KITCHEN GOD DAY - Celebrating Vietnam Kitchen God Day is a must custom around Tet which expresses the belief of Vietnamese people in Gods supporting daily life.
TẾT TÁO QUÂN
BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE - Before New Year's Day comes, people clean and decorate their houses, cook a lot of traditional food and go shopping for presents.
TẤT NIÊN
FIVE-FRUIT TRAY - Five fruits used for offerings include custard apple, coconut, papaya, mango, and fig.
MÂM NGŨ QUẢ
BANH CHUNG - The Vietnamese square sticky rice cake is steamed in banana leaves and filled with mung beans and pork belly.
BÁNH CHƯNG
VIETNAMESE SAUSAGE - Cha lua is known as Vietnamese sausage or Vietnamese ham.
GIÒ CHẢ
JELLIED MEAT - We were anticipating the jellied meat and the pickled onions, we were ravenously hungry.
THỊT ĐÔNG
DRIED CANDIED FRUITS - Commonly dried candied fruits are apple, coconut, papaya, cherry, etc.
MỨT TẾT
CUSTARD APPLE - The soft white pulpy flesh of the ripe custard apple is intensely sweet.
TRÁI MÃNG CẦU
RETURN TO HOMETOWN - Returning to their hometown may bring back memories of their childhood and earlier years, leading to feelings of nostalgia.
VỀ QUÊ
CLEAN ALTAR - We need to clean up the altar so the spirits have a nice space to visit.
LAU DỌN BÀN THỜ TỔ TIÊN
FAMILY GATHERING/ FAMILY REUNION - We have a family reunion every New Year's Day.
SUM HỌP GIA ĐÌNH
SEEKING CALLIGRAPHY - Seeking calligraphy on Spring days is a beautiful Tet custom.
XIN CHỮ ĐẦU NĂM
FIRST FOOT/ FIRST FOOTER - Traditionally, the first footer should be someone who was not already in the house when midnight struck.
XÔNG ĐẤT/ NGƯỜI XÔNG ĐẤT
How was your Tet holiday?
Amazing, Interesting, Boring, Awful, etc.
What did you do during Tet holiday?
Cleaned house, worshipped ancestors, played cards, received lucky money, went to pagodas, etc.
What do you like most about Tet holiday?
Family/ friends reunion, fireworks/ lion dance, traditional home-cooked dishes, ancestor worship, etc.
