Like China and Vietnam, in Korea, after performing a formal bow, children frequently receive money from the elderly.Īround this time, South Korean also observe another festival called Jeongwol Daeboreum, celebrating the first full moon of the new lunar year. Joining folk games is also a popular activity to celebrate the new year. During this traditional festival, Korean people usually visit their families, wear hanbok, perform ancestral rites, and eat traditional foods. Korean New Year, known as Seollal, is a three-day national holiday commemorating the first day of the Korean calendar. Vietnamese people also give lucky money ( tiền mừng tuổi) to children and the elderly. Thus, no one enters a house on the first day unless they have been invited. The Vietnamese believe that the first visitor to their homes in a new year affects their fortune for the entire year. Choosing a suitable người xông đất is one of the most important Tết rituals.
The first person to enter a Vietnamese house after the clock strikes at 12 is known as người xông đất. Vietnamese people usually decorate their homes with plants and flowers (peach blossoms in the North and Yellow Apricot blossoms in the central and southern parts of the country), presenting the hope for a new beginning and good fortune.Ĭleaning up ancestors’ graves and adorning the altar of ancestors with flowers, fruits, and food offerings are the traditional customs of Vietnamese people during Tết. The third is Tân Niên which means the New Year. The second is Giao Thừa which is on New Year’s Eve. The first one is called Tất Niên which is the day before New Year’s Eve. During this occasion, Vietnamese people enjoy a long holiday (which lasts 6 to 9 days) which gives them time to come back home and reunite with their families. It is the most sacred festival that marks the arrival of spring in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Lunar New Year is known as Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán. Performing lion or dragon dances and lighting fireworks or firecrackers on New Year’s Day are some other common ways people celebrate Lunar New Year in China.ĭuring the New Year festival, Chinese people like to visit temples to pray for a great year and good fortune. On New Year’s Day, Chinese elders give red envelopes – known as hóngbāo in Mandarin – to children or unmarried people, a tradition that evolved from the practice of giving coins to ward off evil spirits. It is also observed in regions and countries with significant overseas Chinese or Sinophone populations, such as Taiwan, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, the United States, Mauritius, and Canada. There are numerous festivities taking place during this special holiday, sometimes lasting up to 16 days.Ĭhinese New Year heavily influences the Lunar New Year celebrations of other countries in the world, such as the Losar of Tibet, Tết in Vietnam and the Korean New Year. Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in China when people enjoy a week off to celebrate with their families.
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