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The Mid-Autumn Festival is an exciting traditional holiday. It is celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in some other parts of Asia as well, such as China, Japan and Korea. Annually, it is on 15th August of the lunar calendar, when the full moon shines at night. The original meaning of this festival is that it represents the family reunion or gatherings. People will come back home and eat moon cakes together. Nowadays, in Vietnam, the Mid-Autumn festival is mainly an occasion for the kids to celebrate and enjoy the best time of the year. Parents often buy star-shaped lanterns for their kids, there are also some special events such as lantern parades for them on this day. Personally, the Mid-Autumn festival is a chance for me to remember my childhood and feel young again.

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Lunar New Year festival, also known as Tet, is the biggest traditional festival in my country, Viet Nam. Tet is usually from the end of January to early February. Before Tet, Vietnamese people prepare many things, we always want everything to be perfect for the new year. In particularly, we clean the house and decorate it with flowers and trees such as kumquat tree, peach blossom,… In addition, a huge amount of food will be bought before Tet for making traditional dishes like Banh Chung, Banh Tet, Gio cha,… During Tet, we visit our relatives and give them wishes. Traditionally, elders will give lucky money to children and the oldest people in the family. However, nowadays, we can give it to anyone including friends, parents, neighbors. Besides, Vietnamese usually go to pagodas or temples to pray for health, wealth, success. All in all, Tet is all about going back to origins, being good to others, enjoying the precious moment, and wishing for the best to come.

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Hung King’s Festival – Bài viết số 5
Hung King’s Festival is one of the the greatest national festivals in Vietnam. It is held each year from the 8th to the 11th days of the third lunar month in honour of the Hùng Kings and their role in shaping the nation.. Like other festivals in the northern part of Viet Nam, this festival includes two parts: the incense-offering ceremony and the recreational activities. Additional festivities include music, rice cooking competitions and dragon dancing. Food also plays an essential role in the customs taking place during Hung King’s Festival because it is a symbolic sacrificial offering to the Hung Kings. People bring traditional dishes such as banh giay (crushed sticky rice pudding), and banh chung (sticky rice cake). In conclusion, the festival has become a symbol of the strength of national unity, one connection between past and present.

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King Hung Temple Festival is a traditional festival that is considered the national festival in Vietnam. The festival commemorates the merit of the first King of Vietnam – Hung Kings. It’s an occasion for every Vietnamese to remember their origin and express their respect as well as gratitude to the ancestors of Vietnamese people. It is from 8th to 11th of the third lunar month in Phu Tho Province. This festival is impressive because there are many people joining it. The main activities are: offering to Hung Kings, bamboo swings, Lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances. I like this festival very much because it is so meaningful and I also like its joyfulness. Joining the pilgrimage to the ancestral land of King Hung Temple these days has become a beautiful tradition of Vietnamese people.

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Christmas is well known all around the world for its special features. It occurs on 24 and 25th December but it starts from the beginning of the month. In Vietnam, Christmas has become more and more popular, especially to young people. On this day, people often decorate their houses and prepare presents,…Even so, many households in big cities buy the Christmas tree. They prepares and decorates it with colorful electric lights, gifts and and small bells. Children also love Christmas day so much. They prepare clean stocks for receiving the presents from the Santa Claus. Under the cover of darkness on 25th December night, people often go to the church to pray for best things or gather to share happiness together. In conclusion, Christmas day has become one of the most popular festivals in our country, brings a new color to the picture of a civilized religious culture in Viet Nam.

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Huong Pagoda, also known as Perfume Pagoda, is located in Huong Son, Ha Noi. Every year, thousands of pilgrims and tourists visit the Huong Pagoda Festival, which is considered the nation’s longest and most elaborate annual festival. Officially occurring from the 15th to the 20th day of the second lunar month, Huong Pagoda Festival does not centre around traditional games, but rather mainly consists of sightseeing trips to pagodas, temples and caves as well as visiting ceremonies to ask favours from Lord Buddha. This place attracts visitors not only with its wonderful landscape, but also with its sense of philosophy embodied inside its splendid caves. A pilgrimage to the Huong Pagoda Festival is not only for religious reasons, but to see the numerous natural shapes and the buildings that are valuable artifacts of the nation.

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On the fifth day of the first month of every year, the Go Dong Da festival begins to take place. The festival was held in Go Dong Da. Everyone went to see the crowd, everyone wanted to see the Quang Trung monument. The association started with a memorial activity in memory of the cloth-shirt hero Quang Trung Nguyen Hue. The association had games such as: playing chess, swinging, fighting cock … When the festival ended, I still felt regretful and remembered the hero of cloth shirt Nguyen Hue. I will study well to serve the country. Dong Da Go Association has left a deep impression on her.

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In front of the large communal courtyard in the village, people stood crowded and packed like wedge forming a circle of people. In the middle of the circle are two young men playing on a ferris wheel. Everyone attending the festival was very excited. Beautiful clothes of all colors, the atmosphere was more jubilant with cheers and cheers. On a par with the five-color flag, the swinging shape of two young men made viewers hold their breath to watch. They firmly grip the swing arm to hit high distances. They must be very brave and skillful. Everyone looked up at each wobbly beat of the two brothers. After each turn, the cheers resounded like thunder. The atmosphere is very cheerful and exciting.

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My hometown is Bac Ninh, where there is recognized intangible cultural heritage that is the folk song of them. Every year, on January 13, Lim festival is held in Tien Du, Bac Ninh. While the festival is going on, there’s a lot of activity. Like other festivals, the Lim festival is divided into ceremonies and festivals. The ceremony is organized with traditional rituals such as worshiping and rituals. The new part of the association is the part that tourists expect. On the lake, there will be brothers and sisters on the dragon boat singing mandarins. The melodies of the charm are so smooth and clear, they are so beautiful. Many people stood on the shore cheering and taking pictures. While the festival took place, there were also many games such as cockfighting, wrestling, throwing … Visitors who come here can also buy or rent their costumes to take pictures or buy a lot of souvenirs. beautiful. Hoi Lim not only brings human value but also great economic value for Bac Ninh province.

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Every spring comes, my village holds a spring festival. There are many interesting folk games in the guild, but the most impressive thing about me is the swinging game. The game was held in the courtyard of the village communal house, everyone who went to see the association dressed beautifully and politely, everyone’s face wore a cheerful and cheerful spirit. The swing pole is built up from large, strong and flexible bamboo trees that can withstand the weight of 3-4 people without breaking. There are many ways to swing, swing single or double, in my village I choose to swing a couple of men and women to show the spirit of solidarity among the team members and increase excitement and attractiveness. In turn, the teams played on the swing in the order that was drawn earlier, the two players stepped on the swing table, facing each other, then used the strength of their feet to swing high, flying beautifully. Nghe, in the continuous drumming and cheering cheers of the viewers. The team that makes the swing fly higher, closer to the top of the swing, even if cleverly able to make the swing fly over the swing, the chances of winning will be very high.

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Giong Festival is a festival which is held annually in many places in Viet Nam to commemorate and praise for the deeds of Saint Giong. Every year, this festival takes place in many local places in the honor of one of the most well-known heroes in Viet Nam – Saint Giong. There are two most famous kinds of Giong festivals in Ha Noi: Soc Son Giong Festival and Phu Dong Giong Festival. Especially, Phu Dong Giong festival is considered to be the World Intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. This festival simulates the battles of Saint Giong as well as Van Lang people against An enemy. This festival is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Viet Nam. It preserves the value of VietNam history.

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Lim Festival is a big festival in Bac Ninh province, held on January 13 every year in Tien Du district. This is considered a long-standing cultural trait and characteristic for Kinh Bac region. Time of movement also does not diminish that tradition, to this day the Lim festival has overcome the cultural space of the region, becoming one of the spring stops of tourists everywhere.

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I used to attend the Tet Holiday Flower festival. It’s called Nguyen Hue Flower street Festival. It is held in Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It takes place every Tet Holiday for 1 week. It is celebrated by Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee. They display and decorate the street with many kinds of flowers and lights. Many people come there to enjoy the beautiful flowers and take pictures.

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Thay pagoda festival is the most popular festival in my hometown. The festival is celebrated in the 7th of March in Lunar calendar, happens in Quoc Oai, a town near Ha Noi center. In fact, people here celebrate the 7 first days of March and the last day is the main festival day. During the festival, tourists can climb the Thay mountain and explore caves here such as “Hang Gio”, “Hang Cac Co”,… Besides, people go there to visit the system of pagodas on the path to the top of the mountain. “Long Dau” is the biggest and most beautiful pagoda here. Because it is shaped like the head of the dragon, its name means that. Praying for health, prosperity and success is the main activity in the festival. On the afternoon, tourists can see the parade around the mountain with traditional music, lion dance, people wearing traditional costums to take their gods to destinations. This ritual is call “Rước Kiệu”, a common thing in Viet Nam’s traditional festivals. In the evening, in the central of the lake in front of the mountain, puppet show will be organized and attract lots of audience including both the locals and tourists. Tourists can also buy handicrafts and souvenirs or enjoy local cuisine. Let’s pay a visit to Quoc Oai and join the festival in the spring, you will certainly have unforgettable experience.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional holiday in my country. Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in some other parts of Asia as well, such as China, Japan or Korea. And it is often celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night. In the past, on this day the moon was brightest and roundest which represented the family reunion or gatherings. Therefore, families and friends often came together or harvested crops for the festival. Nowadays, Mid Autumn Festival is mainly for young children in Vietnam to enjoy the best time of the year. But not only can children celebrate this day but also adults can, adults who wish to have a chance to remind their their childhood and feel young again.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional holiday in my country. Mid-Autumn festival is celebrated not only in Vietnam but also in some other parts of Asia as well, such as China, Japan or Korea. And it is often celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night. In the past, on this day the moon was brightest and roundest which represented the family reunion or gatherings. Therefore, families and friends often came together or harvested crops for the festival. Nowadays, Mid – Autumn Festival is mainly for young children in Vietnam to enjoy the best time of the year. But not only can children celebrate this day but also adults can, adults who wish to have a chance to remind their childhood and feel young again.

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Boat racing festival is a typical festival with the spirit of the Vietnamese nation. I once saw a very special boat racing festival. The festival held on campus which has a large lake suitable for taking place. Wooden dragon boats are beautifully sculpted and painted in brilliant colors. There is a yellow one, a red one, and a blue one, depending on the interests of each team. The boat operators also wear special and brilliant clothes. When the flagger signals, the teams to start the race. Then the strong arms began to pull up to steer the boat forward. Quickly, the boats rushed forward. The race was extremely intense because the teams were extremely equal. But finally there was a better team and won. After that, they all smiled because this is just a game and they tried their best. Boat racing is in need of a high team spirit, everyone’s effort. The boat racing festival is not

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The boat racing festival in Vietnam originated in Cambodia, this festival usually takes place at the end of the rainy season in November or on the day of Hung Kings’ Temple Festival. The boat racing festival is one of the fine traditional cultures, the festival has a profound meaning about the union of the nation. Through the festival, you can also see the courage, maintenance, and a passionate patriotism of the Vietnamese people. Besides, the festival takes place to pray for the coastal residents. If you have the opportunity,you should try to join the boat racing festival. This festival usually takes place in Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh

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Buffalo fighting is a unique and traditional festival of people in Do Son District, Haiphong City. This festival is not only associated with Water Goddess worshiping and sacrificing custom but also expressed bravery, chivalry, and risk-taking spirit of people in the coastal city of Haiphong. The festival is annually and officially operated on the 9th day of the 8th month in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar; however, its preparation takes participants nearly a year to process. From choosing the right buffaloes to buy, raising and training them—all of which require hard work and ongoing effort. For example, selection of fighting buffaloes only must be in great meticulosity as they must meet a wide range of requirements: at least 4 or 5 years old, wide chest, bow-shape horns, toned thighs, and long tail. Also, these buffaloes are kept separately from normal ones, and so on. The festival derives from the belief of Do Son’s locals that buffalo fighting is in favor of their guardian gods and hence a continuity of this activity brings them safe voyages, abundant crops as well as healthy and wealthy people—signs of prosperity and happiness.

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When coming to the buffalo fighting festival in Vietnam, everyone will definitely think of the buffalo fighting festival in Do Son. This festival is held every year on the 9th of the 8th lunar month. This festival has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2013. This festival takes place with a solemn ceremony, with a procession of god, with” long tre” and “phuong bat am”. To be able to participate in this festival, the buffalo must be carefully cared for about a year. Buffalo must be male buffalo, hook fur, copper skin, thick back, … especially extremely healthy. However, after participating in the competition, all buffaloes will be slaughtered to sacrifice to the temple. This activity takes place with the desire that people have a warm season, and can exploit many fish and shrimp.

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There is a very big festival in my hometown. It is buffalo fighting festival in Do Son – Hai Phong, famous all over the country. At the festival, tourists from all over the world flock to see the festival. Before starting to fight buffaloes, there was a very special traditional flag dance. After that, the elderly took the buffalo out and started a buffalo fighting day. The first buffalo is number 87. The second buffalo is number 89. Buffalo number 89 is my village’s buffalo. Two fierce buffalo fought. After many fierce matches, the cheers of the audience. My buffalo No. 89, I won. He will bring glory, pride, prosperity to my village. I like buffalo fighting because the buffalo show proves the prosperity of my hometown.

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In my hometown, every year, there is a very special festival. It is the festival that is well-known all over Vietnam – the buffalo fighting festival in Do Son, Hai Phong. The festival attracts tourists worldwide to come and enjoy the activities. At first, there was a flag dance, which was interesting. But the most enjoyable part of the festival is the buffalo fighting. The buffalo were taken out by the elders and started fighting. This year, my village’s buffalo is number 90. The buffalo fought fiercely, and the audience cheered loudly. Finally, buffalo no. 90 from my village won. We were very happy, as this buffalo would bring my village prosperity, pride and glory.

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Thinking of a traditional festival in Vietnam, the most interesting one to me is buffalo fighting. It is a unique and traditional festival of people living in Hai Phong, the coastal city in the North of Vietnam. This festival is not only associated with Water Goddess worshiping but also expressed the bravery, chivalry, and risk-taking spirit of people here. The festival is annually and officially operated on 9th August in Vietnamese Lunar Calendar. Nevertheless, the preparation often takes participants nearly a year to process. They need to choose the right buffaloes, raise and train them, which require hard work and ongoing effort. Many tourists come to Hai Phong to join this festival. The locals believe that buffalo fighting is in favor of their guardian gods; hence, a continuity of this activity brings them safe voyages, abundant crops as well as healthy and wealthy people.

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Ky Cung – Ta Phu temple is one of the biggest festivals in Lang Son province. It annually takes place on the 22nd through 27th day of the first Lunar month. This festival is held to pay our respects to Than Cong Tai, a head of district who had merit of opening Ky Lua Market to trade with Chinese from the 17th century. The parade route runs from Ky Cung temple to Ta Phu temple. Local people dressed in colorful and traditional clothes paraded around the city. People go to temples to pray for a better health and a happy life. Almost families along the streets celebrate big parties and invite guests to have lunch together. Every house also makes offerings, especially a roasted big pig. There are many folk games. The festival attracts many visitors even foreign tourists. This is one of the biggest and most important festivals in Lang Son.

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Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31st. The most common colors of the day are orange and black. Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased is not clear, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. On Halloween, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton by their window to represent the dead. Believing that the head was the most powerful part of the body, containing the spirit and knowledge, the Celts used the “head” of the vegetable to decorate their houses. On this day people often wear strange clothes as characters in horrible novels or movies to frighten others. People usually like to dress as ghosts, skeletons, or witches. Now Halloween is an official holiday in almost all European countries.

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Halloween is celebrated in some countries on October 31st of every year. It is a time to remember the saints (hallows) martyrs and the good people who died. Halloween activities include carving the pumpkins, telling scary stories and watching horror movies. The most common activity in Halloween is when the kids go (Trick or Treat) and have costume parties. In this activity, the kids dress up in many different costumes. After that, they go door to door knocking on people’s doors in their neighborhood. Hence, people prepare themselves for the kids knocking on their doors so they buy lots of sweets and candies. In addition, children knock on doors and say “Trick or Treat”. When the kids get a candy or a sweet they leave happy. On the other hand, if they don’t get a good treat they may show some tricks.

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Halloween, also known as All Hallows Eve, is associated with a number of activities. One of them is the practice of harmless pranks. Celebrants, especially children, wear masks and costumes for parties and for trick-or-treating go from house to house with the threat that they will pull a trick if they do not receive a treat, usually candy. They often disguise themselves as witches, vampires or mummies,… Another preferred activity is watching horror movies with families and friends at home. In addition, you can also join some Halloween costume parties or visit some haunted houses, the latter is only for brave people, honestly. During Halloween, I usually go out because I like the vibrant ambiance on the street. I love seeing people running around with jack-o-lanterns on their hands and a big smile on their face.
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Tet, also known as Lunar new year festival, is the biggest traditional festival in Viet Nam. Tet is usually from the end of January to early February. Before Tet, Vietnamese prepare many things for the three main days. They clean their house and decorate with flowers such as kumquat tree or peach blossom. A huge amount of food will be bought before Tet for making traditional dishes. Banh Chung, Banh Tet, Gio cha, Xoi and Mut, and candies are the foods that must have on Tet holidays. During Tet, people visit their relatives’ homes and give wishes. However, the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the entire year, people never enter any house on the first day without being invited first. Another custom is giving lucky money, which is put into a red envelope as a symbol of luck and wish for a new age. Traditionally, elders will give lucky money to children and the oldest people in the family. However, nowadays, people can give it to anyone including friends, parents, neighbors. Besides, Vietnamese usually go to pagodas or temples to pray for health, wealth, success. To Vietnamese, Tet is the happiest time of all year around, members in a family can gather together, which is a meaningful messages of Lunar New year festival. All in all, Tet is all about back to origins, be good to others, enjoy the precious moment, and wish for the best to come.

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Hello, my name is Giang. I am 24 years old, and now I’m living with my family in Ha Tinh province. In my country, spring is the best season of the year because it has Tet holiday. In Tet holiday, the streets are very beautiful with green trees, flowers, and funny noisy. In every house, there are a big tree with many love flowers and plants. Any things else? Yes, there are a lot of delicious drinks, cakes and candies. In Tet holiday, children have lucky money from adults. It’s so great! We enjoy a happy Tet holiday every year. Do you know out happy holiday in spring? It’s Tet holiday.

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Tet is a significant holiday in Vietnam. The Tet season often lasts from the beginning of January to the end of February. Tet’s meaning is the finish of the old year and a welcome for a new year. Tet Holiday is one of the occasions for Vietnamese families to reunite. The branch of the Mai flower or the Kumquat tree can not be absent, adding a new feeling to the building. On the Tet holiday, people have plenty of traditional events. Young and old people take part in traditional games such as tug of war, rice cooking, watching lion dancing. A lot of people pay a visit to their relatives to wish a happy new year. Adults usually give lucky money to babies. People also go to pagodas to pray for their families. Tet holiday will stay in the heart of Vietnamese for generations.

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Tet holiday is celebrating on the fist day of the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and repaint the walls.They also buy new clothes.One or two days before the festival, people make banh chung – the traditional cakes,and other goodies. On the New Year Eve, whole family for reunion dinner. Every members of the family should be present during the dinner. On the New Year morning, the young members of family pay their respect to the elders. In return they receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors,some friends and relatives.

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Lunar New Year Festival often falls between late January and early February; it is among the most important holidays in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in Lunar Calendar; however, Vietnamese people often spend about nearly a month to celebrate this special event. Tet Holiday gets its beginning marked with the first day in the Lunar Year; however, its preparation starts long before that. One week before the holiday, in the 23rd day of the last Lunar month, is East Day—a ritual worshiping Kitchen Gods (Tao Cong). It is believed that each year on this day, these Gods go to heaven to tell Jade Emperor about all activities of households on earth. On the New Year’s Eve, they return to earth to continue their duties as taking care of families. On the New Year’s Day, the first ones who come to visit households—called first-foot—are very important and hence need to be well chosen, as they are believed to hold in their hands the entire luck of the family in New Year (Tan Nien). After that, till the third day or even the fourth day of Tet, individuals meet relatives, friends and colleagues, wishing them all kinds of good things like happiness, health and success.

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During the first three days of the year, Vietnamese people wish good luck to each other and lucky money is given to children by older family members. These red envelopes embody the best wishes for children’s health and intelligence. First footing is a unique and meaningful tradition during Lunar New Year. Every Vietnamese family will choose someone with humour, generosity and elegance to be the first visitor. We believe that the first-foot represents how our next year will be.

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While Christmas is considered as a big holiday in America, in Viet Nam, Tet is a special occasion for family reunions and celebrating the arrival of spring. Held between late January and early February, Tet is officially a three -day celebration but it may continue for at least first week of the lunar new year. In the weeks leading up to Tet, all homes are thoroughly cleaned to get rid of bad lucks of the old year. On these special days, people often put a five – fruit tray on the altars to pay their respects to the ancestors and buy peach blossom or a kumquat tree to decorate their houses. When it comes to Tet festival, it is a shortcoming if you can not enjoy Chung cake – the special dish of Tet. In the last day of the previous year, all the members of the family often have a dinner together and wait for the moment when the clock points 0 am and the fireworks light up everywhere to wish for health, happiness in the coming year. On the first day of lunar new year, everyone often comes to grandparents, relatives and neighbors’ houses to wish them health, happiness and a happy new year. Children often receive lucky money kept in a red envelope from their parents and relatives. On these days, women often go to the church or pagoda to pray for all the best things for their families. In conclusion, Tet is a meaningful and important festival which is always expected by every Vietnamese. It is time for us to have some days of relaxation with our loved family.

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I was born and grew up in a countryside, where has become more modern but the best things from the old days are still there, especially the atmosphere and the New Year’s scenery – the thing I like the most. The small countryside is much more modern now. The houses are bright colors with large gardens, the asphalt road is covered with green trees. The breath of an industrial and modern era is suffuse. Even so, the Tet holidays in here are still not taken away by that. Houses still package of green glutinous rice cakes, called Banh chung. Before the New Year’s Eve, from 6 to 7 days, people began washing the leaves, carefully preparing ingredients. After cooking Banh chung, it’s time to prepared for Pomelo. The market is crowded with people. Every sound merged together, noisily but strangely joyful. Preparing before Tet is still the same, not without a step. Then, the most expected day came. After a New Year’s Eve is the morning of the New year. The asphalt road which always crowded is strangely sparse today. Everyone holds a red gift bag to each other’s house. Children were dressed new clothes with plump face filled with joy with lucky money in their hands. Houses have peach color, brilliant yellow apricot color. The plates of cakes and jam which often not eaten much now can eat how much you like. I really love the New Year in my hometown.

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Tet usually starts in late January or early February and is held on the first day of the first lunar month. Before Tet, everyone begins to prepare for this day by cleaning the house, shopping for new clothes, candies, jam, wrapping Banh Chung (square-shaped sticky rice cake with meat and green beans inside), or Banh Tet (round-shaped sticky rice cake with meat and green beans inside). On the 1st day of the new year, all family members gather and say best wishes to others. In addition, children will receive good luck from adults with red envelopes with money inside with the blessings that that child will grow up healthily and achieve high academic achievements.

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Tet is one of my favorite holidays when our family can gather to have a heart-to-heart talk and express a thankful feeling to the other members. My family celebrated Tet in our own way. Before the first day of the Lunar New Year, all members of my family prepared everything together. Some cleaned the house, some watered the plants, others cooked. My mother said that this was a precious time when the family was reunited and together prepared everything to celebrate the New Year. On New Year’s Eve, we gathered together to watch a program named “Táo quân” and discussed who was the right person to first foot. Then when the new year is on, we will send each other good blessings. Tet is always my favorite holiday because it is filled with happy family memories.

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One of the beauties of the traditional Tet holiday is wishing to people nice things. On New Year’s Day, in addition to gifts, people also give each other best wishes. Not only young people wish the adults New Year but adults also wish Tet for younger people. In Vietnam, some popular New Year wishes such as: Happy new year, everything goes well, Safety good health prosperity. In addition, with each different age, there will be different wishes. For the elderly, people often wish “Wishing you a hundred years old”. In middle age, they are wished for family and career, such as: “Wishing you have many healthy, good work, and prosperous businesses.”. Children often receive wishes about learning. For example: “I wish you will be better, do better studies”. In general, each person has different Tet greetings depending on the circumstances. Wishing on Tet is Not only a custom, but also shows the Vietnamese tradition of “When drinking water, think of its source”.

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Tet, also known as the Lunar new year festival, is the biggest traditional festival in Viet Nam. Tet is usually from the end of January to early February. Before Tet, the Vietnamese prepare many things for the three main days. They clean their house and decorate with flowers such as a kumquat tree or peach blossom. A huge amount of food will be bought before Tet for making traditional dishes. Banh Chung, Banh Tet, Gio cha, Xoi and Mut, …and candies are the foods that must be eaten on Tet holidays. During Tet, people visit their relatives’ homes and give wishes. However, the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the entire year, people never enter any house on the first day without being invited first. Another custom is giving lucky money, which is put into a red envelope as a symbol of luck and wish for a new age. Traditionally, elders will give lucky money to children and the oldest people in the family. However, nowadays, people can give it to anyone including friends, parents, neighbors,… Besides, Vietnamese usually go to pagodas or temples to pray for health, wealth, success,… To Vietnamese, Tet is the happiest time of all year round, members in a family can gather together, which is a meaningful message of the Lunar New year festival. All in all, Tet is all about going back to origins, being good to others, enjoying the precious moment, and wishing for the best to come.

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Tet holiday in my hometown is very happy and cozy. From nearly a week before, the New Year’s atmosphere was bustling everywhere. Everyone takes the time to clean and wash the house to be clean. Weeds and dry leaves along the roadside were also swept away. The markets are crowded and bustling. Flowers, cakes, jams, clothes… all colors and designs dazzle viewers. On the twenty-ninth of the New Year, the family began to pack banh chung. All that night, every house was red with fire, voices and laughter were loud. When it’s right on New Year’s Day, everyone is dressed in new clothes, smiling face. People ignore the fatigue and worries of the old year to joyfully wish each other luck and success for the new year. That atmosphere makes Tet in my hometown so wonderful!