Dos and Don'ts: Tet Holiday | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Wear red clothes

Do. Red color is considered lucky in Vietnamese culture

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Fill vessels of rice, water, salt in the home

Do. To hope for a prosperous New Year

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Sweep the floor

Don't. People believe that good fortune will be swept away

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Get a haircut

Don't. Haircuts should be avoided as you will be cutting your luck

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Go to the pagoda to pick young buds from trees or plants and display them in your home

Do. To welcome good fortune

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Mentioning people's past mistakes

Don't. New Year is the time for new/happy things

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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Wearing black clothes

Don't. Because black color is associated with bad luck

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Wearing white clothes

Don't. Because white color is associated with death

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Give out red envelopes

Do. Give out the red envelopes to other people to bring them good luck!

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Refuse anything others give or wish during Tết

Don't. That's rude

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Set foot in anybody’s home on the first day of Tết

Don't. Many households choose the right person to be the first one to set foot in their home. That right person could bring luck and fortune to the family!

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lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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monster

Reset all scores!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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fairy

Take points!

thief

Give points!

lifesaver

Give 10 points!

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star

Double points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 20 points!

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(Sad) crying on New Year's day

Don't. If you cry on New Year’s Day, you will cry through the year. Therefore, children are tolerated and are not spanked.

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