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WorksheetsUnit 2: Lunar New Year Festival
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are other names of the Lunar New Year Festival in Vietnam?
Tết Cả, Tết Ta, Tết cổ truyền, Tết Nguyên Tiêu, Tết Âm lịch.
Tết Nguyên Đán, Tết Cả, Tết Ta, Tết cổ truyền, Tết Âm lịch.
Tết Ta, Tết cổ truyền, Tết Âm lịch, Tết Trung Nguyên, Tết Nguyên Đán.
Tết cổ truyền, Tết Ta, Tết Thượng Nguyên, Tết Nguyên Đán, Tết Cả.
What does the word "tết" mean in Vietnamese?
It is the deformation of the word "season".
It is the deformation of the word "month".
It is the deformation of the word "day".
It is the deformation of the word "tiết".
Traditionally, what did Vietnamese often hang in their house during the Lunar New Year Festival?
Parallel scrolls written in calligraphy on red/pink paper.
Folk paintings of some famous folk painting villages.
Paintings of famous people in the world.
Both A and B are correct.
Why do Vietnamese people often plant "Tet trees" on 29th or 30th day of the 12th lunar month?
To drive away devils and ghosts.
To drive away bad people.
To drive away wild animals.
To drive away beggars.
Why is the Lunar New Year Festival called "Tết Cả" in Vietnamese?
Because it is the biggest festival of the lunar year.
Because it is the first festival of the lunar year.
Because it is the longest festival of the lunar year.
Because it is the the first and biggest festival of the lunar year.
Apart from planting "Nêu trees" (Tet trees/Tet poles), what else do Vietnamese often draw on 29th or 30th day of 12th lunar month to drive away devils and ghosts?
Models of devils and ghosts in powdered lime.
Bows and arrows in powdered lime.
Swords in powdered lime.
Knives in powdered lime.
Why do Vietnamese in some areas put two sugar canes on two sides of the altar during the Lunar New Year Festival?
To aid their ancestors and grandparents on the way to come back to their grandchildren's house.
To help ancestors and grandparents fight against their enemies.
To aid their ancestors and grandparents find the way to come back to their grandchildren's house
To aid ancestors and grandparents on the way to return to their heavenly abode.
When do the Kichen Gods come back to the earth after going to the heaven on 23rd day of the 12th lunar month?
Right on the 23rd day.
On the 25th day.
On the 29th/30th day.
On the 3rd day of the 1st lunar month.
Why does the fruit tray on the altar of Vietnamese people often include five types?
Because it represents five fingers on a hand.
Because it represents five heavenly stems.
Because it represents five earthly branches.
Because it represents five elements of the universe.
Who first started the ceremony of opening rice paddies in Vietnam?
The 6th Hung King.
Ladies Trung.
King Le Dai Hanh.
King Le Thai To.
In the past, what sound marked the transitional time from the old year to the new year in Vietnam?
The sound of the fire-crackers.
The sound of the song "Happy new year".
The sound of people laughing.
The sound of children crying.
What isn't a reason that makes people in the North of Vietnam buy the peach blossoms to decorate their house during the Lunar New Year Festival?
Because it represents luck, happiness and peace.
Because it helps drive away devils and ghosts.
Because it helps drive away luck and happiness.
Because it is a typical type of flower in the North.
What do Vietnamese people often pick on the New Year Eve?
Flowers
Fruit
Buds
Leaves
Why do Vietnamese people give lucky money to old-aged people?
To wish them good health.
To wish them good luck.
To wish them longevity.
All A, B and C are correct.
What isn't a fine custom of Vietnamese people on the first days of the Lunar New Year?
Arguing with neighbors.
Beginning a new-year writing.
Setting first foot on a person's house.
Giving lucky money to old people and children.
What isn't a purpose of the custom of buying "salt" on the first days of the Lunar New Year of Vietnamese people?
To have a harmonious new year.
To increase the solidarity among family members all year round.
To help drive away good luck.
To help drive away bad luck.
What does "trừ tịch" night mean?
It means the night of the old year.
It means the night of the new year.
It means the night of the change/transition.
It means the night of the next year.
