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Tet Holiday in Vietnam # Level 3

Tet Holiday in Vietnam Tet, or Lunar New Year, is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is a special time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, resting, and welcoming a new year with hope and happiness. Tet usually happens in late January or early February. Before Tet arrives, people are very busy, but they feel excited and joyful. Before Tet, families clean their houses carefully. Parents and children work together to wash floors, windows, and furniture. Some families repaint their houses or buy new decorations. They also go to the market to buy flowers, fruits, and new clothes. Peach blossoms in the North and apricot blossoms in the South are very popular at this time. They put food and fruit on the family altar to remember their grandparents and ancestors. Food is an important part of Tet. Families prepare many traditional dishes. One famous food is bánh chưng, a square sticky rice cake with pork and beans inside in the north and bánh tét in the south. This cake is very important because it shows thanks to the earth and nature. Making banh chung is fun because family members sit together, talk, and laugh while wrapping the cakes On New Year’s Eve, families gather for a special meal and perform ancestral worship rituals. They offer food, incense, and prayers to honor deceased relatives. The first visitor to a home in the new year is believed to influence the family’s luck, a custom known as “xông đất.” Children eagerly receive red envelopes called lì xì, which contain lucky money from elders as blessings for health and success. Many people watch fireworks in big cities or on television. Some families go to pagodas to pray for health, peace, and success. During Tet, children feel very happy. They wear new clothes and visit their grandparents, uncles, and aunts. When they greet adults politely, they receive lucky money in red envelopes. This money brings good luck and shows love from older people. People also visit friends and neighbors during Tet. They say kind words like “Happy New Year” and “Good health.” Everyone tries to be friendly and positive. People believe that good behavior in the first days of the year will bring good things later.