Dear Lily,

I'm hope you are doing well.Today I’m going to tell you about one of the biggest, oldest traditional festival and has the widest popular range in Vietnam, which is Tet Holiday. Tet marks the arrival of spring and is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture and it has the date falling in takes place around late January or early February according to the Lunar Calendar. Tet is also an occasion for family reunions. When Tet comes around the corner, most Vietnamese people return to their families to visit their family members, to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors in their homeland as a sign of respect.Many Vietnamese people prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday food which includes giò, xôi, canh măng anh banh chung - an indispensabledish that is tightly packed sticky with meat and mung beans filling, wrapped in banana leavesTraditionally, every household is decorated by yellow apricot blossoms in the central and the southern parts of Vietnam; or peach blossoms in the northern part.Many customs are practiced around Tet. Children often receive a red envelope containing money from their elders after giving them traditional Tet greetings. During Tet days people also visit relatives and friends to wish them all a happy new year. Local pagodas are popular spots as well, as people go there to wish for a better year to come for their families. Tet holiday is the only occasion that people that people start forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year.Come to Vietnam to learn more about our festival. I'm looking back to seeing you soon!

Best wishes,