Happy New Year!
You can see and feel that something important is happening in Hanoi.
Vietnamese celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 3rd this year. It changes every year because it's based on the lunar calendar. It is also called Tet.
This is also the same date as the Chinese New Year and the celebrations and customs are very similar.
In Hanoi the shops are stuffed with things related to the occassion - candies, gift baskets, decorations, etc. The streets have been jammed with traffic because businesses are going around presenting gifts to their customers and shoppers are out shopping.
There is a lot excitement and anticipation, just like Christmas in America.
I will be spending Chinese New Year in Singapore. This is the first time I am celebrating Chinese New Year in Singapore in almost 40 years. Below are some pictures of what's going on in the streets of Hanoi.
The balloon says it all "Happy New Year!"
You can see and feel that something important is happening in Hanoi.
Vietnamese celebrate the Lunar New Year on February 3rd this year. It changes every year because it's based on the lunar calendar. It is also called Tet.
This is also the same date as the Chinese New Year and the celebrations and customs are very similar.
In Hanoi the shops are stuffed with things related to the occassion - candies, gift baskets, decorations, etc. The streets have been jammed with traffic because businesses are going around presenting gifts to their customers and shoppers are out shopping.
There is a lot excitement and anticipation, just like Christmas in America.
I will be spending Chinese New Year in Singapore. This is the first time I am celebrating Chinese New Year in Singapore in almost 40 years. Below are some pictures of what's going on in the streets of Hanoi.
The balloon says it all "Happy New Year!"
A lot of the shops selling decorations are on Hang Giay street. Hang means product, Giay means paper. The Old Quarter in Hanoi has 36 streets with the name "Hang." Similar businesses will be located on the same street.
Candies are popular for guests visiting homes.
Gifts shaped like old Chinese money.
A shop selling all kinds of New Year's gifts.
Gift baskets are popular with businesses
More New Year's decorations. Red and gold are popular colors.
Red envelopes for giving money to the children.
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