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It is made from rice, boiled bean, pork and pepper inside. All of them are covered by Dong leaves. And this is the making process of Chung cakes: Its rather complicated to make a Chung cake. And it takes us about 8 hours to boil them. People prefer to gather around the cooking fire and wait until it finish. Its really warm and interesting to do so. In South, we have tet cakes. Its also green-covered.
Another special meal in Tet days is Nem (Spring roll): Vietnamese people from the ancient time would like to have a flowerpot to make their houses more beautiful. In North, the traditional kind of flower for Tet is Peach blossom Dao flower (/dau/) Dao flower is the symbol of happiness and blissfulness in Vietnam. In South, we have Mai flower or Apricot Blossom. Mai is very beautiful with its bright yellow flowers and fresh green shoots. They are only something special on Tet occasion in Vietnam . We also have many ceremonies around the country to celebrate our biggest holiday. And now Ill let Minh talk about them. Then Minh will show his opinion and conclude .