February
8th is the 1st day of the New Year in the lunar calendar. For the
majority of Vietnamese, Tet evokes a magic period
when everyone forgets his or her misfortune during the previous year. Rich of
poor, young or old, everyone is going to celebrate it with solemnity and
cheerfulness.
It is also an occasion to obey certain rules that all Vietnamese must know: banning bad words, toning down all quarrels, not touching a broom for fear that good fortune will be swept away, avoiding being the first to show up at someone's house on the first day of the year. The first visitor of the year to a house is the most significant, being a portent of the coming year's fortune.
These are some pictures from when Thu returned to visit her home country in Jan. 2008, after almost 40 years, with a group of her students.
It is also an occasion to obey certain rules that all Vietnamese must know: banning bad words, toning down all quarrels, not touching a broom for fear that good fortune will be swept away, avoiding being the first to show up at someone's house on the first day of the year. The first visitor of the year to a house is the most significant, being a portent of the coming year's fortune.
These are some pictures from when Thu returned to visit her home country in Jan. 2008, after almost 40 years, with a group of her students.
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