Chúc Mừng Năm Mới(" Chook moon nam moy!") And don’ t forget the lucky envelope.
Culture
Visitor’ s difficult task with many taboos
When entering Vietnamese’ s house for the first time of the year, a visitor is required to remember the taboos as well. The guest should wear the bright clothes that appropriate with the occasion, and black and white combined is definitely unacceptable, since they are mourning colors. People all avoid getting angry and saying words relating to unfortunate topics like death, accident, failure or breaking up. Normally, girls and women are not selected to be the first visitors, especially if she is pregnant or just gave birth. The guest is expected to be a man who has an open personality and achieved much success the previous year.
Understanding the significance of“ xong dat” in Vietnamese’ s belief, on the first day of New Year, before paying a visit to friends or relatives’ house, people often call to ask whether the hosts have welcomed them as the first visitor or not, as being an unwilling guest may make both the visitor and the host confused and feel inconvenient.
Đưa Ông Bà
25th of December is a special day leading up to Tet. Đưa Ông Bà meaning all the dead people in the family will go away to see Buddha for few days. During this time no fruit or food are place onto the altar until 30th December, the day they come back home.
What people often wish each other during Tet.
Tet holidays are the moments of happiness and family enjoy, therefore Vietnamese often dedicate the most beautiful words to their family and friends on this occasion. Here is the list of the most common ones:
1- Năm mới dồi dào sức khỏe: I wish you a healthy new year 2- Năm mới tấn tài tấn lộc: I wish you a wealthy new year 3- Năm mới thăng quan tiến chức: I wish that you will get promoted in the new year 4- Năm mới toàn gia bình an: I wish that the new year will bring health to all your family 5- Năm mới thắng lợi mới: New year, new triumphs( often heard in political speech) 6- Vạn sự như ý: All wishes come true 7- Chúc hay ăn chóng lớn: Eat more, grow rapidly( for children) 8- Chúc mau chóng tìm được người yêu: New lover will come in the new year( for single people) 9- Tiền vào nhu nước sông Đà, tiền ra nhỏ giọt như cà phê phin: Money influx is as strong as Da ' s river; expenditure is as little as dripping coffee
Still there are plenty of wishes that people send to each others in Tet holiday, this list is simply an overview. Use them and impress your friends this coming Tet!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới(" Chook moon nam moy!") And don’ t forget the lucky envelope.
The MAG Vung Tau 23