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Festivals
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Traditional festivals are considered the traditional cultural activities of all
countries, including the Viętnamese people. They cut across all social classes,
urban and rural alike, and have become a necessary part of people's lives for
many centuries.
As in other countries, in the context of an agricultural economy, traditional
festivals of the Viętnamese people are usually linked to the cycle of crops.
In the of northern plains ViętNam, where two crops are gathered in a year,
spring (early February to March) and autumn (August and September) are periods
when paddy plants have already been transplanted and the farmers are waiting for
growing weather to do its work. The festivals held in spring and autumn reflect
the peasants' hope for a bumper crop and prosperity. Festivals have a cyclical
calendar which is seasonal in character.
Festivals are a time to enjoy and learn about the people's unique crafts and
skills. From
the puppet shows of the Master Pagoda Festival (HaTay) to the 'Xoan' folk songs
of the Hung Temple Festival (Vinh Phu) or the Phu Giay Festival 'Chau Van' folk
songs as does the Lim Festival with its 'Quan Ho' folk songs. The drum beats
used with traditional musical songs and dances create a driving energy during
the festivals. |
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The
Lunar Calendar |
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The calendar used in all traditional Viętnamese festivals is
based upon phases of the moon and therefore the dates are changeable.
Tęt falls sometime in the latter ten days of January and the middle part of
February, of the Gregorian calendar.
For those Readers who need to know when the Tęt or Chinese New Year Holidays,
simply ask any Chinese or Viętnamese person - they all know the dates! |
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Lunar Calendar |
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Rat
1900JAN31 through 1901FEB18
1912FEB18 through 1913FEB05
1924FEB05 through 1925JAN24
1936JAN24 through 1937FEB10
1948FEB10 through 1949JAN28
1960JAN28 through 1961FEB14
1972FEB15 through 1973FEB02
1984FEB02 through 1985FEB19
1996FEB19 through 1997FEB06
2008FEB07 through 2009JAN25 |
Buffalo
1901FEB19 through 1902FEB07
1913FEB06 through 1914JAN25
1925JAN25 through 1926FEB12
1937FEB11 through 1938JAN30
1949JAN29 through 1950FEB16
1961FEB15 through 1962FEB04
1973FEB03 through 1974JAN22
1985FEB20 through 1986FEB08
1997FEB07 through 1998JAN27
2009JAN26 through 2010FEB13
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Tiger
1902FEB08 through 1903JAN28
1914JAN26 through 1915FEB13
1926FEB13 through 1927FEB01
1938JAN31 through 1939FEB18
1950FEB17 through 1951FEB05
1962FEB05 through 1963JAN24
1974JAN23 through 1975FEB10
1986FEB09 through 1987JAN28
1998JAN28 through 1999FEB15
2010FEB14 through 2011FEB02
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Cat
1903JAN29 through 1904FEB15
1915FEB14 through 1916FEB02
1927FEB02 through 1928JAN22
1939FEB19 through 1940FEB07
1951FEB06 through J1952AN26
1963JAN25 through 1964FEB12
1975FEB11 through J1976AN30
1987JAN29 through 1988FEB16
1999FEB16 through F2000EB04
2011FEB03 through 2012JAN22
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Dragon
1904FEB19 through 1905FEB03
1916FEB03 through 1917JAN22
1928JAN23 through 1929FEB09
1940FEB08 through 1941JAN26
1952JAN27 through 1953FEB13
1964FEB13 through 1965FEB01
1976JAN31 through 1977FEB17
1988FEB17 through 1989FEB05
2000FEB05 through 2001JAN23
2012JAN23 through 2013FEB09 |
Snake
1905FEB04 through 1906JAN24
1917JAN23 through 1918FEB10
1929FEB10 through 1930JAN29
1941JAN27 through 1942FEB14
1953FEB14 through 1954FEB02
1965FEB02 through 1966JAN20
1977FEB18 through 1978FEB06
1989FEB06 through 1990JAN26
2001JAN24 through 2002FEB11
2013FEB10 through 2014JAN30 |
Horse
1906JAN25 through 1907FEB12
1918FEB11 through 1919JAN31
1930JAN30 through 1931FEB16
1942FEB15 through 1943FEB04
1954FEB03 through 1955JAN23
1966JAN21 through 1967FEB08
1978FEB07 through 1979JAN27
1990JAN27 through 1991FEB14
2002FEB12 through 2003JAN31
2014JAN31 through 2015FEB18 |
Goat
1907FEB13 through 1908FEB01
1919FEB01 through 1920FEB19
1931FEB17 through 1932FEB05
1943FEB05 through 1944JAN24
1955JAN24 through 1956FEB11
1967FEB09 through 1968JAN29
1979JAN28 through 1980FEB15
1991FEB15 through 1992FEB03
2003FEB01 through 2004JAN21
2015FEB19 through 2016FEB07 |
Monkey
1908FEB02 through 1909JAN21
1920FEB20 through 1921FEB07
1932FEB06 through 1933JAN25
1944JAN25 through 1945FEB12
1956FEB12 through J1957AN30
1968JAN29 through 1969FEB16
1980FEB16 through 1981FEB04
1992FEB04 through 1993JAN22
2004JAN22 through 2005FEB08
2016FEB08 through 2017JAN27 |
Cockerel
1909JAN22 through 1910FEB09
1921FEB08 through J1922AN27
1933JAN26 through 1934FEB13
1945FEB13 through 1946FEB01
1957JAN31 through 1958FEB17
1969FEB17 through 1970FEB05
1981FEB05 through 1982JAN24
1993JAN23 through 1994FEB09
2005FEB09 through 2006JAN28
2017JAN28 through 2018FEB15 |
Dog
1910FEB10 through 1911JAN29
1922JAN28 through 1923FEB15
1934FEB14 through 1935FEB03
1946FEB02 through J1947AN21
1958FEB18 through 1959FEB07
1970FEB06 through J1971AN26
1982JAN25 through F1983EB12
1994FEB10 through J1995AN30
2006JAN29 through 2007FEB17
2018FEB16 through 2019FEB04 |
Pig
1911JAN30 through 1912FEB17
1923FEB16 through 1924FEB04
1935FEB04 through 1936JAN23
1947JAN22 through 1948FEB09
1959FEB08 through 1960JAN27
1971JAN27 through 1972FEB14
1983FEB13 through 1984FEB01
1995JAN31 through 1996FEB18
2007FEB18 through 2008FEB06
2019FEB05 through 2020JAN24 |
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Asian Zodiac |
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In addition the Viętnamese use
another set of names by repeating a cycle of 60. The 60-year cycle is made up of
combinations of the twelve animals representing the earthly signs of the
Viętnamese zodiac and ten heavenly or celestial signs usually called 'stems'.
The Asian calendar forms a cycle of 60 years similar to the western century of
one hundred years. The 60-year cycle begins when the first of the twelve zodiac
signs is joined with the first of the ten celestial 'stems'. When each of the
ten 'stems' is matched with an animal, the result will be 60 different sets.
The celestial 'stem' attached to the zodiac animal provides modifying influences
on the characteristics of the animal. For example, the year of the dog sign can
be 'modified' by each of ten different associated 'stems'.
Enjoy the Tęt with our exciting predictions of your future. For peace of mind,
after reading your animal sign, please believe in good things and forget bad
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Viętnamese Zodiac |
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In ViętNam, the calendar was
devised based on the regularly changing phases of the moon. Most Viętnamese,
even city dwellers and overseas Viętnamese, have a lunar calendar in their homes
to consult for festivals and auspicious dates. Because of the use of the lunar
calendar, the actual days of the New Year vary from year to year.
The equinoxes and solstices that marked the beginning of the European seasons
were taken as the midpoint by the Asian calendar with the result that each
Viętnamese season begins six weeks earlier than its European counterpart.
Each year is 'sponsored' sequentially by one of the twelve animals of the
Viętnamese zodiac: the rat comes first, then the buffalo or ox, followed in
order by the tiger, cat, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, cock, dog, and
lastly, the pig. Of these animals one is mythical (the dragon) and four (rat,
tiger, snake and monkey) are wild, shunning contact with humans. Seven are
domesticated. Every twelve years, the sponsorship reverts to the same animal.
For example, the years 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 are dragon years. |
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