WHAT DO PEOPLE DO DURING TET HOLIDAY? Vietnamese consider Tet to be the most special occasion for all members to unite and enjoy a wide range of hilarious activities during the holiday Below are some activities Vietnamese people often to celebrate the festive Visiting family and friends Visiting people is a very unique and indispensable culture on Tet holiday, showing the kindness and joy of spring When visiting, everyone is dressed in nice clothes, usually with a red meaning, and bring gifts to celebrate with the owner The first non-family visitor to the house is believed to bring in the year's luck Therefore, it is customary to invite a respected person who is healthy, successful and prosperous Giving and receiving lucky money Lucky money or so-called ‘li xi’ is often placed in a red envelop as red means ‘lucky’ in Vietnamese culture It is a gift from the elders to children to give them wishes for health In exchange, children will wish the givers best wishes Visiting pagodas and temples People come to pagodas and temple to pray for a happy new year with health, happiness, luck and prosperity Visiting these place could also a good way to enjoy Tet’s atmosphere and forget about all the anxieties and worries of the old year Vietnamese families usually visit pagodas and temples with all of their members as well as going in grand family as a way to show sincerity Enjoying traditional food Tet is the best time to enjoy Vietnamese traditional food! In Vietnam, to celebrate Tet can be understood as to eat Tet, which shows how important food is to Vietnamese people Following are main traditional dishes on Tet: - Banh Chung (square sticky rice cake) and banh Tet (tube sticky rice cake) are iconic food of Tet While Banh Chung is more popular in the Northern parts of Vietnam and represents the Earth, Banh Tet is more popular in the South and represents the Moon They all contain sticky rice, mung bean and pork wrapped in dong leaves - Gio (Vietnamese sausage) is another traditional food on Tet holiday It is made from lean meat, added fish sauce and covered by banana leaves then boiled for hours - Pickled onions are essential foods during Tet and often served with Banh Chung or fatty dishes to reduce the greasiness To make pickled onions, we need to put onions into a large jar, cover them with a mixture of water, sugar and salt and put them aside at least 10 days before Tet - Candied fruits are usually kept in beautiful boxes and used to welcome guests on Tet Unlike Western jam, they are in dry form and vary a lot in terms of the component The most popular ones are coconut, carrot, star fruit, lotus seed, ginger or kumquat  ...- Candied fruits are usually kept in beautiful boxes and used to welcome guests on Tet Unlike Western jam, they are in dry form and vary a lot in terms of the component The most popular