Lunar
new year is the Worldwide International Celebration.Lunar new year is celebrated by many Asian countries.The
Vietnam is one of the them.Lunar new year celebration is biggest festival in Vietnam.Now lets discuss in details about the lunar new year celebration in Vietnam and how lunar new year celebrated in Vietnam.
Tet-Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration
What is the Tet-Holiday?
"New
year" is pronounced as "Nam Moi" in Vietnam country.In all over
the world lunar new year celebration in Vietnam known as
'Tet'festival.
Simply,Tet is name given by the Vietnamese people to lunar new year celebration in Vietnam.Tet is short form of Tet Nguyen Dan,which is Sino-Vietnamese for"Feast of the First Morning Of Day". Tet is most important celebration in Vietnamese culture.It is celebrated based on Vietnamese calendar which actually derived from Chinese calendar.Tet festival celebrates the arrival of spring.It is usually occurs between late January and early
Simply,Tet is name given by the Vietnamese people to lunar new year celebration in Vietnam.Tet is short form of Tet Nguyen Dan,which is Sino-Vietnamese for"Feast of the First Morning Of Day". Tet is most important celebration in Vietnamese culture.It is celebrated based on Vietnamese calendar which actually derived from Chinese calendar.Tet festival celebrates the arrival of spring.It is usually occurs between late January and early
February.

List Of Contents to explain Tet

Start Dates for the Tet Festival(Vietnamese Lunar New Year)-
In
2018,Tet Festival starts on 16 February.In the year 2019,Tet Festival starts on
5 February.In the Year 2020,Tet Festival starts on 25 January.In 2021,Tet festival starts on 12 February.2021 is the year of White Buffalo in Vietnamese Culture.
Date for Tet festival is not Fix because it depends upon the Lunisolar calendar i.e. The phases of moon and suns.But It is always comes in January month or February month according to Gregorian calendar.
Date for Tet festival is not Fix because it depends upon the Lunisolar calendar i.e. The phases of moon and suns.But It is always comes in January month or February month according to Gregorian calendar.
Is Tet-Vietnamese new year is celebrated on same day as Chinese new year?
Tet is
generally celebrated on same day as Chinese new year except When there is an
one-hour local time difference between Vietnam and China results in new moon occurring in different days This is simple and small explanation.
How Lunar new year celebrated by Vietnamese in Vietnam Country?
Everyone
knows that the lunar new year starts in month of January or February.But In the Vietnam country preparations of lunar new year celebration
started from the December end week.Tet-Lunar new year celebration is biggest
festival in Vietnam.So Vietnamese people starts making preparation from end of December week at the time of Christmas.So remember that, Actually Lunar new year celebration in Vietnam started from the December end week involving preparation for Lunar new
year. THANG CHAP is the month before the first month of next lunar year.In this
month.preparation for the lunar new year celebration started in VietnamCountry.
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God Of Kitchen |
Why do Vietnamese People starts Early?
In every
Vietnamese House,there are three kitchens of gods which includes 2 female
Kitchen god and 1 male kitchen god combines family of kitchen god."DUA
ONG TAO VE TROI"-This isVietnamese
term.It means that kitchen gods are go to the heaven in that month.3 gods of kitchen knows everything happening in house even good or bad.In THANG CHAP month ,they collect all the report in current year from house and goes to heaven.So it is important that house should be clean before they enter into the house again for next year.So for cleaning purpose Vietnamese people start preparation early.Cleaning of house is very important ritual in Vietnamese lunar new year celebration.
term.It means that kitchen gods are go to the heaven in that month.3 gods of kitchen knows everything happening in house even good or bad.In THANG CHAP month ,they collect all the report in current year from house and goes to heaven.So it is important that house should be clean before they enter into the house again for next year.So for cleaning purpose Vietnamese people start preparation early.Cleaning of house is very important ritual in Vietnamese lunar new year celebration.
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Vietnamese People Celebration For Tet |
Customs and traditions followed by Vietnamese people for lunar new year-
Vietnamese new year is starts on the first day of Vietnamese Calendar.Vietnamese prepare for the Tet by cooking special holiday food and cleaning house.These
food includes a Banh chung,Banh Tet,
soup and sticky rice.Many customs are followed by Vietnamese people such as decorating house,
painting house,preparation of greeting cards, visiting a person's house on the first day of new year,wishing new year greeting card,giving an lucky money to children and elderly people,starting a new shop.
soup and sticky rice.Many customs are followed by Vietnamese people such as decorating house,
painting house,preparation of greeting cards, visiting a person's house on the first day of new year,wishing new year greeting card,giving an lucky money to children and elderly people,starting a new shop.
Many
celebrations followed by Vietnamese people for lunar new year which includes Lion Dance,Dragon dance,family
gathering,family meal,visiting friend's house on the first day of new
year,visiting relatives and friends,giving an red envelops to friends and
relatives,giving lucky money to children and elderly people and starting a new
shop.
So final conclusion is that,Tet-Vietnamese Lunar New year celebration is
observed by Vietnamese people.significance of lunar new year is marks the
first day of lunar new year.It's
frequency changes annually and it totally depend
upon movement of moon and movement of sun(moon and sun phases).It is related to Chinese new year,Korean new year,Japanese new year,Mongolian new year and
Tibetan new year.
This
article gives an overview about the Tet-Vietnamese lunar new year
celebration,In upcoming article we are covering
an each aspect of Tet-Vietnamese lunar new year celebration in detail and analysis point of view.so stay
tune for update and check more article
in Vietnamese Lunar New Year category given in side bar.
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Starting Preparation for Lunar new year in Vietnam |
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