happy lunar new year everyone! Chúc mừng năm mới. It's only three days until the vietnamese lunar new year
which also known as Tết and i can feel the vibes in the air right now
since Tết is the most important holiday for vietnamese people i decided to do the Tết series
where i can share with you guys how Tết is like in vietnam what vietnamese people eat during Tết
how to make those delicious traditional food and what customs vietnamese people follow those videos
will be posted every wednesday and sunday at 8 pm vietnam time for the whole month of february
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next episodes of the Tết series and now let's go with me to explore how vietnamese people prepare
for Tết let's go is the vietnamese new year which is based on the lunar calendar it usually falls in
late january and early or mid-february since Tết is the biggest celebration for vietnamese people
a lot of preparations need to be done and these are the signs when you know Tết is coming
you know Tết is coming when people start buying peach blossoms yellow apricot trees or kumquat trees
there's an old vietnamese saying that goes "One does not truly understand Tết until one has
seen someone carrying six 20-foot kumquat trees on the back of a honda Win" similar to pine trees for
christmas holiday in the west vietnamese also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their
house on this special occasion in the south vietnamese people place yellow apricot trees
in their houses to wish for their prosperity while in the north people usually buy peach blossoms
or kumquat trees when you see the colorful flower blossoms you know its Tết, the beginning of spring
you know Tết is coming when everything is decorated with red and yellow
lucky colors for vietnamese people are red and yellow
red means happiness passion and good luck while yellow means hope royalty and power you can see
from the lanterns door couplets to paper cuttings and paintings everything is in red and yellow 2021
is the year of the ox so you'll see red and yellow ox decors everywhere on the street
you know Tết is coming when vietnamese people rushing out to buy Tết candies and presents
a week prior to Tết, markets and streets are jam-packed with shoppers
as the shops will be closed during Tết everyone is busy buying decorations for their house
new clothes food and especially candies and sunflower seeds the common candies are
candied fruits sugared coconuts kumquat jams and sugared apples for the first three days of Tết
you won't see this chaos anymore because thousands of city residents will depart for the ancestral
hometown in their provinces almost every shop will be closed on new year's eve and the first three
days of Tết so if you plan a trip to vietnam remember to avoid those days is
You know Tet is coming when you see the red envelopes
vietnamese people give out lucky money in red envelopes to
children and the seniors to wish them luck and good health the red envelopes are called lì xì
when i was a kid i was always so excited to get all the money i guess this year
i have to give the lucky money to all children sometimes Tết can be so stressful for grown-ups
you know Tết is coming when people start making banh chung
Banh chung or sticky rice cake is an indispensable culinary beauty of Tết bang chung consists of glutinous
rice mung bean and pork belly for vietnamese people the process of making banh chung is the
opportunity for families to come together sitting around the warm fire all members in a family tell
one another the past stories and celebrate the new year it is evidence of the vietnamese loyalty
and deep gratitude to ancestors i will show you guys how to make banh chung in the next video so
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you know that is coming when people start celebrating the kitchen god's day a week
before the actual Tết according to the legend the kitchen gods will ride carps to heaven to deliver
an annual report on the household's activities to god therefore it is a tradition to release lives
carps into lakes or rivers to pray for good luck people also burn votive paper including hats robes
boots and even votive money to send off to their ancestors my fellow vietnamese friends please
don't burn plastic and throw plastic bags in the river because it is not good for the environment
and your health you know Tết is coming when people start cleaning their houses
vietnamese people believe cleaning their house before date can help them get rid of bad luck
besides cleaning their houses people clean their vehicles wash their beddings to be ready for
the new year vietnamese people also redecorate their altar to show respect to their ancestors
if you're vietnamese these images might be familiar to you
every asian kid's nightmare when they have to clean their parents
antique furniture you know tết is coming when people start buying new clothes
vietnamese people love to shop for new clothes before Tết
so that they can be at their best for the new year kids will be wearing their new
clothes or vietnamese traditional clothes called ao dai during Tết i personally
love to shop for a new Áo dài i love wearing outside so much and i can wear it
every day so do you wear outside during tết please leave it down in comments below okay
so that's how vietnamese people prepare for tết
i hope you guys enjoy this video and i'll see you guys in the next episodes of the taste series
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