ENGLISH CLUB - TOPIC: TET HOLIDAYS

TET HOLIDAY
IN VIETNAM
THE ORIGIN OF TET
From the time of the Hong Bang, Vietnamese people have eaten Tet
The most obvious demonstration: The appearance of Chung cake, round sticky rice cake
The Lunar New Year takes place on January 1st based on Lunar Calendar
BEFORE TET
Cleaning house
Shopping for Tet items
Releasing Carps
Making Chung cake
ACTIVITIES IN TET
Going to flower market
Exchanging New year’s wishes
Going to pagoda
Worshiping the ancestors
Dancing dragon
Begining a new-year writing
SOME CUSTOMS IN TET HOLIDAY
Salts is the symbol of the intimacy between people and people. By buying it, we hope that salt will spice up our life
We often go to the pagodas and temples to pray for peace and luck
Tet is time where everybody rushes to go home and reunite with family. It’s truly the time for every generations gather together under the same roof
These red envelopes filled with lucky money mark the beginning of a brighter future
Vietnamese people believe that the first visitor to the house will determine their fortune. (Usually, that person is invited by host)
On the first day of the new year, if you sweep the floor, it also means that you sweep all the luck and money away
People don’t eat food like squids, duck meat or shrimps in the New Year as many people think that those food will bring bad luck to them
TYPICAL FLOWERS AND FOOD IN TET HOLIDAY
TYPICAL FLOWERS
Peach Blossom
Apricot Blossom
TYPICAL TREES
Kumquat Tree
New Year Tree
FOOD
Chung Cake
Jellied Meat
FOOD
Dried Bamboo Shoots
Lean Pork Paste
FOOD
Boiled Chicken
Spring Roll
FOOD
Sticky Rice
Pickled small leeks
FOOD
Dried candied fruits
Roasted watermelon seeds
Peach Blossom: Hoa đào
Apricot Blossom: Hoa mai
Kumquat Tree: Cây quất
The New Year Tree: Cây nêu
Chung Cake: Bánh chưng
Jellied Meat: Thịt đông
Dried Bamboo Shoots: Măng khô
Lean Pork Paste: Giò lụa
Boiled Chicken: Gà luộc
Spring Roll: Nem rán
Sticky Rice: Xôi
Pickled small leeks: Củ kiệu
Dried Candied Fruits: Mứt
Roasted Watermelon Seeds: Hạt dưa
STICKY
BALLS
OTHERS
Spring festival: Hội xuân
Fireworks: Pháo hoa
Dragon dancers: Múa lân
Play cards: Đánh bài
Parallel: Câu đối
Red envelop: Bao lì xì
Lucky money: Tiền lì xì
First caller: Người xông đất
Altar: Bàn thờ
The kitchen god: Táo quân

GUESSING
WORDS
ALTAR
FIREWORK
SPRING FESTIVAL
THE KITCHEN GOD
LUCKY MONEY
DRAGON DANCE
FIRST CALLER
PARALLEL
PLAY CARDS
RED ENVELOP
TABOO
FIVE-FRUIT TRAY