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tết vietnamese tet̚˧˦ chữ hán 節 short tết nguyên đán chữ hán 節元旦lit festival first day important celebration vietnamese culture tết celebrates arrival spring based vietnamese calendar usually date january february gregorian calendar tết nguyên đán confused tết trung thu also known childrens festival vietnam tết mean festival would generally refer lunar new year vietnamese often seen important festival amongst vietnamese vietnamese diaspora tết trung thu regarded secondmost important vietnamese people celebrate tết annually based lunisolar calendar calculating motion earth around sun moon around earth tết generally celebrated day chinese new year also called spring festival onehour time difference vietnam china resulting new moon occurring different day rarely date vietnamese chinese lunar new year differ vietnam celebrated lunar new year one month china take place first day first month vietnamese lunar calendar around late january early february least third day tết also occasion pilgrim family reunion set aside trouble past year hope better happier upcoming year festival also referred hội xuân vernacular vietnamese festival – lễ hội spring – mùa xuân lunar year holiday originally brought vietnam chinese formally incorporated vietnam han dynasty empire bce mostly ruled year collapse tang dynasty th century historic period chinese rule significantly influenced vietnamese culture language administration chinese governor attempted complete sinicization vietnamese lunar new year today still retains degree original chinese custom giving lucky money red envelope use lunar calendar also time evolved separate unique tradition reflect vietnam distinct culture identity includes vietnamese zodiac vietnamese doesnt use ox rabbit sheep chinese zodiac instead replaces buffalo cat goat respectively well traditional vietnamese dish information source state tết originated period chinese domination however according official online newspaper vietnamese government historical material suggest otherwise tếts origin subject scholarly research many generation according researcher toan anh tết nguyên đán considered first festival new year beginning midnight trừ tịch ceremony ceremony usually take place hour pig th day short month th day lunar december hour rat st day lunar january researcher phan cẩm thượng book custom human life explains vietnamese use agricultural calendar lunar calendar based moon rotation around earth also account solar term earth sun including four key point spring equinox autumnal equinox winter solstice summer solstice tết begin first day lunar january marking start new year new farming cycle historian trần văn giáp asserts many way divide time month year beginning ethnic group way dividing month year according trầns research tết nguyên đán vietnam date back first century ad origin meaning tết nguyên đán prevalent since according legend banh chưng bánh giầy vietnamese celebrated tết since time hung king legend lang lieu banh chung also suggests tết existed thousand year period chinese domination confucius ancient chinese text like jiaozhou ji mention similar festival vietnamese region suggesting tết may indigenous root independent chinese influence confucius wrote book rite know tết heard name great festival man people dance wildly drink alcohol celebrate day th century chronicle jiaozhou ji state people jiao district often gather guild sing dance eat celebrate many day rejoice new planting season farmer household member nobility chieftain also participate festival name tết shortening tết nguyên đán literally written tết meaning festival used festival name nguyên đán mean first day year word come sinovietnamese respectively 節 sv tiết 元旦 word festival usually lễ hội sinovietnamese word 禮會 vietnamese people usually return family tết return worship family altar visit graf ancestor homeland also clear graf family sign respect although tết national holiday among vietnamese region religion custom many vietnamese prepare tết cooking special holiday food house cleaning food include bánh tét bánh chưng bánh dày canh khổ qua thịt kho hột vịt dried young bamboo soup canh măng giò xôi sticky rice many custom tradition practiced tết visiting person house first day new year xông nhà ancestor veneration exchanging new year greeting giving lucky money child elderly people opening shop visiting relative friend neighbor tết divided three time period tất niên celebration end year giao thừa new year eve năm mới new year representing preparation tết eve tết day following tết respectively first day tết reserved nuclear family child receive red envelope containing money elder tradition called mừng tuổi happy age north region lì xì south region usually child wear new clothes give elder traditional tết greeting receiving money wearing red clothing tết common associated good luck since vietnamese believe first visitor family receives year determines fortune entire year people never enter house first day without invited first verb first person enter house tết xông đất xông nhà đạp đất one important custom tết according vietnamese tradition good thing come family first day lunar new year entire following year also full blessing usually person good temper morality success lucky sign host family first invited house however safe owner house leave house minute midnight come back clock strike midnight prevent anyone else entering house first might potentially bring unfortunate event new year household common practice done many family sweeping tết taboo xui rủi unlucky since symbolizes sweeping luck away clean new year also taboo anyone experienced recent loss family member visit anyone else tết important retain harmony within household first three day tết engaging conflict argument exhibiting feeling anger hatred may bring upon bad luck upcoming year subsequent day people visit relative friend traditionally strictly second day tết usually reserved friend third day teacher command respect vietnam student vietnam usually given oneweek long break school celebrate tết local buddhist temple popular spot people like give donation get fortune told tết child free spend new money toy gambling game bầu cua cá cọp found street prosperous family pay dragon dancer perform house also public performance given everyone watch celebration last day entire week new year filled people street trying make much noise possible using firecracker drum bell gong anything think ward evil spirit parade also include different mask dancer hidden guise known múa lân lion dancing lân animal lion dragon symbol strength vietnamese culture used scare away evil spirit parade family friend come together feast traditional vietnamese dish share happiness joy new year one another also time elder hand red envelope money child good luck exchange tết greeting also tradition pay debt vietnamese new year vietnamese family traditionally family display cây nêu artificial new year tree consisting bamboo pole – – ft long top end usually decorated many object depending locality including good luck charm origami fish cactus branch tết every house usually decorated yellow apricot blossom hoa mai central southern part vietnam peach blossom hoa đào northern part vietnam st john wort hoa ban mountain area north people especially elite past also decorate house plum blossom also called hoa mơ vietnamese referring totally different specie mickeymouse blossom north central kumquat tree popular decoration living room tết many fruit symbolize fertility fruitfulness family hope coming year vietnamese people also decorate home hòn non bộ flower chrysanthemum hoa cúc marigold vạn thọ symbolizing longevity cockscomb mào gà southern vietnam paperwhites thủy tiên orchid hoa lan northern vietnam past tradition people tried make paperwhites bloom day observance also hung đông hồ painting thư pháp calligraphy picture traditional greeting chúc mừng năm mới 祝𢜠𢆥㵋 happy new year cung chúc tân xuân 恭祝新春 gracious wish new spring people also wish prosperity luck common wish tết include following sống lâu trăm tuổi 𤯩𥹰𤾓歲 live long hundred year used child elder traditionally everyone considered one year older tết child would wish grandparent health longevity exchange mừng tuổi 𢜠歲 lì xì 利市 sv lợi thị khang thịnh vượng 安康盛旺 security good health prosperity vạn sự như ý 萬事如意 may thing go way sức khỏe dồi dào 飭劸洡𤁠 plenty health làm ăn tấn tới 爫咹晉𬧐 successful work tiền vô như nước 錢𠓺如渃 may money flow like water used informally cung hỉ phát tài 恭喜發財 congratulation best wish prosperous new year năm mới thắng lợi mới 𢆥㵋勝利㵋 new year new triumph often heard political speech chúc hay ăn chóng lớn 祝𫨩咹𢶢𡘯 eat well grow quick aimed child năm mới thăng quan tiến chức 𢆥㵋陞官進織 wish promoted new year năm mới toàn gia bình 𢆥㵋全家平安 wish new year bring health peace family mừng xuân dilặc 𢜠春彌勒 happy spring maitreya used buddhist mừng xuân lạc 𢜠春安樂 happy peaceful joyful spring used buddhist chúc mừng chúa xuân 祝𢜠主春 praise lord spring used catholic vietnamese language celebrate tết ăn tết literally meaning eat tết showing importance food celebration food also eaten yearround dish eaten tết also food vegetarian since believed good luck eat vegetarian tết traditional food tết include following bánh chưng bánh tét essentially tightly packed sticky rice meat bean filling wrapped dong leaf phrynium placentarium leaf unavailable banana leaf used substitute one difference shape bánh chưng squareshaped one represent earth bánh tét cylindrical represent moon also bánh chưng popular northern part vietnam bánh tét popular south preparation take day molding respective shape square shape achieved using wooden frame boiled several hour cook story origin connection tết often recounted child cooking overnight mứt dried candied fruit rarely eaten time besides tết kẹo dừa coconut candy kẹo mè xửng peanut brittle sesame seed peanut cầu sung dừa đủ xoài southern vietnam popular fruit used offering family altar fruit arranging art custardapplesugarapplesoursop mãng cầu coconut dừa goolar fig sung papaya đu đủ mango xoài since sound like cầu sung vừa đủ xài pray enough moneyresourcesfundsgoodsetc use southern dialect vietnamese thịt kho nước dừa meaning meat stewed coconut juice traditional dish pork belly medium boiled egg stewed brothlike sauce made overnight young coconut juice nước mắm often eaten pickled bean sprout chive white rice xôi gấc red sticky rice made gac fruit typically paired chả lụa common type sausage vietnamese cuisine made pork traditionally wrapped banana leaf people enjoy traditional game tết including bầu cua cá cọp cờ tướng ném còn chọi trâu đá gà also participate competition presenting knowledge strength aestheticism bird competition ngâm thơ competition firework display also become traditional part tết celebration vietnam new year eve firework display major city hanoi ho chi minh city da nang broadcast multiple national local tv channel accompanied new year wish incumbent president firework display prohibited due political financial reason due covid pandemic province city canceled firework display instead display held hanoi several province public gathering prohibited due aforementioned pandemic province canceled firework display due financial reason australia canada united state firework display many festival although either held virtually canceled united state popular show many individual engage paris night gặp nhau cuối năm yearend meet nationally known satirical theatrical comedy show broadcast vtv new year eve week leading tet celebratory song played throughout vietnam one song ngày tết quê em tet homeland released linh trang xuan mai album xuân mai và thiếu nhi cali hội chợ cali song heard playing many public place across country song summarizes main tet tradition tet traditional vietnamese people travel hometown hence lyric “people traveling there” typically large firework display major city prior customary use firecracker individual home however government banned production use firework due fatal accident december regulation passed allows “anyone aged older legal capacity” purchase sparkler special occasion regulation went effect january song inherently religious reference pagoda tiered tower used buddhist taoist worship many buddhist altar set week leading tet line “if you’re farmer you’ll gain more” refers belief held many vietnamese people effect new year bring agriculture tet symbolizes start spring season farmer traditionally use time opportunity remember god harvest next line “if you’re dealer you’ll earn more” refers amount work retailer order prepared surge shopping preparation holiday list buddhist festival celebration lunar new year part asia chinese new year spring festival korean new year seollal japanese new year shōgatsu mongolian new year tsagaan sar tibetan new year losar similar asian lunisolar new year celebration occur april burmese new year thingyan cambodian new year chaul chnam thmey lao new year pii mai bengali new year pahela baisakh sri lankan new year aluth avuruddu thai new year songkran tet nguyen dan vietnamese new year queen botanical garden vietnamese new year custom tet holiday vietnamese calendar rule hồ ngọc đức leipzig university tết vietnamese lunar new year tradition tet festival orange county fairground costa mesa ca tet phu quoc island vietnam largest island tết festival san francisco vietnamese new year – learn tradition custom tet holiday