This is the second time I have come to Vietnam on the occasion of Lunar New Year. I love the warm and happy atmosphere of Tet in Vietnam as family members together go shopping, clean the houses, wrap chung cake and visit pagodas to pray for luck and good fortune for the coming year. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Tet in foreigners’ hearts
How to start a family reunion
Lecture on Kitchen God and Tết traditions
Lecturer, Prof Văn Lan, noted author, historian, archaeologist, will explain the origins and rituals of Tết. Attendees will then participate in sending the three kitchen gods together with a set of paper clothes which will be burnt as an offering to them. After the offering of new clothes, everyone will release a live fish into West Lake to carry their family’s report. They will then return to learn about and enjoy a wide range of traditional Tết foods. … [Read more...] about Lecture on Kitchen God and Tết traditions
Vietnamese man gets death sentence for killing female bus attendant over romantic jealousy
Nguyen Van Guong, 58, residing in the city’s Cu Chi District, had developed feelings for L.T.M.T., a female attendant on a bus route between Cu Chi Bus Station and An Nhon Tay Bus Station in the same district, according to court documents. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man gets death sentence for killing female bus attendant over romantic jealousy
