Vietnamese New Year
Vietnamese New Year
The most important and picturesque holiday in Vietnam is New Year. The celebration
of New Year begins on the first day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar
and continues for several days. It is a festival of sounds. The air is filled
with the popping of firecrackers (dung…dung…), talking and laughing
of young kids receiving the red envelopes called “li xi”(chuc ba
ma song lau tram tuoi! Wishing our parents a long life!) Wishing words of relatives
(chuc mung nam moi! Van su nhu y! nam moi phat tai! Nam moi tang luong deu deu!)
Happy New Year! All wishes come true! Get raises often for the next year!) On
the 1st day of New Year, my whole neighborhood smells so good from the burning
of firecrackers. Sometimes I need to close my ears because the sounds of the
firecrackers are very loud. Happy sounds are everywhere! Happiness is everywhere
in every family!
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