FAQ: When is vietnamese new year 2017?

Is Vietnamese New Year same as Chinese?

Tet is the Lunar New Year for Vietnam and falls on the same day as the Chinese New Year. For the Vietnamese, Tet is like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve all rolled up in one. It is a time to return home to families and celebrate the upcoming new year.

What do you say during Tet?

The traditional greetings are “Chúc Mừng Năm Mới” (Happy New Year) and “Cung Chúc Tân Xuân” (gracious wishes of the new spring). People also wish each other prosperity and luck. Common wishes for Tết include: Sống lâu trăm tuổi (long life of 100 years): used by children for elders.

Why is Tet holiday important?

The full name for Tet is Tet Nguyen Dan. It is the most important and widely celebrated public festival of the year in Vietnam. It is the occasion for Vietnamese to express their respects for ancestors as well as welcoming the lunar New Year with family members.

What is the Vietnamese New Year called?

Tết ([tet˧˥]),short for Tết Nguyên Đán, Spring Festival, Lunar New Year, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. The colloquial term “Tết” is a shortened form of Tết Nguyên Đán, with Sino-Vietnamese origins meaning “Festival of the First Morning of the First Day”.

Why do Vietnamese celebrate Chinese New Year?

Origin of the new year

Therefore, Vietnamese Lunar New Year’s meaning was actually originated in the celebration of the new year cultivation cycle. Simply, Vietnamese people deem it as firm gratitude for bumper harvests after a hard year of planting. They also welcome the new season of more abundant crops.

How long does Tet last in Vietnam?

The actual public holiday is from February 10 to February 16. Expect banks, schools and other public institutions to close during this time.

What should we not do during Tet?

I. Don’ts During Tet in Vietnam

• Avoid entering Vietnamese’ house on the 1st day of Lunar New Year without invitation.
• Avoid wearing black or white, go for red.
• Avoid negative topics.
• Avoid demanding money during Tet.
• Do not eat duck meat, squids, shrimps during Tet.
• Don’t take water and fire away from Vietnamese houses.

How does Tet affect other days?

The first day of Tet is usually spent with immediate family, the second day is for visiting friends, and the third day is dedicated to teachers and visiting temples. One of the most important traditions observed during Tet is the emphasis put on who is the first to enter a house in the new year.

What was attacked in Saigon?

On this day in 1968, as part of the Tet Offensive, a squad of Viet Cong guerillas attacks the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. The soldiers seized the embassy and held it for six hours until an assault force of U.S. paratroopers landed by helicopter on the building’s roof and routed the Viet Cong.

What should I wear for Tet?

Wear black/white clothes

People are supposed not to wear white or black clothes on the first day of Tet. Usually, white and black are colors of funeral in Vietnam. As a result, wearing them on the first days of the New Year may symbolize deaths and unlucky things. Colorful outfits are recommended.

What is the meaning of Tet holiday?

Tet is the Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam. An example of Tet being the definitive Vietnamese holiday is that ‘Tet‘ itself means ‘festival‘ and is the shortened version of ‘Tết Nguyên Đán’, which is Sino-Vietnamese for ‘Feast of the First Morning of the First Day’.

What is the meaning of Tet?

The Teacher Eligibility Test, known as TET, is the minimum qualification required in India for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for Classes I to VIII. The test is mandatory for teaching jobs in Indian government schools.

What should I bring to a Vietnamese New Years party?

Gift-exchanging

The popular presents are cookies, chocolates, fruit baskets, wine, soft drinks or other kinds of treats. Usually, people can buy a pack of gifts in the shops which includes many different kinds of food. If you have a Vietnamese business partner, take this opportunity to enhance the relationships.

What is the biggest religion in Vietnam?

Official statistics from the 2019 Census, also not categorizing folk religion, indicates that Catholicism is the largest (organized) religion in Vietnam, surpassing Buddhism.

What do Vietnamese eat for New Years?

Here are the 7 traditional Vietnamese food that you definitely should try during Tet – the most important holiday for Vietnamese people.

• Banh chung (Vietnamese Square Sticky rice cake)
• Gio cha (Vietnamese sausage)
• Thit kho trung (Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs)
• Mut (Candied Fruits)
• Melon seeds.