We begin? Alright. So today, I’m going to tell you about national holiday of Vietnam. Alright. So Vietnam has a bunch of holidays, but what I’m going to tell you about today is something not quite unique to Vietnam. I wouldn’t say it’s indigenous to the country because it’s celebrated by, uh, Asian people. You know, all around the world. Uh, it’s sort of a cliche, but it’s the tent holiday. It goes by many days. Some people call it Chinese New Year. I think it’s my the most popular name for it. So you’d call it a new one here. Also another popular name. Obviously, again, I’m a call it Ted. So Ted is the you know, the equivalent of uh Christmas and New Jersey. We, uh, welcome a new, uh, a new start. Right? And, uh, usually, uh, like, I was saying, it’s the Asian answer to Christmas. So it’s a time for family gatherings for reunions for, you know, good food. Good company. So there are a bunch of things that the Vietnamese people do on tech. Alright. And uh, food is huge. Food is a big deal during, uh, you know, the the tech holiday, the tech week. Right? And, uh, we have a lot of, uh, staples, Vietnamese staples that we, uh, only bring out, right, uh, on tech Right? So, uh, some of the usual suspects are the chimney guide, which is like the square kick. It’s the texture is not similar to Kate, but it’s made from gluttonous rice. Uh, it sounds kind of bizarre to a foreigner, but I just gotta try to believe it. It’s really good. Uh, I am usually not here for temp holidays, so I don’t know all the other things that, uh, people eat, but, uh, you know, the square thing is, uh, is a must. It’s not negotiable. Um, so besides, uh, all the eating and drinking, uh, there’s a custom that we observe pretty religiously. It’s giving people lucky money. So it’s kind of into exchanging gifts on on Christmas day and on Christmas Eve. Um, but we agent people are more uh, pragmatic. Right? So we don’t wanna get people something that we that they’re not gonna use. So we’re just gonna it’s a whole park catch so they can stand in on anything that they want. Right? And we do it, um, you know, very, uh, in a very
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Alright. So today, I'm going to tell you about a national holiday of Vietnam. Vietnam has a bunch of holidays, but what I'm going to tell you about today is something not quite unique to Vietnam. It's celebrated by Asian people all around the world. It's the Tet holiday, also known as Chinese New Year. Tet is like the equivalent of Christmas and New Year in Vietnam, welcoming a new start. It's a time for family gatherings, reunions, good food, and good company. Vietnamese people have various traditions during Tet, with food playing a significant role. One popular dish is chung cake, made from glutinous rice. Another important tradition during Tet is giving lucky money, similar to exchanging gifts during Christmas. Vietnamese people prefer giving practical gifts so that recipients can choose what they need. These customs are observed with great importance during Tet.
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