Good morning teacher and friends, we are Phan Le Duc Anh and Che Vu Tram Anh from

group….Their are 5 people in our group. Now we will go to talk about our project with topic: Vietnamese
customs and traditions.
As you known,Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with a rich and diverse culture
represented by 54 different ethnic groups. The Vietnamese have formed a good and long-standing
culture with the strong beliefs, festivals, customs, the material and spiritual lives of the ancient
Vietnamese people in general and their beliefs in particular.For each Vietnamese family as well as
individual, It is Lunar New year(Tet), Hung King's death anniversary and Vu Lan holiday have reflected
the true value of these traditions.
After New Year's Eve is the start of a new year and the first person to set foot in the home is the
called the first landed who is believed to decide the fortune of the family for the rest of the year. During
the New Year, family members visit relatives, celebrate the aged and worship ancestors. On this occasion,
the flowers are displayed in the house, especially apricot blossoms in the North of Vietnam or peach
blossoms in the South. People often give children lucky money. New Year's Day is the family's reunion
so Vietnamese people, regardless of any job, and wherever they are, are expected to return to reunite at
their home during the three days of Tet, pray in front of the altar, visit the pagoda, the tomb, the yard, ...
to recall their loving memories of beloved childhood. "Going home for Tet," it is not a common concept
of going about, but a pilgrimage to "birthplace". Lunar New Year is also reunion with the passed way
people in the family. During the dinner on the night of the 30th, before the New Year's Eve, the family
burn the incense to invite their grandparents, ancestors and relatives who died to enjoy food and fun
during Tet with their children and worshiping ancestors. In each Vietnamese family, the altarpiece has a
very important place. The altarpiece of the New Year is a tribute to the Vietnamese people's respect for
their ancestors, their dead relatives and carefully decorated with selected fruit baskets, feast with many
delicious dishes or familiar dishes of the lost.
The Vietnamese have always had the tradition of expressing their gratefulness to their ancestors
so that they may show their gratitude to the Hung Kings who have made great contributions to the
country. The traditional ceremony is held every year on the 10th of the third lunar month in Hung
Temple, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province but is celebrated by both Vietnamese and foreigners. Every
year, on this day, many Vietnamese people from all over the country come to Hung Temple to honor their
forefather. Because of the meaning of the death anniversary of Hung Vuong 10/3 is especially important
so the ceremony was organized quite preciously with great care. At the Hung Vuong festival, there are
special kinds of music, gifts and a ceremonial sacrifice of dignitaries. Typical products are beefs, goats,
meats, fruits, banh chung, sandwiches, sticky rice, tea, candy. Despite having gone through thousands of
years of history with many ups and downs, the tradition thankfulness for the forefather of the Vietnamese
has never changed. Despite having gone through thousands of years of history with many ups and downs,
the tradition thankfulness for the forefather of the Vietnamese has never changed. Hung King's death
anniversary is an eloquent evidence for that.
Not only that, the word "filial piety" - respectful honoring their mother, worshiping their
ancestors is the link between many generations and they reflect a good ethical tradition of the Vietnamese
people. Vietnam also has an important holiday to show their respect, their gratitude for their parents. On
this day, every family offers two dishes: they offer one for their ancestors at the ancestral altar and one
for the death in front yard or on the sidewalk. At the temples and Vietnamese associations, on the Vu Lan
holiday, there is a ritual "put flowers on the shirt", the rosaries for those who still have mothers and white
cotton for those who have lost their mothers, reminder of filial piety and humanity.
 Thanks to our customs and traditions, the Vietnamese have grown more socially and culturally as
well as contributed to the rich culture of Vietnam.
Thanks for your listening !