Japan ( Korea( se China( Spring Vietnam(Tet)

Shgatsu) ollal) Festival)

Time Used to base First day First day of China First day of
on Chinese of the lunar calendar. Lunar
lunar calendar Korean From evening calendar.
until 1873 lunar preceding the first First day- at
31/12-4/1 calendar day, to least third
Last 3 the Lantern day.
days Festival on the
15th day of the
first calendar
month.
Clothes Kimono Hanbok Clothing mainly Clothing
featuring the color mainly
red or bright featuring the
colors color red or
bright colors.
Ao dai.
Cuisine -osechi-ryri -Tteokguk Buddha's delight Sticky rice
s ( or -Jeon Jau gok cake.
?) Jiaozi Hat Dua
-ozni ( Melon seed Dua hanh
?) Niangao Cu kieu
-sashimi and s Rougan (Yok Gon) Mut
ushi, non- Taro cakes Meat stewed
Japanese Turnip cakes in coconut
foods. Yusheng or Yee juice
-Seven- sang Cau sung dua
herbrice du xoai
soup ( n
anakusa-
gayu?)
Activiti Mochi Sebae The first fifteen Lion
es Bell ringing Folk days are dances, Drag
games celebrated with on dances,
Postcards many activities on fireworks,
Family each days, such family
Otoshidama and as: gathering,
relatives Lion family meal,
Poetry reunion dances, dragon visiting
dances, fireworks, friends'
Games family gathering, homes on the
family meal, first day of
Beethoven's visiting friends the new year
Ninth and relatives ( (xng nh),
, binin), visiting
Little New giving red friends and
Year envelopes, relatives, anc
Family and
decorating estor worship,
relatives
with chunlian. giving red
reunion
envelopes to
children and
elderly, and
opening a
shop.