History
What was the first country to take control of Vietnam?
France
What is the popular Vietnamese/China pastry usually eaten during Lunar New Year that usually consists of jam, dried sausage, mung bean paste, sugared lard, lotus seed etc.
Mooncakes
A popular vietnamese game game plate during tet that involves a deer, gourd, crab, chicken, fish and shrimp
Bầu cua tôm cá
A traditional vietnamese outfit that can be described as a long, colorful split tunic that mostly women wear, but both men and women CAN wear.
Áo dài
What is the name of Lunar New year in Vietnamese?
Tết
The chinese zodiac and vietnamese zodiac share the same set of 12 animals except the rabbit. What animal on the vietnamese zodiac replaces the rabbit?
The Cat
The food normally eaten during lunar new year is a rice cake made from sticky rice, mung bean, and pork
Banh chung
A Vietnamese card game also known as Thirteen, and is a shedding-type card game.
Tiến lên
Family members who are earning a wage will give this to younger family members after the main meal of the day.
Li xi, Tiền Mừng Tuổi (Lucky money, red envelope)
What color symbolizes good fortune?
Red
What year was the Vietnamese currency, the dong, created?
1946
This dish consists of pork that is cut into cubes and soaked into garlic, fish sauce, sugar and coconut water. The eggs used in this dish symbolize goodness and happiness. The pork and peeled hard-boiled eggs are cooked in a pot for a few hours, then served with vegetable pickles.
Thit kho trung (Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs)
This popular board game notably known by the horse pieces is played by kids and is similar to a popular American board game “Trouble”
đua ngựa
A popular item families offer by burning and is dropped into lakes and rivers nearby so that the Kitchen Guardians may freely fly to Heaven to meet the King of Heaven
Paper carp
Which two dances are often performed during lunar new year and often are accompanied by costumes and drums
Lion and dragon dance
This is built in order to dispel evil and bad luck to signal the place has an owner
New Year Tree
A very popular traditional food that is not served in meals but a snack to welcome guests visiting the house and are always kept in beautiful boxes at the table in the living room
Bánh Mut (candied fruit)
In north or central Vietnam, this is a popular decoration for the living room during Tet. Its fruits symbolize the fertility and fruitfulness tha the family hopes for in the new year.
kumquat tree
What was the date of last year’s new year?
Saturday, Jan. 25
The three little gods who live in each home and would depart a week before New Year’s Eve to report to the King of Heaven about the family’s rights and wrongs during the year
Ông Công Ông Táo
A tray of five different fruits on the family altar to pay respect to their ancestors
Mâm Ngũ Quả
this game is played with chopsticks and a bouncy ball and is played mostly by girls. The objective of the game is to bounce the ball, grab as many sticks as you can with one hand and to catch the ball again with the same hand.
Chơi Chuyên
What are the blossoms for the North and the South that symbolize the Vietnamese Tet?
Peach blossoms (North) and apricot blossoms (South)
The visit to a person’s house on the first day of the new year
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