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Tet 2025: Vietnam Lunar New Year Guide

January 16, 20257 min read

Celebrate Tet Nguyen Dan, Vietnam Lunar New Year, with family reunions, banh chung, lucky money, and vibrant traditions.

Tet: Vietnam's Lunar New Year

Tet Nguyen Dan (often just "Tet") is Vietnam's most important holiday. It celebrates the arrival of spring and the Lunar New Year with family gatherings and rich traditions.

Tet 2025

  • New Year's Day: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
  • Year: Year of the Snake
  • Holiday Period: Usually 7-9 days off
  • Pre-Tet Preparations

    Weeks before Tet:

  • Deep cleaning homes
  • Paying off debts
  • Buying new clothes
  • Decorating with flowers
  • Traditional Decorations

    Symbols of Tet:

  • Mai blossoms (South) and Dao peach (North)
  • Kumquat trees
  • Parallel sentences (câu đối)
  • Five-fruit trays
  • Special Foods

    Banh Chung / Banh Tet

  • Sticky rice cakes
  • Wrapped in banana leaves
  • Cooked for hours
  • Family activity
  • Other Dishes

  • Thit kho trung (caramelized pork)
  • Gio (Vietnamese ham)
  • Mut (candied fruits)
  • Xoi (sticky rice)
  • Lucky Money (Li Xi)

    Red envelopes tradition:

  • Given by elders to children
  • New, crisp bills
  • Red for good luck
  • First-footer traditions
  • Family Traditions

    Tet centers on family:

  • Returning to hometowns
  • Ancestor worship
  • Visiting relatives
  • Midnight countdown
  • First Visitor (Xong Dat)

    The first person entering after midnight:

  • Chosen carefully
  • Brings luck for the year
  • Compatible zodiac
  • Good character
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