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* Write about Tet festival


Tet is the biggest traditional festival in Vietnam. This is an opportunity for people
to enjoy a happy and relaxing period of time with their family and
friends. Traditional New Year's Day is called Lunar New Year, and is considered
the most important moment of a year. Tet usually occurs at the end of January or at
the beginning of February. Tet holiday often lasts for 7 - 9 days.Before Tet, the
Vietnamese prepare many things for the three main days. They clean their house
and decorate with flowers such as a kumquat tree or peach blossom. A huge
amount of food will be bought before Tet for making traditional dishes. Banh
Chung, Banh Tet, Gio cha, Xoi and Mut, …and candies are the foods that must be
eaten on Tet holidays. On New Year’s Eve, most families gather together to have a
warm dinner and a traditional ritual in order to commemorate our ancestors.
During Tet, people visit their relatives’ homes and give wishes. However, the
Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines
their fortune for the entire year, people never enter any house on the first day
without being invited first. Another custom is giving lucky money, which is put
into a red envelope as a symbol of luck and wish for a new age. Traditionally,
elders will give lucky money to children and the oldest people in the family. In the
rest time of Tet, people can go to pagodas to pray for good things, peace, and
health.This is not only a custom but also a cultural beauty of the Vietnamese
people, to show concern and hope for a full and peaceful life for everyone.

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