UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS

When is Tet?

• It falls between 19^th January and 20'¹' February on the Western calendar

• It's the grandest and most important occasion in the year

• Tet marks the beginning of spring

• Tet is the start of a new year

In the past, Tet preparations and celebrations lasted.......

• 3 days

• over months

• a week

• 10 days

What do streets look like before Tet?

• There are many people on the streets

• The streets are decorated with flowers.

• Streets are decorated with colored lights and red banners.

• There is nothing special on the streets

What is home decorated with?

• Homes are cleaned.

• People open doors and windows.

• Homes are repainted.

• Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers.

Where is kumquat tree popular?

• in Hue

• in the North

• in the South

• throughout the country

What is banh chung made from?

• It is made from sticky rice, green beans, and fatty pork

• It's the most special food at Tet

• It is made from sugared apples, plums or tomatoes

• It is made from banana leaves.

What is Mut?

• It is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes

• It is a kind of cake.

• It is candy.

• It is a fruit.

People visit..........

• other family members

• friends

• teachers

• grandparents

Many people go to the ............to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family.

• park

• church

• pagoda

• supermarket

............ take part in games and various forms of entertainment.

• Teenagers

• Adults

• Children

• Old people