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Vietnamese New Year

Vietnamese New Year. By: Nicole Cochran. Background of the Vietnamese New Year. Also known as Tet The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity It is the festival of Purity and Renewal.

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Vietnamese New Year

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  1. Vietnamese New Year By: Nicole Cochran

  2. Background of theVietnamese New Year • Also known as Tet • The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam's cultural identity • It is the festival of Purity and Renewal. • For the Vietnamese, Vietnamese New Year brings a message of confidence in humanity; it brings redemption, hope and optimism.

  3. Lunar New Year, Tet’s Foundation • The Vietnamese base Tet off of the Chinese Zodiac Calendar • 2010 is the year of the Tiger, & it lasts one whole lunar year (12 months).

  4. The Year of a Golden Tiger • Tet began on February 14th, 2010 and ends on February 2nd 2011. • The Tiger symbolizes courage, power, passion, and royalty. • The tiger also symbolizes the female Yin energy as opposed to the Yang male energy of the dragon. • It also represents Earth, while the Dragon represents Heaven.

  5. continued… • Those born in the year of the Tiger are straightforward and uninhibited in nature. • Generally liked because of their charming personalities. • Born a natural leader, symbolizing power, passion, and daring.

  6. Famous Tigers • Demi Moore • Hilary Swank • Jodie Foster • Marilyn Monroe • Penelope Cruz • Queen Elizabeth II • Rosie O'Donnell • Tom Cruise.

  7. A few Tet traditions… • Clean and decorate homes • Purchasing new clothes and shoes • Giving away red envelopes • Making offers for their Ancestors

  8. Vietnamese New Year Decorations • Plate of Five Fruits • Peach Blossoms • The New Year Tree • Parallel Sentences • Tradition Tet Paintings

  9. Banh Chung

  10. Some more New Year Foods… • Beef • Chicken • Fish • Oranges • Coconuts • Grapefruits and other seasonal fruits, especially watermelon

  11. What’s so greatabout Watermelon? • The seeds of the watermelon are often dyed red like the flesh • Watermelon holds much importance, as its flesh is red in color and hence the melon is considered to be lucky.

  12. Tet 2010, The year of the Tiger • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVhZXNcDRA • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7eU2qPau4

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