Tết

Tết Nguyên Đán, more commonly known by its shortened name Tết or "Vietnamese Lunar New Year", is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year marking the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The name Tết Nguyên Đán is Sino-Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning, derived from the Hán nôm characters 節元旦.

Tết is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year, though exceptions arise due to the one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing resulting in the alternate calculation of the new moon. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. ManyVietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs practiced during Tết, such as visiting a person's house on the first day of the new year (xông nhà), ancestral worshipping, wishing New Year's greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop.

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Tết Nguyên Đán,Tết,Vietnamese Lunar New Year

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Chinese Festival & Activities that the chinese enjoys every year

Chinese festivals Harvest Lion

Major Chinese Festivals

This list of major Chinese festivals can hopefully help you gain a better understanding of the Chinese people and their unique customs.
 

Spring Festival	Yunnan Yi     Torch Festival
Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Festival)	Qingdao Int’l Beer Festival
Zigong Lantern Show	Shoton Festival in Tibet
Qintong Boat Festival in Yangzhou	Xinjiang Grape Festival
Spring Flower Fair	Shaolin Int’l Martial Arts Festival
Water Splashing Festival	Dalian Int’l Fashion Festival
Hainan Int’l Coconut Festival	Zhangjiajie Int’l Forest Festival
Luoyang Peony Festival	Qufu Int’l Confucian Festival
Goddess Mazu Festival	Mid-Autumn Festival ( Moon Festival)
Weifang Int’l Kite Festival	Mt. Huangshan Festival
Dragon Boat Festival	Chang’an Calligraphic Conference
Guizhou Azalea Festival	Jingdezhen Int’l Ceramics Festival
Qinghai Folk Song Festival	Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Wutai Mountain Tourist Month	The Corban Festival
Nadam Tourist Festival

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