It is a special day for some country in Asia. In this case, we are talking about Vietnam.
Before the holiday, people prepare costumes for it. There are a lot of things: food, lucky money, decorations (flowers). The most famous food for TET is banh chung, banh day. It takes a long time to make these kinds of food. Generally, they are made of rice, pork and green beans. They put these ingredients in water and boil them properly. Often, people use a kind of yellow flower called hoa mai. They put a flowering plant in front of their houses for fortune, they said. All of Vietnamese children like this activity: receiving lucky money. Money is put in a paper red bag and is given to children and elders. When you give this bag to a person, it shows that you respect and want luck to come to that person. Also, in these holidays, people like to visit their families. They travel far away for the visiting.
Before the holiday, people prepare costumes for it. There are a lot of things: food, lucky money, decorations (flowers). The most famous food for TET is banh chung, banh day. It takes a long time to make these kinds of food. Generally, they are made of rice, pork and green beans. They put these ingredients in water and boil them properly. Often, people use a kind of yellow flower called hoa mai. They put a flowering plant in front of their houses for fortune, they said. All of Vietnamese children like this activity: receiving lucky money. Money is put in a paper red bag and is given to children and elders. When you give this bag to a person, it shows that you respect and want luck to come to that person. Also, in these holidays, people like to visit their families. They travel far away for the visiting.
Overall, Lunar New Year is a very special day for the Vietnamese, just like January the first in Europe.
