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Tết Nguyên Đán ( Hán nôm: 節元旦, "perayaan pagi pertama") atau lebih umum dikenal sebagai Tết, adalah perayaan tahun baru di Vietnam. Tahun baru Tết merupakan hari raya terpenting di Vietnam yang sudah dirayakan sejak tahun 500 SM .
Tết ( Vietnamese: [tet̚˧˦] ), short for Tết Nguyên Đán ( lit. 'Festival of the first day' ), is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar and usually has the date in January or February in the Gregorian calendar. [2]
1. International public holiday. From the 2nd last day of the last lunar month to 5th day of the first lunar month. Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Tết Nguyên Đán. 5. Lunar New Year. Largest and most important holiday of the year, occurring around late January to early February. 10th day of the 3rd lunar month.
Vietnamese children celebrating the Tết Trung Thu with traditional 5-pointed star-shaped lantern. In Vietnam, children participate in parades in the dark under the full moon with lanterns of various forms, shapes, and colors. Traditionally, lanterns signified the wish for the Sun's light and warmth to return after winter.
- Sending off the “Kitchen Gods” to heaven. Image credit: @diep.su_ In Vietnamese belief, each household has a trio of minor gods known collectively as “Ông Công Ông Táo” – or the “Kitchen Gods”.
- Making bánh chưng – a traditional Vietnamese cake. Bánh chưng is a must-have on Vietnamese family tables during Tết. Image credit: @_tocxu_ An indispensable part of every Vietnamese Tết meal would be bánh chưng – a traditional cake made by wrapping sticky rice with mung beans and fatty pork in a kind of leaf called “lá dong”, then boiling the whole thing in a pot of water.
- Preparing peach or apricot blossoms. The images of peach and apricot blossoms are synonymous with Tết in Vietnam. Image credit: @thibichngocle. Come Tết, it is customary for northern Vietnamese families to display a peach tree whose flowers are in full bloom in their houses.
- Family reunions on New Year’s Eve. The last dinner of the year is a time for family reunions. Image credit: @phuong_anh0208. In Vietnamese culture, the last dinner of the lunar year is one dedicated to a family reunion.
Feb 7, 2023 · Militarily, a U.S. Win; Publicly, an Ugly Turning Point. The Tet Offensive ended in early April 1968 as a military defeat for the communists. The enemy failed to keep any captured territory, the ...
Feb 7, 2024 · Especially crucial during the earliest days of Tet is the person to whom one gives Tet wishes. This practice is rooted in an ancient saying: “Mùng 1 Tết cha, mùng 2 Tết mẹ, mùng 3 Tết thầy” (First day of Tet is for the father, second day of Tet is for the mother, third day of Tet is for the teacher).
