Come celebrate T岷縯, also known as the Vietnamese New Year with Summitt Elementary students on Jan. 26 from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m or on Jan. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. Both events will be at the Summitt campus, 12207 Brigadoon Ln. The evening show will also include a dinner fundraiser, staff and volunteer recognition, a foundation/scholarship award and much more. Students from the Vietnamese Dual Language Program will perform a variety of acts, including a lion & dragon dance.
Please note: food is $5.00 per plate with 1 drink included. Entry tickets for the night show are $2.00 per person. Come join us as we say Happy New Year or Ch煤c M峄玭g N膬m M峄沬 and Cung Ch煤c T芒n Xu芒n!
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Background info:
T岷縯 is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Lunar calendar (around late Jan. or early Feb.) until at least the third day. T岷縯 shares many of the same customs of the Chinese New Year and was derived from Chinese traditions. There are quite a few customs practiced during T岷縯, such as visiting relatives or friends on the first day of the new year, ancestral worshipping, exchanging New Year鈥檚 greetings, giving lucky money to children and the elderly.
Many Vietnamese prepare for T岷縯 by cooking special holiday food such as b谩nh ch瓢ng (tightly packed sticky rice with meat or bean fillings wrapped in banana leaves). People often buy presents, decorations, food, and clothing to celebrate the new year. It is also customary that every family thoroughly cleans the house before the first day of the new year to sweep away any bad luck in order to make way for incoming good luck. T岷縯 is also an occasion for pilgrimages and family reunions. During T岷縯, Vietnamese visit their relatives and temples, leaving behind the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. The T岷縯 traditions are a great way to reconcile grudges and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.