Vietnamese new year (tet) 2023
Lunar New Year or đầu năm mới Nguyên Đán, is vanphongphamsg.vn’s most significant celebration. Across vanphongphamsg.vn, during this time families reunite and honour their ancestors, while praying for luck, prosperity & health in the new year. The public holiday may only run for one week, but in reality, đầu năm celebrations last much longer. If you’re visiting vanphongphamsg.vn around Lunar New Year, here’s what you can expect.
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A new start
Tết marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the beginning of spring in the North of vanphongphamsg.vn. The holiday traces back to lớn the early days of vanphongphamsg.vnese settlements in the Red River Delta, when đầu năm mới meant a new cycle of wet rice cultivation. Today, the meaning of the holiday runs much deeper than its farming roots: vanphongphamsg.vnese culture emphasises the importance of a fortuitous fresh start, surrounded by family và loved ones.
Getting ready
Throughout vanphongphamsg.vn, preparations for tết begin weeks in advance, as cleaning, decorating, and sprucing up is a big part of the holiday tradition. vanphongphamsg.vnese siêu thị for new clothes, get haircuts, cook special dishes, buy flowers, and even wash their motorcycles. Each trang chủ and office will decorate with signs of ‘Chúc Mừng Năm Mới’, and kumquat trees or peach blossoms will be phối in a place of honour. The bigger the kumquat trees, the more prosperity and health the family will receive in the new year.Streets burst with colour as these trees are transported on the back of motorbikes. In anticipation of the long holiday, a festive spirit takes hold of the country.
TIP: đầu năm celebrationsbeginthree days before Lunar New Year andlast a few days after.Try lớn avoid travelling around vanphongphamsg.vn at this time, as transport centres will be overflowing và tickets can be sold out.In 2021, the first day of the Lunar New Year is Friday, February 12.
Shopping list
In the days before Tết, markets and streets are jam-packed with shoppers. Busy housewives pick up foil, paper garlands, and auspicious red and gold decorations shaped lượt thích fish, coins, firecrackers, and blossoms. Each lunar year is represented by a zodiac animal, as reflected in glossy stickers or on paper lanterns. Locals bring home stacks of red bao lì xì- lucky money envelopes - which are customarily gifted by elders khổng lồ younger members of the family, or by managers to employees.It’s a sign of maturity for young vanphongphamsg.vnese to lớn stop receiving lì xì và start giving it instead.
Holiday cooking
Food -- especially the tết cake bánh chưng-- is an important component of the celebrations. According to folklore, the last HùngKing could not decide which of his sons would take the throne, so he held a competition lớn find which son could bring him the best dish in the world. One son stood out, as he presented these two savoury rice cakes representing heaven và earth. These humble dishes impressed the king who then awarded him the throne. Across vanphongphamsg.vn, families will sit down lớn a day-long feast, & present candied fruits in beautiful boxes for guests khổng lồ enjoy.
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TIP: In Hanoi, you can buy bánh chưng at the Quốc Hương shop on sản phẩm Bông Street, which has been selling these cakes for 200 years.
A traditional đầu năm mới dinner is an important occasion for family members to gather và talk about the past year. Each region has its own version of the meal. In the North, nem (fried spring rolls), bánh chưng (sticky rice cake), và whole boiled chicken are some essential dishes. A Southern đầu năm mới meal is made of caramelised pork, bitter melon soup, & chicken salad, among other things. Many dishes symbolise the passing of hardship, as well as new hope for the new year.
Tết in Hanoi
A stroll around the quảng bá Flower Market near West Lake is unforgettable the week before Tết. Shoppers bundled up against the chill buy the finest pink peach boughs they can afford lớn bring luck in the New Year. Tết Eve is best witnessed in the alleys of the Old Quarter, where hundreds of makeshift altars appear on the curbs, set with offerings of fruit & boiled chicken.
TIP: Fireworks will be lit throughout major cities of vanphongphamsg.vn on đầu năm mới Eve (Feb. 11, 2021), so find a place outdoors và watch the sky light up at midnight.
Tết in hcm City
In the South, yellow ochna flowers represent the Lunar New Year. Tết in sài gòn City is no less colourful than in the North. Nguyễn Huệ Street in District 1 hosts the country’s largest flower show. Join the throngs -- families in new clothes and young women in áo dàis wielding selfie-sticks -- in admiring the impressive floral displays.
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