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Lucky Money in Tet

During the Lunar New Year (Tet), Vietnamese love dressing up to visit relatives and friends as well as exchange New Year’s wishes. Besides, giving lucky money in a red envelope or “Li xi” is also one of the most expected Tet customs, especially by children. This custom is always preserved and becomes a beauty in the Vietnamese New Year. Giving …

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Unveiling the Beauty of the Vietnamese New Year Tree: Cay Neu

The New Year Tree

The New Year tree is a piece of a bamboo five or six yards long is stripped bare excerpt for a little bunch of leaves. Near the top is suspended a round bamboo frame holding a few little fish and bells made of baked clay that tinkle softly in the wind. Beneath this frame are votive gifts and some thorny branches. At the top of the New Year tree, a small kerosene lamp is lit at night.

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Parallel Sentences in Vietnamese New Year

Parallel Sentences

Parallelism played an important role in Vietnamese classical literary style. It marks every literary genre from prose to poetry, including a kind of rhymed pose. It entirely governs a particular genre, call parallel sentences.

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Meaning of Vietnamese New Year

The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is Vietnamese New Year or Tet. Popular festivals play a major role as mirror and guardian of a nation's cultural identity. In this aspect, the festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity is Tet.

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