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(Picture: Press handout)Chinese New Year may get the majority of the limelight, but this weekend also marks the Vietnamese New Year, or Têt. The name is short for Têt Nguyên Äán, which translates as “festival of the first day” and this year falls on Sunday January 22.
The one-hour time difference between Vietnam and China means the new moon of the Lunar New Year first occurs on different days and, instead of the Year of the Rabbit, this year the Vietnamese will be celebrating the Year of the Cat over a five-day public holiday. Otherwise, the two festivals have much in common, a celebration of family, food and welcoming in good luck for the coming 12 months.
