Tết - Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Annotations:

• http://www.adoptvietnam.org/vietnamese/tetvietnamesenewyear.htm

1. bánh chưng & bánh tét rice cakes
2. fruits as offering
3. mứt - candied fruits & vegetabe

1. Lion Dance

   Annotations:

   • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXUyRSPg19E
2. going to the pagoda or church
3. Dragon Dance

   Annotations:

   • https://youtu.be/hKlO_3-hRCE
4. Tết wishes
   1. giving good luck money in red envelops to children

      Annotations:

      • http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/122626/lucky-money-at-tet.html
   2. Success
   3. Prosperity
   4. Health
   5. Luck
   6. Weath
5. wearing áo dài
6. visiting relatives and friends
7. decorate with hoa đào & hoa mai

1. clleaning the home before and NOT during New Years week
2. avoid breaking any dishes and glasses
3. avoid wearing all white or all black during the New Year
4. pay off all debts before the New Year

1. about the custom of NOT sweeping the floor during Tết
2. about bánh chưng & bánh dày

   Annotations:

   • http://www.exoticvoyages.com/The-Story-Banh-Chung
3. about the fire crackers
4. about the Kitchen Gods