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Tết
Pink peach blossom in the north, yellow apricot blossom in the south, and red envelopes and banners everywhere.
The colours of Tết
Tết is the Vietnamese New Year. Every home wants a flowering branch, and its colour depends on where you live. In Hanoi and the north it is hoa đào, pink peach blossom, sold from bicycles in the cold weeks before the holiday. In Ho Chi Minh City and the warm south it is hoa mai, the yellow apricot blossom, whose colour is taken as a sign of wealth. Kumquat trees heavy with orange fruit stand by the door. Red is the colour of luck, as across East Asia: children receive lì xì, money in red envelopes, and red banners with gold writing carry wishes for the year. Many women wear the áo dài, the long tunic, in red or yellow silk.
#F08CA5Hoa đào pinkPeach blossom of the north.#F7CE1BHoa mai yellowApricot blossom of the south; wealth.#D0181FLì xì redLucky envelopes and banners.#F39A1EKumquat orangeFruit trees placed at the door.Values are fair approximations, not official shades.
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Written by the Rang desk with AI assistance. Background: "Tết" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.