How do people celebrate
New Year around the world?
...in Vietnam?
New Year's Day, the start
of the new year is the beginning of 10 days of celebration.
There are 3 main days that
we celebrate. On these days, everyone has to come back to their family
if they have gone out of town.
On the first day at 12 midnight,
the grandmother or mother in each family has to light firecrackers to receive
and welcome the New Year. Then, we go to sleep to wait for the sun to rise.
When the sun rises, we wake up and put on new clothes. Then, our grandparents
sit on a chair in front of our parents to wish them a happy new year and
a long life. Then, our parents sit on the chair to wish us a happy new
year and longevity.
We keep this custom year
after year. [Ngoc-Anh (Annie) Ho]
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