Interesting New Year differences between Hanoi and Saigon

Although it is different in a bit of customs, in general, where the New Year is, it is fun and meaningful.

For every Vietnamese, everyone is looking forward to Tet to return home, get a member of the family, eat and most of all, do new things. Although Tet comes at the same time all over the country, there are different ways to celebrate the new year. Among them, the difference between the two North and South is quite large.

The Southern people are more liberal in the way of organizing the New Year but the Northern people are proud to keep many precious and precious traditions. Many young people used to experience Tet in both places and eventually came to the conclusion that no matter where the New Year is, it is still meaningful enough to remain in the territory of Vietnam.

And let's see how the South and the Northern people welcome Tet.

Tet events often begin with the worship of Mr. Cong and Mr. Tao.The ancestral offerings of the North always have live yellow carp, or at least carp paper to serve as a means for the Kitchen God, along with salty food.In the South, the offerings are only "rat and duck" made from sesame and peanuts, flowers and clean water.The means for Mr. Tao to go to the sky will be a horse stork running on paper.Because of this special difference, carp in the North these days are more expensive.

Many people in the North like to go out on the road to play the new year, it is convenient to go home, but in the South, everyone has to watch the time, but being out in the streets during the new year is bad luck.

This is too obvious, the South burns apricot blossom, the North warms cherry blossoms.

Southern people abstain from bananas because they are afraid of bad luck, not advancing (bananas are slipping, creating unsustainable feelings, bananas pronounced like cucumbers, meaning they cannot look up).The five fruits tray makes sense: May the new year have enough money to spend, better then prosperity.The five fruits of the North are indispensable for this fruit and pomelo.

Egg dishes, on the occasion of the Northern New Year, there are not many restaurants, because people abstain from breaking eggshells, not lucky.The duck eggs are more and more unsuccessful because people are afraid of "black" and all wishes will be reversed.While in the South, without eggs, duck eggs are not called Tet.

Banh chung or banh tet are very delicious.The square cake of the North has hidden yin and yang theory, and the long wheel has a subtle application.In any slice of round cake, people also eat enough sticky rice, green beans and meat or bananas evenly.

In the North, Tet is often very cold, but in the South it is cool and extremely comfortable.

Southern uncles can cross from morning to afternoon, but in the North, they should go to New Year to celebrate it quickly, so they only eat cakes and tea.

The two dishes on Tet holidays are also different.It's alright because they do have the same utility to nonetheless.

The concept of Tet for families, resting, visiting friends from the old days.For many years, Southerners, especially Saigon, tend to travel on Tet rather than at home.This trend also started to appear in Hanoi, mainly among young people.Welcoming Tet with family or strangers in entertainment spots, tourist areas are interesting, as long as we are happy, right?