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Rarely, the dates of Vietnamese and Chinese Lunar New Year can differ as such in 1943, when Vietnam celebrated Lunar New Year, one month after China. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese lunar calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day.
New Year's Day: Tết dương lịch: 1: International public holiday From the 2nd last day of the last lunar month to 5th day of the first lunar month: Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Tết Nguyên Đán: 5: Lunar New Year Largest and most important holiday of the year, occurring around late January to early February 10th day of the 3rd lunar month
Some Lunar New Year celebrations, such as in Korea and Vietnam, generally fall on the same day as the Chinese celebration in late January or February, due to being based on the Chinese calendar or a variation of it.
Michelle Ngo hangs her wish on the wishing tree at the 41st Union of The Vietnamese Student Association Tet Festival at the Orange County Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., last year.
Lunar New Year, which falls on Sunday, January 22, celebrates a fresh start and new beginnings. ... so if you were born in 1999 or 2011, this is your birth year,” Uy says. ... it is customary ...
Lunar New Year — which encompasses Chinese New Year, Tết in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea and more — marks the beginning of the year and celebrates the arrival of spring on the lunisolar calendar.
Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year, Lunar new year; Tet Offensive, a military campaign during the Vietnam War that began in 1968 Tet 1969; Geography
In China, the 15-day celebration kicks off on New Year’s Eve with a family feast called a reunion dinner full of traditional Lunar New Year foods, and typically ends with the Lantern Festival.