For Vietnamese, Lunar New year is the most important festival of a year because it is the beginning of a year. If we have a good beginning throughout first three days of year, we will have much luck during that year. Therefore, the activity of welcoming Tet festival is celebrated carefully in order to avoid unfortunate mistakes. And according to each area of the country, Vietnamese have different ways. Although I am a Vietnamese, I don’t know how families in other parts of my country welcome Tet holiday. My family, an age –old Southern family, usually celebrates Tet as this following way. Tet.

Every year, every spring, my hometown jubilantly opens the boat racing festival on the Red River. That morning, the two sides of the river along the 1000m long race track, the drummer, the trumpeter, was full of joy and excitement. The race started at the beginning of my village. Under the river, five racing boats were lined up horizontally at the starting line. On the boat, the racers are strong young men sitting in a row with paddle held hands. Each team has a different color. At the time of departure, when the trumpets were on the drum, the boats rushed to the finish line. On both sides of the river, the cheering and cheering of the viewers disturbed a whole section of the river. My village team finished first. At the end of the festival is the awarding part, everyone is present to congratulate the racers. The boat racing team is the traditional culture of my homeland. I will study well, do sports with strong body so I can join the boat race. 

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