20 questions
What do people usually do at Tet in Vietnam?
Making Banh Chung
Visiting friends and relatives
Decorating their houses
All are correct
What is another name of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year?
Tet
Wesak
Vu Lan
Rằm
What is Banh Chung made fro
Sticky rice
Green beans
Fatty pork
All of the above
Who composed and sang the song “Happy New Year”?
Britney Spears
Backstreet Boys
Michael Jackson
ABBA
Which kind of flower is traditional at Tet in the North of Vietnam?
Roses
Peach blossom
Tulip
Sunflower
Which kind of flower is traditional at Tet in the South of Vietnam?
Roses
Peach blossom
Apricot
Sunflower
What do children usually receive inside red envelopes at Tet?
Sweets
Lucky money
A disk
A knife
What do many people go to the pagoda for on the days of Tet ?
To get money
To meet their friends
To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family
exchange money
What kind of animals is the symbol of spring?
Swallows
Dogs
Elephants
Monkey
Why do people often behave well during the first day of the New Year?
Because they think it’s useful.
Because they are obliged to do so.
Because it’s a long time since they haven’t met each other.
Because of the tradition and beliefs that this way of behavior will affect their whole-year luck.
When does Vietnamese Lunar New Year often take place?
Between late January and early February.
Between early February and middle February.
Between late February and early March.
Between middle February and early March.
Vietnamese people celebrate the Lunar New Year __________according to the Lunar calendar.
Monthly
Annually
Every two years
Every six months
Visiting relatives’ houses on the first day of the new year, ancestor worship, exchanging wishes, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop are called Tet ____________.
Traditions
Customs
Habits
Practices
Tết is generally celebrated on the same day as __________.
Chinese New Year
American New Year
Christmas Day
Russian New Year
During Tet, festivals are often called ___________.
Spring festivals
Music festivals
Fashion festivals
Moon festivals
The day before the first day of Tet is called _____.
New Year's Eve
Penultimate New Year's Eve
The New Year
New Year’s Event
Red colour at Tet symbolizes ________.
Respect
Good luck
Family union
Belief
Sweeping the floor on the first day of Tet, especially in the morning, symbolizes __________.
Bringing bad luck to the hosts
Sweeping the good luck away
Bringing good luck to the visitors
Taking the bad luck away
People make noise with firecrackers, drums, bells, gongs, and anything in order to _________.
Signal that New Year has come
Have fun
Call for gatherings
Ward off evil spirits.
Tet is the most important _________ festival in Viet Nam.
Regional
International
National
Global