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TET HOLIDAY
IN VIETNAM

THE ORIGIN OF TET

Tết Cổ truyền của người Việt Nam nói riêng và Tết Nguyên
Đán (Lunar New Year) nói chung đều do người Việt cổ tạo ra.
Ở thời kỳ đầu, người Việt là những người duy nhất ăn Tết,
chơi Tết, xuất phát từ thời nguyên thủy, thượng cổ, kéo đến
thời các Vua Hùng rồi sau này là Thục Phán An Dương
Vương. Mãi về sau, những người Hán,
vốn xuất thân là tộc
người du mục, mới bắt
chước theo người Việt
đón lễ ăn mừng đầu năm
vào mùa xuân.

what day and month does
Lunar New Year take place?

The Lunar New
Year takes place
st
on January 1
based on Lunar
Calendar.

BEFORE TET
Cleaning house

Shopping for Tet items

Releasing Carps

Making Chung cake

Celebrate New Year's Eve

Five-fruit tray

Some traditional tasks and customs
during Vietnam's Lunar New Year

Going to flower market Exchanging New year's wishes

Ancestor worship

Dragon dance

Going to pagoda

Begining a new-year writing

Some traditional tasks and customs
during Vietnam's Lunar New Year
visit ancestors' graves

picking buds

What do the following pictures
say?

People don't eat food
like squids, duck meat
or shrimps in the New
Year as many people
think that those food
will bring bad luck to
them.

We often go to the
pagodas
and
temples to pray
for peace and
luck.

Tet
is
time
where
everybody rushes to go
home and reunite with
family. It's truly the time
for
every
generations
gather together under the
same roof

These red envelopes
filled
with
lucky
money
mark
the
beginning
of
a
brighter future.

Vietnamese
people
believe that the first
visitor to the house will
determine their fortune.
(Usually, that person is invited by
host)

On the first day of
the new year, if you
sweep the floor, it
also means that you
sweep all the luck
and money away.

Trees, flowers and Tet
cuisine.

TYPICAL FLOWERS

Peach blossom

Apricot Blossom

TYPICAL TREES

Kumquat Tree

Neu Tree

FOOD

Chung Cake

Jellied Meat

FOOD

braised meat with eggs

Lean Pork Paste

FOOD

Boiled Chicken

Spring Roll

FOOD

Sticky Rice

Pickled small leeks

FOOD

Dried candied fruits Roasted watermelon seeds

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Peach Blossom: Hoa đào
Apricot Blossom: Hoa mai
Kumquat Tree: Cây quất
Neu tree: Cây nêu
Chung Cake: Bánh chưng
Jellied Meat: Thịt đông
Braised meat with eggs: Thịt kho trứng
Lean Pork Paste: Giò lụa
Boiled Chicken: Gà luộc
Spring Roll: Nem rán
Sticky Rice: Xôi
Pickled small leeks: Củ kiệu
Dried Candied Fruits: Mứt
Roasted Watermelon Seeds: Hạt dưa

GUESSING
WORDS

SPRING FESTIVAL

PLAY CARDS

LION DANCE

COUPLETS

LUCKY MONEY ENVELOPE

LUCKY MONEY

FIRST-FOOT

ALTAR

THE KITCHEN GOD

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ANSWERS

Spring festival: Hội xuân
Lion dance: Múa lân
Play cards: Chơi bài
Couplets: Câu đối
Lucky money envelope: Bao lì xì
Lucky money: Tiền lì xì
First-foot: Người xông đất
Altar: Bàn thờ
The kitchen god: Táo quân

CHOOSE THE
BEST ANSWER

Which activities is the most popular during the
Tet Holiday?
A.Watch television.

C.Play computer games.

B.Sleep.

D.Visit grandparents and relatives.

Tet holiday is the time for___________

A.Doing homeworks.

B.Family gathering.

C.Buying new bike.

D.Sleeping all day.

What color is considered a lucky color in Lunar
New Year?
A.Green.

B.Red.

C.Black.

D.Brown.

Before Tet, people often give_____to show their
love and respect.
A.Presents.

B.food.

C.plants.

D.Firecrackers.

At Tet,many people present rice to wish
_______enough food thruoghout the year.
A.In.

B.At.

C.For.

D.With.

I think we______break things on the first day of
the new year.
A.Must not.

B.Can not.

C.Need not.

D.Should not.

In the North of Vietnam, people usually buy
_______blossoms on New Year.
A.Apricot.

B.Peach.

C.Daisy.

D.Rose.

The first one to step in the house in the New Year
is__________.
A.Feather.

B.Rubbish.

C.First-footer.

D.Firework.

People often______their house at Tet.

A.Watch.

B.Decorate.

C.Hang.

D.All are correct.

When New Year comes, people in different
countries always wear their______clothes.
A.Normal.

B.Traditional.

C.Tradition.

D.Ordinary.

THANK YOU
WISHING YOUR CHILDREN A
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALWAYS
HAPPY FAMILY AND
ACHIEVE MANY GOOD
ACHIEVEMENTS EVERY
SCHOOL YEAR.