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                                         Customs and Traditions Around the World

     Customs and traditions are an important part of every culture. They help people remember their history and feel close to others in their community. (1) In____ countries, families celebrate special days together, share food, and wear traditional clothes. These activities show respect for the past and teach young people how to behave. For example, in Vietnam people often (2) ____ their homes before Tet holiday. They clean carefully and prepare food for family members. This tradition shows hope for a fresh start in the new year. People usually give children (3) ____ lucky money in red envelopes. The red color means good luck and happiness. Some traditions are similar around the world. Many cultures have festivals to say thank you for food and family. These events help people feel (4) ____, which means close and friendly.

Traditions are still important today. If you move to a new country, learning local customs can help you (5) ____ better with other people.

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 The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattle and poultry.

Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside

and long one on the outside. They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon, dancing, or chess. The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).

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With a (1)_______ of over 1.1 million, the Muong is the fourth largest ethnic minority group in Vietnam after the Viet, Tay and Thai. They speak the Muong (2)_______ which belongs to the Mon - Khmer group. They live mainly in northern provinces like Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. They cultivate mainly wet rice on (3)_______ fields. Men dress in Indigo pajamas and women wear skirts with (4)_______ colorful patterns knitted on. The Muong build wooden stilt houses, which are made from natural materials like wood, bamboo, and leaves. One of their most important festivals is the “Going to the Fields” ceremony. The gong is the most popular musical (5)_______ along with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum…

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The 'Hongi' is a traditional Maori greeting in New Zealand. To hongi, you press your nose and forehead together with those of the person you are greeting. Many people prefer hongi, instead of shaking hands. However, at important ceremonies, hongi will also be given with a handshake as a way to make people of all cultures attending feel welcome. It is not unusual to see people, young and old, male and female, hongi when they meet in everyday situations. The greeting is not reserved for traditional or cultural meetings, it is a natural part of everyday life. Especially for those connected to their Maori heritage. When Maori people greet one another by pressing noses, the tradition of sharing the breath of life is considered to have come directly from the gods. Through the exchange of this physical greeting, one is no longer considered “a visitor” but rather “one of the people of the land”.