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Tet, Lunar
New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam is the biggest and most
important festival in Vietnam. Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year
in Vietnam is the moment moving from an old year to a new year, remark a
new circle of heaven, earth, nature and vegetation. From the early days
of Vietnam, Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam is a
cultural character showing the connection between human being and Mother
Nature through four seasons: Spring, summer, autumn and Winter. Tet,
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam is also the time for
Vietnamese pay their respect to their ancestors, parents. Tet, Lunar New
Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam is also the time family coming
together, meeting friends and enjoy the festival in Vietnam. Tet, Lunar
New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam has a few important steps that
every one in Vietnam will follow.
The God of the Kitchen
“Ong Tao” or the God of the Kitchen is the one who observe the business
as well as all important events of every family in Vietnam throughout
the year. Traditionally, “Ong Tao” or the God of the Kitchen will got to
the heaven on 23rd of December (Lunar Calendar) to report to the King of
heaven about all happened in one year. On this day, every family in
Vietnam will prepare a simple meal to pray for “Ong Tao” or the God of
the Kitchen. This is also considered as the first day of Tet, Lunar New
Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. After have sending “Ong Tao” or the
God of the Kitchen, people in Vietnam start preparing for their Tet,
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. Every family in Vietnam
start cleaning their home, buy new pictures, paintings as well as
flowers for Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. in the
tradition of Vietnam, the God of Kitchen fly to heaven by a cap
therefore every family in Vietnam will buy a cap to pray for the God of
Kitchen.
Together with pictures, paintings, flowers, every family in Vietnam will
buy peach flowers (North of Vietnam) and apricot flowers (South of
Vietnam). To people in Vietnam, peach and apricot flowers are symbol of
lucks. A lot of families in Vietnam also buy kumquat, full of yellow
fruits symbol for prosperity, happiness and good lucks.
On alters of all families in Vietnam will have a plate of fruits. In
the North of Vietnam, the fruit plate always has a bunch of green
bananas, a grape fruit, some oranges and kumquats. For families in the
south of Vietnam, coconut, mangos, green papaya and some other fruits
will be displayed on the altars offering their ancestors during Tet,
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. Vietnamese consider
fruits are the gift from heaven and they symbol for prosperity and
happiness during their Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in
Vietnam. Vietnamese have some of traditional customs during their Tet,
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam and all families in
Vietnam will never forget to do in their Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese
New Year in Vietnam.
“See off old year. Welcome new year”
In the last few days of the old year, Vietnamese clean their house,
burn the trash, clean furniture, ancestors’ altars. Preparing for Tet,
Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam, they also decorate their
house with new pictures or paintings. In the first three days of the New
Year, quarrel, fighting, cursing or saying bad words are not allowed.
Every one in the family are happy and say happy words to each other and
their guests during Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam
with all the best wishes in the new year.
“Picking the luck”
In the Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam, Vietnamese
will go to temples, pagodas or any holy places pick one of small tree
branch with young leaves and buds to bring home and they consider this
as bringing good luck home with wishes good things will all come to
family in the whole year.
New Year Eve
In the New Year eve, most of Vietnamese stay at home but in the big
cities; youngsters would go out to see the fireworks. When the clock
show the first second of the New Year, every family set the food table
in front their house, praying to heaven in their Tet, Lunar New Year or
Chinese New Year in Vietnam.
Food in New Year
Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam is the biggest
festival in the year therefore people will spend a lot of money to buy
food for Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. Sweet,
candies, wine, beer is popular to Vietnamese in their Tet, Lunar New
Year or Chinese New Year in Vietnam. The “Sticky rice cake” is a must
for all families in Vietnam. Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in
Vietnam is the time for enjoying and party therefore people buy a lot of
food to offer their guests in Tet, Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year in
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