NEW YEAR

CELEBRATION
IN VIETNAM VS SCOTLAND
Table of contents
01 NAME

02 TIME

03 FOOD

04 ACTIVITIES
01 NAME

TET HOGMANAY /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/

In Vietnam In Scotland
02 TIME

TET HOGMANAY

Lunar Calendar Solar Calendar

January 1st – 3rd December 31st – January 2nd
Q & A:

Q: When is TET celebrated?

A: It is celebrated on …

Q: When is Hogmanay celebrated?

A: It is celebrated on …
03 FOOD

Chung cake Vietnamese sausage

Candied fruits Pickled spring onions

Q & A:

Q: What traditional Vietnamese food do you

usually eat on Tet holiday?

A: I usually eat …
03 FOOD

Black bun Cranachan /ˈkranəkən/ Shortbread

Steak pie Haggis Cock-a-leekie soup

/ˈhæɡɪs/
Q & A:

Q: What traditional Scottish food do you like

the most?

A: My favorite traditional Scottish dish is …

03 FOOD

ENGLISH PHONETIC VIETNAMESE

Pickled Spring onion /ˈpɪkld sprɪŋ ˈʌnjən/ Dưa hành muối

Candied fruit /ˈkændid /fruːt// Mứt

Vietnamese sausage /ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/ Giò

Shortbread /ˈʃɔːtbred/ Bánh bơ giòn

Cranachan /ˈkranəkən/ Bánh kem cranachan

 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 Before New Year’s Eve

Go shopping Clean the altar Decorate house

Return home Prepare traditional food

Q & A:

Q: What do you do to prepare for

Tet holiday?

A: I usually …
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 Before New Year’s Eve

Redding (cleaning) the house, especially the ashes of the

last fire of the old year
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 Before New Year’s Eve

ENGLISH PHONETIC VIETNAMESE

Altar /ˈɔːltər/ Bàn thờ

Traditional food /trəˈdɪʃənl fuːd/ Món ăn truyền thống

Decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ Trang trí

 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04
New Year’s Eve

SIMILARITY

Firework display
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04
New Year’s Eve

Worship the
ancestors
Go to the pagoda

Watch “Tao Quan”

 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04
New Year’s Eve

Cross over arms

Sing "Auld Lang

Syne"
Party
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04 New Year’s Eve

ENGLISH PHONETIC VIETNAMESE

Firework display /ˈfaɪəwɜːk dɪˈspleɪ/ Màn bắn pháo hoa

Pagoda /pəˈɡəʊdə/ Chùa

Decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ Trang trí

Worship the ancestors /ˈwɜːʃɪp ðə ˈænsestər/ Thờ cúng tổ tiên

 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 The first days of New Year

SIMILARITY

First-foot: the first person to enter a household in the

New Year and is seen as a bringer of good fortune for
the coming year.
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 The first days of New Year

DIFFERENCE

VIETNAM

• Wear new clothes

• Give elders traditional Tet greetings
• Giving and receiving lucky money & wishes
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 The first days of New Year

DIFFERENCE

SCOTLAND

• Bonfires and Fire Festivals

• The Saining (blessing) of the House
 TRADITION / CUSTOM
04 The first days of New Year

ENGLISH PHONETIC VIETNAMESE

Lucky money /ˈlʌki ˈmʌni/ Tiền lì xì

Bonfire /ˈbɑːnfaɪər/ Lửa mừng