The name Tết is a shortening of Tết Nguyên Đán, literally written as tết (meaning 'festivals'; only used in festival names) and nguyên đán which means the first day of the year. Both terms come from Sino-Vietnamese, respectively, 節 (SV: tiết) and 元旦.

Tết Nguyên Đán (còn gọi là Tết Cả, [1] Tết Ta, Tết Âm lịch, Tết Cổ truyền, Tết Á Đông hay đơn giản là Tết) là dịp lễ đầu năm mới theo âm lịch của Việt Nam và các nước thuộc vùng văn hóa Á Đông như Trung Quốc, Đài Loan (gọi là Xuân Tiết), Hàn Quốc, Triều Tiên (gọi là …

Oct 30, 2023 · Vietnamese Tet (Tết Nguyên Đán), also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is a time for families to reunite, honor their ancestors, and pray for good luck and prosperity in the new year.

Feb 4, 2016 · Lunar New Year (Tết) Wed, Jan 29. Hùng Kings' Festival Mon, Apr 07. Reunification Day Wed, Apr 30. Labour Day Thu, May 01. Independence Day of Vietnam Tue, Sep 02. Insider Guides. Food for Tet Holiday. What Vietnamese usually eat for Tet holiday. New Year’s Flowers. Traditional flowers for Tet holiday.

Feb 5, 2021 · Lunar New Year (Tết) Wed, Jan 29. Hùng Kings' Festival Mon, Apr 07. Reunification Day Wed, Apr 30. Labour Day Thu, May 01. Independence Day of Vietnam Tue, Sep 02. Insider Guides. Food for Tet Holiday. What Vietnamese usually eat for Tet holiday. New Year’s Flowers. Traditional flowers for Tet holiday.

Dec 6, 2024 · Tet (Tết Nguyên Đán - Lunar New Year) is the most important holiday in Vietnamese culture. It marks the beginning of a new year with hopes for the best—peace, luck, and success.

Dec 10, 2024 · The Vietnamese Lunar New Year Tet (Tết) is one of the most important traditional holidays in Vietnamese culture. Similar to the Chinese New Year, Vietnam celebrates the new year according to the lunar calendar. In this article, we'll discuss Tet's history, traditions, methods of celebration, and cultural significance in detail.

The first day of Tet, however, is typically reserved for the nuclear family. On this day, children will receive red envelopes with money from their older relatives. New Year's Day is celebrated with people in the streets making loud noises, using firecrackers, drums, bells, and …

Tết marks the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the beginning of spring in the North of Vietnam. The holiday traces back to the early days of Vietnamese settlements in the Red River Delta, when Tết meant a new cycle of wet rice cultivation.

Feb 7, 2024 · The most pivotal season marked the start of the farming cycle, known as the planting season, eventually evolving into the celebrated Lunar New Year or Tết Nguyên Đán. The most significant tradition during Tết is “chúc Tết,” where people extend good luck wishes to one another for the forthcoming year.