Onions soaked in vinegar, a traditional Tet dish
Pickled onion
Sweet, dried fruits served as Tet snacks.
Candied fruit
A small tree with orange fruits, symbolizing prosperity and happiness.
Kumquat tree
A reunion of family members to celebrate Tet together.
Family gathering
A decoration with lucky messages written on it for Tet.
Red banner for Tet
A yellow flower used to decorate houses during Tet in the South and Central
Apricot blossom
A calendar that follows the cycles of the moon.
Lunar calendar
A family member from past generations who is remembered during Tet.
Ancestor
The celebration of the new year based on the lunar calendar.
Lunar New Year
Special foods prepared for Tet, such as chung cake.
Traditional dishes
A cylindrical sticky rice cake made for Tet, popular in the South.
Tet cake
A bright yellow or orange flower symbolizing longevity
marigold
Vegetables soaked in vinegar, served as a Tet side dish.
Pickled vegetables
A reunion of family members to celebrate Tet together.
Family gathering
A pair of parallel sentences written in calligraphy for Tet.
Couplet
A flower often used in Tet decorations with different colours, commonly yellow or white
Chrysanthemum
A tray with five kinds of fruit symbolizing wishes for a good year.
Five-fruit tray
The night before Tet, when people celebrate and watch fireworks.
New Year's Eve
Bright and colorful fireworks to celebrate Tet.
Firework display
A pink flower popular in Tet decorations in the North of Vietnam.
Peach blossom
A square sticky rice cake filled with pork and beans, wrapped in leaves.
Chung cake