sweeping during 3 first days of the year is considered to be anunlucky sign. It means sweeping the luck away.Then they decorate houses with a lot of colorful accessories. This is also the time when people spend a lot of money on shopping. They buy new clothes, new furniture, food, snack and everything else. Besides, family members will visit and clean their ancestor’s graves together to express the respect of descendants.Everyone needs to pay all of the debt before the new year because the remaining debt is considered to bring bad luck to themselves. Vietnamese people prepare a lot of traditional food for Tet such as Chung cake (it is called “Tet cake” in the South), dried bamboo soup, sticky rice, boiled chicken, spring roll and Vietnamese sausage.Braised pork belly with duck is more popularly enjoyed in the South than in the North. Some snacks and drinks are always prepared for guests, we can name as roasted watermelon seeds, dried candied fruits, candies, cookies, coke and green tea.In the Lunar calendar, New Year’s Eve – the last day of the year, is celebrated at evening. Family members gather to watch Tao Quan (a famous show in Vietnam) or go out to watch the fireworks. When it is at 12 o’clock at night, people say “Happy new year” to each other and wish them nice words.This is the meaningful moment of the transition of the year. People also visit pagodas and temples to pray and wish for a happy and lucky year. On the first day of the new year, people seldom enter any other people’s houses without being invited.The reason is that Vietnamese believe the first visitor in the year will determine their fortune for the entire year. People will spend time with family after working far from home for a long time. Children in new clothes give the elders greetings while the adults give them lucky money in red envelopes in exchange.In addition, Vietnamese pay attention to every word they say since they believe what they do will affect them all year round.On the second day, people begin to visit relatives and friends. Many people also return to their homeland for family reunions.The last day is for the teacher. After Tet holiday, there are many other spring festivals all over the country. Tet is an important occasion. During these 3 first days, people hope for a good upcoming year. If you want to experience the traditional cultures, come and have an unforgettable Lunar New Year trip in Vietnam.
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