In about 130-160 words, write an essay about New Year Festivals in Viet Nam and/ or other ASEAN countries

If in the US, Christmas is considered a big holiday, in Vietnam, Tet is a special occasion for families to reunite and welcome a new year together.

Tet usually takes place in late January and early February. Tet holiday usually lasts from 7 to 9 days. The meaning of Tet is ending the old year and welcoming a new year.

Before Tet, Vietnamese people clean their houses, decorate kumquat trees, peach flowers (in the North), apricot flowers (in the South), some places buy orchids for home decoration.

During Tet, Vietnamese people make banh chung - a traditional cake indispensable in every home. On Tet, Vietnamese people often make and eat traditional dishes such as banh chung,...

Also during Tet, people visit relatives and friends and wish Tet. On the 30th day of Tet, people watch Tao Quan comedy. At the moment of transition between the new year and the old year (New Year's Eve), at exactly 00h00, people watch fireworks together.

Tet is also the time when children receive lucky money from relatives and acquaintances in small red envelopes. They thank the person who gave them lucky money and wish them well.

For any Vietnamese, Tet is always the most important day of the year because this is not only a moment to mark the passing of an old year, to welcome a new year with new hopes, but also to celebrate the end of the year. an opportunity for families to gather, sit down and gather together.

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