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Vietnamese New Year (Tet) which is also known as Lunar New Year in Vietnam, is very deep meaning. Tet is an occasion
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for those who away from home for family reunions. Only the Asian people have “Tet”.
The original meaning of Tet is “section”. Vietnamese culture is rice farming civilization. As the demand for agricultural
cultivation, time of year is divided into 24 different sections. Each has the moment of “transition”, in which the most
significant is the beginning of a cultivation period. It is Lunar Section, later known as the Lunar New Year.
Vietnamese new year
According to Vietnamese custom, Lunar New Year is firstly the family’s festival. In the afternoon in the 30th day of the eve
of Tet, people hold a ceremony to “welcome” the ancestors, showing spirit of “When you eat a fruit, think of the man who
planted the tree”. As the most sacred and sustainable habit, when the New Year comes, wherever you are or whatever you
do, most people want and try to return to their motherland to reunite with family.
The meaning of Vietnamese New Year
The Vietnamese celebrate Tet with the sacred trust: New Year is the day of the reunion and hope. This is the expectations of
family members, and people who live far from home in the New Year. All are keen to meet and gather with family. Tet is also
the day that the dead can revisit their loved ones. From the dinner of the 30th day, before midnight, the Buddhism family
incenses to invite the deceased ancestors to return and have dinner with their children.
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In New Year, people have the opportunity to review old stories, renew everything and bring the best wishes for the New
Year to each other. Renewing may be a form of cleaning, painting and repairing houses, or refreshing people’s soul and
sentiment for the relations between relatives being more sympathetic, or for the spirits more comfortable and fresher. Floors
are cleaned; incense burners and candle holders are polished. Both adults and children wear new clothes. All debt will be paid
before the start of the New Year to release bad luck or to create the trust with the creditor. All the sorrow and the argument
are aside. At least, in three day of Tet, people smile, speak calmly and do politely to expect the relationship will be good
during the upcoming year.
Tet is also the birthday of everyone, people are one year older, so when people meet, they wish for other’s new age. Adults
congratulate children on advancing in years and wish the elderly healthier.
Several Vietnamese customs in New Year’s Eve
After celebrating the New Year’s Eve, there are several customs that so far, from rural to urban areas, many people still do in
respectfully.
Visit pagodas: After finishing all ceremony of New Year’s Eve, people go to the pagodas or temples to pray for good luck.
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Pick godsend: People also pick a young branch in front of the pagoda. The meaning of this is “pick godsend” from Buddha.
This branch will be put in front of the altar until it’s faded.
First-footer: Usually, people choose a “facile birthday” person from family. He will go out before the New Year’s Eve, and
return home with a “pick godsend” from pagoda. When he’s coming back, the New Year came and he will be the first-footer
for his family, bring all good to the family throughout the year. If don’t have relation, people will ask other “facile birthday” for
being a first-footer on the very soon of the 1st day of New Year before guests coming. This person will bring good luck to the
host.
First visit during Tet
Lucky money (Lishi): Adults usually give money to children in a red envelop with the wishes of good at studying and living.
According to Chinese fairy tale, in the red envelop, there are 8 coins (symbolizes 8 fairies) will be put under children’s pillows
to protect them from evil spirits.
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Main features of Vietnamese New Year
Tet Season
From the 23th day of December of Lunar calendar, it is coming to the busy Tet season, count from the event “take Kitchen
God to the Heaven” (a ceremony to take the Kitchen God to Heaven and he will report all situations of the homeowner in a
year to the Lord). Then, people will buy things for Tet, especially clothes and food. It feels that Tet season is coming to
everywhere.
Tet market
Going to Tet Market is one of special pleasure of Vietnamese. It is also one of Vietnamese traditions. Tet market is to
satisfy the demand shopping for enjoying and for presenting the altar the flowers, trees, fruits, especially several fruits which
believed that can bring luck such as: coconut, mango, papaya and custard-apple (In Vietnamese, their names mean “rich
enough to live”). All Tet market will be closed before New Year’s Eve.
Vietnamese New Year Cuisines
Squared-shape sticky rice cake and some other kinds of rice-cakes are typical cakes of Vietnamese New Year cuisines. Tet is
an occasion for big parties, including bamboo shoot soup, chicken, frozen meat and pork bologna… many kinds of jam and
other candies for worshiping and inviting guests, such as: ginger jam, dry preserved squash, sugar coated lotus seeds, and
melon seeds….
Color of Tet
The color of Tet is red. Red means rich and luck with red envelopes, red watermelons and red clothes… some red flowers are
favorites of Vietnamese in Tet, such as: red roses and red cherry blossoms…
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Notions of time in Vietnam New Year
In Tet season, everyone returns to use lunar calendar naturally. Lunar calendar revives miraculously to remind Vietnamese
people of Vietnamese traditions of this important and sacred festival.
At this time, tourists from all over the world are coming to Vietnam for participating in Vietnamese New Year 2014. Tet
season is the most beautiful time in a year in Vietnam with temperature climate, wonderful landscapes and the happiness all
around the country.
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for those who away from home for family reunions. Only the Asian people have “Tet”.
The original meaning of Tet is “section”. Vietnamese culture is rice farming civilization. As the demand for agricultural
cultivation, time of year is divided into 24 different sections. Each has the moment of “transition”, in which the most
significant is the beginning of a cultivation period. It is Lunar Section, later known as the Lunar New Year.
Vietnamese new year
According to Vietnamese custom, Lunar New Year is firstly the family’s festival. In the afternoon in the 30th day of the eve
of Tet, people hold a ceremony to “welcome” the ancestors, showing spirit of “When you eat a fruit, think of the man who
planted the tree”. As the most sacred and sustainable habit, when the New Year comes, wherever you are or whatever you
do, most people want and try to return to their motherland to reunite with family.
The meaning of Vietnamese New Year
The Vietnamese celebrate Tet with the sacred trust: New Year is the day of the reunion and hope. This is the expectations of
family members, and people who live far from home in the New Year. All are keen to meet and gather with family. Tet is also
the day that the dead can revisit their loved ones. From the dinner of the 30th day, before midnight, the Buddhism family
incenses to invite the deceased ancestors to return and have dinner with their children.
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