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Tet is the Vietnamese New Year celebration held in January or February based on the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Vietnam where people celebrate the new year and spring, honor ancestors, and spend time with family. Preparations begin a week beforehand as people clean their homes, decorate with flowers, and prepare traditional foods like banh chung and fruit platters. The festivities include parades with dragons and lion dances as well as gift giving.

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All About Tet Presentation

Tet is the Vietnamese New Year celebration held in January or February based on the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Vietnam where people celebrate the new year and spring, honor ancestors, and spend time with family. Preparations begin a week beforehand as people clean their homes, decorate with flowers, and prepare traditional foods like banh chung and fruit platters. The festivities include parades with dragons and lion dances as well as gift giving.

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What Is Tet?

Tet is the Vietnamese New Year.

It is one of the most important holidays in Vietnam.

Tet celebrates the new year and the upcoming


spring season.

It is also a time to honor


ancestors and spend time
with family.
When Is Tet?
Tet is celebrated in January or February.

The holiday is based on the lunar calendar.

What is a
lunar
calendar?

A lunar calendar is based on


the monthly phases of the
moon.
Turn and Talk

When do you celebrate


the new year?

Do you have any family


traditions when
celebrating the new year?
Tet
Tet is a three-day celebration.

The preparations for Tet begin at least a week before


the festivities.

People first clean and sweep their homes. This


represents the washing away of bad luck from the
previous year. It is also believed to help make room for
the new year.
More About Tet
People also believe that their ancestors visit them
during Tet.

Family shrines are cleaned and polished and family


photographs are displayed.

New decorations and special offerings are placed


around the family shrines.

A shrine is a
special or
sacred place.
Think About It

How far in advance do


you start preparing for a
special holiday or
celebration?
Special Flowers and Plants of
Tet
People decorate their homes with kumquat, peach
blossom, and orange trees.

Flowers like chrysanthemums and orchids are


displayed around homes and in cities.

Trees and flowers like these symbolize hope and


prosperity for the upcoming year.
Foods of Tet
Rice, pork, fish, fruits, and vegetables are eaten during
the Tet celebrations.

Packets of pork and rice wrapped up in banana leaves


called banh chung are enjoyed.

A fruit platter called the five-fruit platter is placed on a


home’s altar to honor ancestors.

Toasted watermelon seeds called


hat dua symbolize luckiness and
richness for the new year.
Turn and Talk

What foods from Tet


would be your favorite?
Why?

Are there any similarities


to foods that you eat at
your family celebrations?
Festivities of Tet
Tet includes many exciting celebrations.

Parades are colorful with dragon floats and lion


dances.

Cities are often decorated with lanterns and flowers.

Dancers dress up in elaborate lion costumes


and dance.

The dancers in the lion dances prepare


for many months. It is considered an honor
to dance in the lion dance.
Red Envelopes for Tet

Birthdays are also celebrated during Tet. Everyone


celebrates becoming another year older.

Children receive gifts of red envelopes filled with money


from older family members on the first day of Tet.
Red is considered a lucky color.
Think About It

Would you like to


celebrate your birthday
with everyone else?
Why or why not?
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
This means “Happy New Year!” in
Vietnamese.

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