Like many people, I love my country- Vietnam. It is a very beautiful country where people are very friendly. It is bordered by China to the north and Laos to the northwest. The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia, with the ancient Bronze age " Dong Son" culture is being widely considered one of its most important periods. Due to 1000 years of Chines rule,Vietnam was heavily influenced by Chinese culture in term of politics, governments,moral ethics and art.
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| Vietnamese New Year in country side |
We have almost the same culture as the Chinese when we celebrate the new year. It is mixed between Chinese and Vietnamese culture. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month in Lunar Calendar. It often falls between late January and early February. Vietnamese New Year is the most important Festival of the Vietnamese people and no mater where they live or work on that day the family members have to find ways to come back home for couple of days to celebrate together. We serve traditional foods such as "banh chung"(a square cake made of sticky rice stuffed with beans and pork) and "bitter gourd soup". Everywhere will hang red banners which read: "Chuc mung nam moi" ( Happy New Years). Vietnamese culture is very special and especially in new year. We won't sweep the floor in the first day of new year because we think it is bad luck when you clean all the dirt in the house. (it means you clean all your money). As everybody in my country, my sisters and I run for the hair cut and buy new outfits for new year. We want to look very nice for the new year. Besides that, my dad will repaint our house with my favorite color and my mom will prepare traditional foods. We try to do everything before New Year's Eve.
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| Ho Chi Minh city |
In the morning of the first day of Lunar New Year, my parents and all of my sisters and I will visit my grandparents' home, wishing to my grandparent and all my uncles and my aunts for a happy new year and great health, showing respect and gratitude, and giving a gift or a tiny red envelope with money inside. The red envelope has it is own meaning as great luck for the new year. On the second day we will visit maternal side. My sisters and I are always excited about that because we can see our cousins. Like all kids in my country I loved to go around to relative's house to get a red envelope and wishing a good luck for them in new year. I love to wake up very early in the morning of the first day of new year to dress up very nice and wait for my parents to give me a red envelope and wishing for them a very good year with much luck. All my sisters and I love to wear traditional dress"ao dai" on the first day of new year. We will have a family meals together with traditional foods such as: boiled chicken, pickled onions, Vietnamese sausage and chinese braised pork( pork dipped in boiling coconut juice and egg). I always love a family time when we can talk about everything and laugh at each other. My friends and I will visit our teachers on the third day of new year. On the new year time we always talk about happy things; visiting relatives and having a good relaxing time after a hard working year.
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| I and my traditional dress |
Vietnam is a small country but it is very beautiful with many beaches follow the country. Vietnamese people are very friendly. If you never go to there so just think about Vietnam when you decide to go on vacation. Coming and earning experience about food, country, culture and people in there. If you have opportunity to visit Vietnam during "Tet" holiday, make sure you join this festive and happy moment of Vietnamese.
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