Tet Resources

• ThingsAsian (former Destination Vietnam) is one our favorite destinations on Vietnamese culture. Here are several articles on Tet:

  Tet celebration

Vietnamese zodiac

Vietnamese New Year, meaning and etiquette

Tet

• Vietnam Tourism

The Lunar New Year

• Informative article about Tet

• Classroom resources

Holidays and celebration page from OnLine Magazine at Rice University

Tet lesson plans for 3rd and 4th graders by Tracy Wards at TeachersLink

From AskAsia, here are several links on Tet:

Everyone celebrates

Vietnamese zodiac

Vietnamese holidays

From Viettoucch.com, this article includes images of Tet celebration on Vietnamese stamps.

The Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California (UVSA) provides a beautiful photo essay on Tet.

Here are some interesting links to traditional food served during Tet:

Orientalfood.com

Band day and banh chung - Vietnamese New Year cakes

Vietnamese food and suppliers - from Sally's Place

Vietnamese food from KVSN

General Links

• VietMedia

• Saigon.Com

• Saigonline

Here is an article about the three kitchen gods.

• Boatpeople.com

You will find traditional stories that Vietnamese parents tell their children during the Lunar New Year.

• Adoption from the Heart

Provides interesting links to Tet, including arts and crafts ideas.

• Familes with Children from Vietnam

• Tet in Seattle

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