a friend from the US is visiting your house this tet holiday. Write an email to tell him/her about some customs and traditions Vietnamese people follow during tet
a friend from the US is visiting your house this tet holiday. Write an email to tell him/her about some customs and traditions Vietnamese people follo
By Parker
Traditional customs are not only symbolic activities, but also the things that bind people together and raise the national spirit of each Vietnamese child. Song former veteran The whole family cleaning together is a family bonding tradition In the last days of the year, Vietnamese people have the custom of cleaning their houses, buying new appliances and clothes. Adults also instruct their children and grandchildren, in the moment of transfer, there will be no arguments, no blame or mistakes. Those who have hatred for each other also erase it all, the New Year’s moment only congratulates each other for good things and luck. Pack Chung and Tet cakes Banh Chung and Tet are a dish that has never been indispensable in the traditional Tet holiday of the nation The tradition of wrapping banh chung, cake is an indispensable part of the traditional Tet holiday of Vietnam. The green banh chung is square, representing Earth – Yin. The cake is round, white, symbolizing Heaven – Ocean, expressing the Yin – Yang philosophy. Dumplings for Mom, and thick cakes for Father. Banh banh chung is the most noble and noble food to worship the ancestors, expressing the heart to drink water, remember its source, remember the merit of being born into a great and immense nurture like heaven and earth of parents.
For Vietnamese, Lunar New year is the most important festival of a year because it is the beginning of a year. If we have a good beginning throughout the first three days of the year, we will have much luck during that year. Therefore, the activity of welcoming Tet festival is celebrated carefully in order to avoid unfortunate mistakes. And according to each area of the country, Vietnamese have different ways. Although I am a Vietnamese, I don’t know how families in other parts of my country welcome Tet holiday. My family, an age-old Southern family, usually celebrates Tet as this following way. Tet holiday begins on the twenty-ninth of December. We start decorating our house and preparing food for the Tet holiday. My father and I are responsible for tidying up our house. Quickly, the house becomes splendid with a very beautiful apricot blossom full of sweet-smelling blooming flowers in the middle of the living room. On the branches, we also put some lovely greeting cards which make the tree more beautiful. When we finish our duties, my mother and sister also finish cooking. The kitchen is now full of delicious dishes whose smell float into the air. We usually keep many kinds of food in our kitchen at the New Year festival. At lunch, we prepare a big feast to donate their ancestors. At New Year‘s Eve, our family usually gather together. We watch television or play some traditional games. Until the clock strikes twelve tones to signal the moment of a new year, we donate the ancestors again. Then, my sister and I say “happy new year” to my parents and get lucky money from them. Next, we have a big meal to welcome the New Year. Although all of us say nothing about our senses at that time, I know everybody is cheerful and hopes for a lucky year. In three Tet days, we are usually well-dress to visit our relatives, teachers. We bring offerings to sacrifice ancestral altars, congratulate the olds on advancing in years and say New Year’s greetings to the others. Although we all are quite tired these days, we are really joyful. Thanks to Tet holiday, we become closer and closer. Tet festival is very significant for Vietnamese, and these are all of my Tet holidays. I hope every year we have three great Tet days so that we have an extremely smooth year.
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