TET HOLIDAY

IN VIETNAM
 THE ORIGIN OF TET
• From the time of the Hong Bang,
Vietnamese people have eaten Tet
• The most obvious demonstration: The
appearance of Chung cake, round sticky
rice cake
The Lunar New
Year takes place
on January 1 st

based on Lunar
Calendar
 BEFORE TET

Cleaning house Shopping for Tet items

Releasing Carps Making Chung cake

 ACTIVITIES IN TET

Going to flower market Exchanging New year’s wishes Going to pagoda

Worshiping the ancestors Dancing dragon Begining a new-year writing

SOME CUSTOMS IN
TET HOLIDAY
Salts is the symbol of
the intimacy between
people and people. By
buying it, we hope that
salt will spice up our life
We often go to
the pagodas and
temples to pray
for peace and
luck
Tet is time where
everybody rushes to go
home and reunite with
family. It’s truly the time
for every generations
gather together under
the same roof
These red envelopes
filled with lucky money
mark the beginning of
a brighter future
Vietnamese people
believe that the first visitor
to the house will
determine their fortune.
(Usually, that person is invited by
host)
On the first day of the
new year, if you
sweep the floor, it
also means that you
sweep all the luck
and money away
People don’t eat food
like squids, duck meat
or shrimps in the New
Year as many people
think that those food
will bring bad luck to
them
TYPICAL FLOWERS AND
FOOD IN TET HOLIDAY
 TYPICAL FLOWERS

Peach Blossom Apricot Blossom

 TYPICAL TREES

Kumquat Tree
New Year Tree
 FOOD

Chung Cake Jellied Meat

 FOOD

Dried Bamboo Shoots Lean Pork Paste

 FOOD

Boiled Chicken Spring Roll

 FOOD

Sticky Rice Pickled small leeks

 FOOD

Dried candied fruits Roasted watermelon seeds

• Peach Blossom: Hoa đào
• Apricot Blossom: Hoa mai
• Kumquat Tree: Cây quất
• The New Year Tree: Cây nêu
• Chung Cake: Bánh chưng
• Jellied Meat: Thịt đông
• Dried Bamboo Shoots: Măng khô
• Lean Pork Paste: Giò lụa
• Boiled Chicken: Gà luộc
• Spring Roll: Nem rán
• Sticky Rice: Xôi
• Pickled small leeks: Củ kiệu
• Dried Candied Fruits: Mứt
• Roasted Watermelon Seeds: Hạt dưa
STICKY
BALLS
•
OTHERS
Spring festival: Hội xuân
• Fireworks: Pháo hoa
• Dragon dancers: Múa lân
• Play cards: Đánh bài
• Parallel: Câu đối
• Red envelop: Bao lì xì
• Lucky money: Tiền lì xì
• First caller: Người xông đất
• Altar: Bàn thờ
• The kitchen god: Táo quân
GUESSING
WORDS
ALTAR
FIREWORK
SPRING FESTIVAL
THE KITCHEN GOD
LUCKY MONEY
DRAGON DANCE
FIRST CALLER
PARALLEL
PLAY CARDS
RED ENVELOP
TABOO
FIVE-FRUIT TRAY