So, let me tell you about an amazing festival in my country called Tết. Tết is the Vietnamese New Year, and it's one of the most significant and vibrant celebrations in Vietnam.

Tết usually takes place in late January or early February, following the lunar calendar. The festival lasts for several days, and it's celebrated by Vietnamese people all around the world. Families gather together, and the atmosphere is filled with joy and excitement.

During Tết, streets and houses are beautifully decorated with colorful flowers, ornaments, and traditional symbols. One of the most iconic decorations is the peach blossom tree, which symbolizes growth and prosperity. People also clean their houses thoroughly to get rid of bad luck from the previous year.

One of the highlights of Tết is the traditional food. Families prepare a wide variety of delicious dishes, including sticky rice cake, spring rolls, and sticky rice. These dishes have symbolic meanings and are believed to bring good luck and blessings for the upcoming year.

Another important aspect of Tết is visiting relatives and friends. People make visits to their loved ones' homes, exchange warm wishes, and give lucky money in red envelopes to children and unmarried adults. It's a time for reuniting with family, honoring ancestors, and strengthening bonds within the community.

As for me, I absolutely love Tết! It's my favorite time of the year. I enjoy the festive atmosphere, the delicious food, and the joyful reunions with my family and friends. It's a time of happiness, gratitude, and hope for the future. The traditions and customs associated with Tết bring a sense of cultural pride and unity among Vietnamese people.
Chấm điểm cho mình với nha

 Tết is the Vietnamese New Year, and it's one of the most significant and vibrant celebrations in Vietnam.
 Tết usually takes place in late January or early February, following the lunar calendar. The festival lasts for several days, and it's celebrated by Vietnamese people all around the world. Families gather together, and the atmosphere is filled with joy and excitement.
 During Tết, streets and houses are beautifully decorated with colorful flowers, ornaments, and traditional symbols. One of the most iconic decorations is the peach blossom tree, which symbolizes growth and prosperity. People also clean their houses thoroughly to get rid of bad luck from the previous year.
 One of the highlights of Tết is the traditional food. Families prepare a wide variety of delicious dishes, including sticky rice cake, spring rolls, and sticky rice. These dishes have symbolic meanings and are believed to bring good luck and blessings for the upcoming year.
 Another important aspect of Tết is visiting relatives and friends. People make visits to their loved ones' homes, exchange warm wishes, and give lucky money in red envelopes to children and unmarried adults. It's a time for reuniting with family, honoring ancestors, and strengthening bonds within the community.

2.

Every nation has their respective cultures and traditions. Similarly, Chinese people also have their respective norms and rules, and they follow the rules strictly. In fact, China is enriched with cultures and rituals and the citizens of the country are busy round the year to celebrate those. Lion Dance is one of the traditional Chinese dance and a part of Chinese cultural traditions. The dances are mostly during different festivals. Most of the Chinese citizens are of the view that the dance helps to bring good luck for those who arrange it and eliminates the impacts of evil powers from those specific organisers. So, they also organise the dance during different events like opening a new business or company or starting any activities that need the backings from the luck. However, the dance is enjoyable all of the times regardless of its arrangement either for a business opening or marking any local festival.


Before visiting China, I was not familiar with the culture. In fact, I had no idea about this. In my land, people usually break coconuts before doing something good. The events may vary but the activity is always the same. A coconut will be broken by the owner or any important individual so that all the barriers go away or get broken by the coconut. But when I came to China with my father, I was surprised about the Lion Dance. I had seen such types of dances on television and thought that the dance was something to be performed during the festivals. But when the dance took place before our branch in China, I was amazed by the dance. The dancing moves were also attractive and the performers maintained the perfect balance of their moves which made it enjoyable. The performers of the dance have displayed a varied range of dances with the large lion mask on them and they did it cheerfully so that the dance could be effective in eliminating the evil powers.


In India, typically some religious activities are done during the opening of any business or something new. Even when people make a new house for them, they follow some religious norms. Almost all of the people from different religions follow their respective norms directed from the religious leaders. Breaking a hard piece of coconut is one of the most popular norms when people start something new for them. If the coconut is not broken in a single strike, it is considered that the initiative will not be fruitful for them who have organised the event. So, they try to leave the project or the initiative. But in China, the rituals are a bit different. The Lion Dance is organised on a large scale and a team of participants perform here. They are hired to perform the dance perfectly so that there are no chances of evil forces to come back there again.

3.

I believe that traditions play a vital role in a country’s identity because of the fact that it could distinguish/differentiate between cultures. Even though I haven’t paid much attention to our country’s traditions since I was a kid, however there’s one tradition that is always in the back of my mind because of how special and intriguing it is for me. And that special tradition is “burning joss paper” and I can’t wait to elaborate it to you.

I have heard that this tradition lasts for thousand of years in East Asian culture, especially China and Vietnam. We always do this tradition in a specific date, which is on the 15th every month based on lunar calendar. As you may know, Asians attach greatest importance to family so we believe that burning joss paper is some kind of a ritual perform that showing respect to the dead, especially the ones in our family tree.

I have always find that tradition to be engrossing because of how unique it is, and the fact that it has a hidden meaning behind it is a plus that makes it even better to preserve and pass down to younger generations. However, there might be underlying reasons that this tradition has been criticized strongly by the West. It is because of the fact that this tradition caused polluted air and therefore take a toll on the environment. Frankly, we still want to preserve this tradition, but in the meantime, we also want to do something to reduce the impact it has made to the environment.

NHỚ CHẤM ĐIỂM NHA