A famous Festival in Viet Nam

A. Cường Nguyễn, October 14

In Vietnam, people celebrate many different festival each year. The biggest festival in Vietnam is Tet. This

celebrates the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese people have to prepare a lot for this festival. Before

Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. Most people buy a special tree with

lots of flowers. In the north of Vietnam, people buy peach trees with pink flowers. In the south, people buy apricot

trees with yellow flowers. Everyone cleans their house before Tet, This is very important because you shouldn’t

clean it during Tet. During Tet, people visit their family and friends. Few people go to school or work. Children

wear new clothes and get lucky money. It’s a great time to watch lion dances and fireworks. Everyone is happy and

excited about the New Year. Vietnamese people love to celebrate this festival.

61. There are many different festivals each year in Vietnam.

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62. Before Tet, people buy fruits and flowers from the market and decorate their houses. _________

63. In the north, people buy apricot trees with yellow flowers.

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64. Children wear new clothes and get lucky money during Tet.

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65. People clean and decorate their house __________ Tet

A. in

B. during

C. after

D. before

66. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Christmas

B. Halloween

C. Lunar New Year

D. Mid-Autumn Festival

Read the text below and fill in the blank.

Tet Nguyen Dan, more commonly known by its shortened name Tet, is the most important and popular holiday and (1)……………. in Vietnam. Tet (2)…….from the first day of the first month of the Lunar (3)…... until at least the third day. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by (4)…....special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs (5)…….during Tet, like visiting a person’s house (6)……..the first day of the new year, ancestral (7)………, wishing New Year’s greetings, and giving lucky money to children and elderly people. Tet is also an occasion for pilgrims and family reunions. During Tet, Vietnamese visit their relatives and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for better (8)….…year.

Question 1

A. festival

B. activity

C. occasion

D. parade

V. Use words in the box to complete the passage.

 Tet Holiday gets its beginning marked with the first day in the Lunar Year; …(1)….., its preparation starts long before that. …(2)……week before the holiday, in the 23^rd day of the last Lunar month, is East Day—a ritual worshiping Kitchen Gods (Tao Cong). It is believed …(3). each year on this day, these Gods (two males, one female) go to heaven to tell Jade Emperor (Ngoc Hoang) about all activities of households on earth. …(4)…the New Year’s Eve, they return to earth to continue their duties as taking care …(5)…. families. Each household also buy a carp as this is the …(6)….. for the Gods on their trip to heaven. After the ritual, they set the carp free.

Read the passage then answer the questions.

Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean anf make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.

1. What is Vietnam's New Year known as?

2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?

3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?

4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

5. Do people sit up to midnight on the New Year's Eve?

6. Does Tet last five days?

7. Why are the first three days the most important?

Read the passage then answer the questions.

Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is especially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean anf make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.

1. What is Vietnam's New Year known as?

2. Is Tet celebrated according to the Lunar calendar?

3. When does the Lunar New Year begin?

4. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

5. Do people sit up to midnight on the New Year's Eve?

6. Does Tet last five days?

7. Why are the first three days the most important?