lunar new year

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Red envelope

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• Receive lucky money

• Go to pagoda to pray for..

• Make banh chung

• Decorate the house

• Go to flower market

• Visit relatives and friends

• Watch fireworks

• Streets are decorated with lines of colorful

lights:đường phố được trang hồng đầy màu

sắc

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•The kumquat tree: cây quất

•Sticky rice: gạo nếp

•Green beans: đậu xanh

•Fatty pork: mỡ heo

•Cozy: ấm cúng

•Cadied fruit : mứt

•Mut, which is candied fruit such as

sugared apples, plums, plums or

tomatoes, is also popular

•Custard apple: mảng cầu

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• Exchange New Years wishes: chúc Tết

• Dress up: ăn diện

• Play cards: chơi đánh bài

• Water melon

• Coconut: dừa

• Mango: xồi

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•Altar: bàn thờ

•Superstitious: mê tín

•Taboo: điều cấm kị

•Sweep the floor

•Curse: chửi rủa

•Use vulgar words

•Gather loc

•On the first day of Tet: vào ngày

mùng một Tết

•Bid their ancestor farewell: đưa

ơng bà

•chinese sausage : lạp xưởng

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When is Tet celebrate in Viet Nam?

What do you do to prepare for Tet?

What are some popular activities at Tet?

Who do you visit?

What are special food ?

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In my opinion,the best time in a year is the Lunar New Year- Tet.

Tet can be divided into three periods, known as Tất Niên, Giao Thừa and Tân
Niên. Now, I will tell the details of these periods .

Tất Niên may start from the twenty third to the twenty ninth of

December(according to the Lunar Calendar). This is the time for everyone even
though lives far away return home to celebrate Tet with their family.

Furthermore this is the chance for everyone cleans and decorate its house.
About me, I and my brother must spend about three days getting my house
clean and tidy. I am always bored with this but I must do. Poor me.

Giao Thừa starts at midnight of the thirtieth of December to the first of January.
I really like this moment. When I see the Fireworks is shot into the sky, I can
enjoy the most beautiful scenic in my life. At that time, I wish all members in my
family and the others live in good condition and friendly.

Tân Niên begins from the first and can last to the tenth of January. I can
receive red envelopes containing money from the elder such as my grand
parents, my parents, my brother, etc. My family ,my uncle's family and my
aunt's family all return to Binh Duong to visit our relatives. This is a great

chance for us to know each other and play games. Moreover, we go to
pagodas to pray for a better living.The most thing I like is there are a lot of
parties celebrated and I can enjoy the delicious foods.

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Throughout the year, there are many celebrations such as:

christmas, national day, mid-fall festival...But the celebration

which is the most important for Vietnamese people is Tet holiday.

At this special holiday my family usually make preparations such

as: tidying our house, cleaning everything, doing the shoping and

cooking special food- especially is sticky rice cakes...

On the new year's eve, we sit up late till the midnight to see the

old year out, the new year in and chat together. Everything

seems to wake up and the Happy new year song is sung

everywhere.

I spend tet at my grandparents's village. On new year morning I

visit my relatives with my parents and I get a lot of money .

On the second day I visit my friends and join many activities with

them. That is a wonderful time for us to relax and enjoy the Tet's

atmostphere.

In sum, Tet which changes from year to other year is an

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