WELCOM TO THE
TET HOLIDAY
IN VIETNAM
GROUP 4
Today I’m going to tell you about one of the biggest, oldest traditional festival and has the widest popular range in Vietnam, which is Tet Holiday
Tet marks the arrival of spring and is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture and it has the date falling in late January or early February according to the Lunar Calendar.
Tet is also an occasion for family reunions. When Tet comes around the corner, most Vietnamese people return to their families to visit their family members, to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors in their homeland as a sign of respect.
Many Vietnamese people prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday food which includes giò, xôi, canh măng
And an indispensable Banh Chung , that is tightly packed sticky with meat and mung beans filling, wrapped in dong leaves.
Traditionally, every household is decorated by yellow apricot blossoms in the central and the southern parts of Vietnam; or peach blossoms in the northern part.
Many customs are practiced around Tet. Children often receive a red envelope containing money from their elders after giving them traditional Tet greetings.
During Tet days people also visit relatives and friends to wish them all a happy new year. Local pagodas are popular spots as well, as people go there to wish for a better year to come for their families.
"Tet” is the word that is very familiar to Vietnamese people whenever
we think about our country. This is the time for family reunion,
for festivals, and for people to give love to their loved. As for me,
| enjoy the warm and cozy Tet`s atmosphere when all members of
my family stay and talk together.
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