Vietnamese New Year Traditions

What is the name of the zodiac animal that represents the year 2024 in the Vietnamese calendar?

• The Dragon

• The Tiger

• The Cat

According to Vietnamese folklore, can people sweep the house on the first day of the New Year?

• No, because all the luck and money will flow out of your house.

• Yes, because we must remove the bad to welcome the lucky ones into the house.

• You can choose to sweep the house or not.

One of the traditions for Tet is for adults to hand out lucky money to children. What is the meaning behind it?

• Welcome the new age of the kids.

• Brings good health and success.

• All of the above are correct.

What color should you wear to represent good luck?

• Blue

• Red

• Black and pink

A lunar calendar year is calculated based on what?

• The moon

• The sun

• Earth's movement around the sun

What do many people go to the pagoda for on the days of Tết?

• To get money

• To meet their friends

• To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family

What is Bánh Chưng made from?

• Sticky rice
  

• Green beans and fatty fork
  

• All of the above
  

According to Vietnamese custom, on New Year’s Day, we shouldn’t.…

• Leave home

• Wear black clothes

• Worship the ancestors

The first person to enter the home of a household on New Year’s Day is called ...…

• First-footer

• First Caller

• All of the above are correct.

The first person to enter the home of a household on New Year’s Day is called ...…

• First-footer

• First Caller

• All of the above are correct.