Vietnamese Festivals

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Vietnamese Festivals

• By Aaron LeDawson 9
• Mr. Stringer

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Ong Tao Festival

• Ong Tao is a kitchen god. It is believed that a
  god is watching a family. Every family has
  one. On the 23 day of the last lunar month the
  god gives a report to the Jade Emperor about the
  familys activities in the past year When the
  new god comes they burn gold colored paper, give
  the family altar new things, and clean the house.

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Tet

• Tet is New Years day. This festival is
  celebrated on the first day of the lunar year.
  Its called every ones birthday. If you were
  born an hour before Tet, the next hour you would
  be 2 years old. It is the biggest festival in
  Vietnam.

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Tet food

• Dried fruit, candied vegetables, spring rolls,
  and fresh fruit are found at the table on
  Vietnamese New Years Day.

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Ho Lim Festival

• The village of Lim plays music and sings songs on
  the festival of Ho Lim. People train months in
  advance to perform at the festival. Music never
  stops until late in the night.

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Hung Temple Festival

• This festival is celebrated for the anniversary
  of the birth of their ancestors. The Hung Temple
  has a Buddhist pagoda named the Thien Quang
  pagoda. It is famous for its big bell towers. It
  is located near Hanoi. It is here were the
  mythical Lady Au Co gave birth to a 100 eggs that
  became the first people of Vietnam. The festivals
  begin on the tenth day of the third month of the
  lunar year. 1000 years ago the festival began
  with the unicorn dance.

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Tet Trung Thu

• This festival is the harvest festival. This is
  like Halloween! This is a favorite festival of
  the children of Vietnam. Children sing to the
  beat of drums. Children play the drums. Candles
  and lanterns are held by children to light the
  way. Lanterns come in many different shapes and
  sizes. You might see a skateboard one! Children
  get candies, toys, and fruit. (fruit!!!!!!!!)

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Water Puppets

• In North Vietnam water puppets are very popular.
  Water Puppets are usually performed on a pond
  stage. At night you watch the shadows of the
  water puppets on a curtain. On festivals days you
  can see them.

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The end

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