Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is the most important and widely celebrated holiday in Vietnam. It marks the beginning of the lunar calendar year and is a time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, and welcoming the coming year with hope and prosperity. This article answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Tet.

Tet Nguyen Dan, shortened to Tet, is Vietnam's Lunar New Year and is the most important annual celebration and public holiday in Vietnam spanning 5-7 days. Tet celebrates the beginning of a new year as well the coming of spring.

4 days ago · The Vietnamese Lunar New Year —often called Tết Nguyên Đán—stands as the most significant and vibrant celebration in Vietnam. Occurring in late January or early February, this festive period marks the end of the old year and welcomes a new beginning. Families unite under one roof, ancestral traditions come alive, and an unmistakable atmosphere of renewal sweeps through every home ...

3 days ago · Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year) 2025, also known as Tet Nguyen Dan, will fall on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. As a public holiday, Vietnamese people will get 7 days off from January 27th (Monday, 29/12 lunar calendar) to February 2nd (Sunday, 06/01 lunar calendar) in 2025.

3 days ago · What is the Lunar New Year? The Lunar New Year — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated in several Asian countries. In Taiwan, this year, people have been drawn to the White Snake Temple to pay their respects. In Indonesia, it is celebrated with dragon puppets and drum ...

6 days ago · Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations have been passed down through generations as families across the nation maintain centuries-old customs that mark the country’s most important annual holiday.

Rarely, the dates of Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar New Year can differ, such as in 1943, when Vietnam celebrated Lunar New Year one month after China. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese lunar calendar (around late January or early February) until at …

3 days ago · Vietnamese families preparing for the Lunar New Year traditionally buy the citrus trees as a symbol of good luck. But extreme weather has hurt this year’s harvest. Nhac Nguyen/Agence France ...

Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important and widely celebrated holiday in Vietnam. It marks the beginning of the lunar calendar and is a time for family reunions, honoring ancestors, and wishing for good luck in the new year.

May 16, 2024 · Tet, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, is the most important festival in Vietnam. It marks the beginning of the Lunar new year and brings with it lots of celebrations. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at those celebrations and answer all of your most pressing questions concerning Tet.