Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Happy Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet, for short! This year, we celebrate the Year of the Water Buffalo, or if you follow the Chinese Astrological Chart, the Year of the Ox.
Just for a little background on what Tet is, from Wikipedia:
Tet Nguyên Đán, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the Lunar calendar.
Tet is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day. Tet shares many of the same customs of its Chinese counterpart. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs practiced during Tet, like visiting a person's house on the first day of the new year (xông nhà), ancestral worshipping, wishing New Year's greetings, and giving lucky money to family and friends.
Tet is also an occasion for family reunions and gatherings. During Tet, Vietnamese visit their relatives and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year.
Happy Tet, Everyone! We wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year!
5 comments:
Oh my goodness - what wonderful photos of Maelie - she looks so beautiful in her ao dai. I really like the first one but they are all wonderful photos. What size is the ao dai Maelie is wearing? The smallest size I bought for Emma is a 2 and it is WAY too big, so she will be wearing regular old American clothes to celebrate Tet this year. :) Happy Tet to you also! Isn't it fun to have 2 New Years to celebrate now?
Oh my goodness - what wonderful photos of Maelie - she looks so beautiful in her ao dai. I really like the first one but they are all wonderful photos. What size is the ao dai Maelie is wearing? The smallest size I bought for Emma is a 2 and it is WAY too big, so she will be wearing regular old American clothes to celebrate Tet this year. :) Happy Tet to you also! Isn't it fun to have 2 New Years to celebrate now?
those pics are absolutly beautiful. Sheis just such a pretty little girl!! I love the traditonal outfit. It is such a pretty outfit.
HAppy new year!
Christy :)
Michelle, that first photo is especially incredible. She could be on a greeting card or model somehow! Just beautiful.
Michelle F.
These are SO sweet! Tori and Kenzie will be wearing thiers tomorrow for the Tet celebration...I just love how beautiful the ao dais are and...it does help that Maelie is a perfect model!!! Kissies to those little cheeks!!!
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