Lucky money, dragon and lion dances and the crackle of firecrackers marked the start of the Lunar New Year, which took place ...

Vietnamese Catholics celebrate the Lunar New Year with traditional customs, including firecrackers, a Dragon Dance, and ...

The Lunar New Year festival is one of the biggest events on the parish calendar at Our Lady of Vietnam Church. The lion ...

Preparations include home cleaning and decorating and shopping, with celebrations including a family dinner, gifting red envelopes with money and wearing new clothes, according to Vietnam Tourism.

Giving away lucky money is a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) custom through which Vietnamese people exchange the best wishes with one another, hoping for a year of peace and good luck. Lucky money ...

At Lucky Corner in Frederick, head chef and owner Pha Huynh whips up traditional Vietnamese fare but with a twist. Trung Huynh, general manager of Lucky Corner and Pha Huynh’s son, said his ...

Lunar New Year is celebrated throughout the world, (China, Vietnam, the Philippines, the Koreas, Malaysia and people from those countries living abroad), but the dates and length of those ...

29 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, one of the most important festivals in many Asian countries, including Vietnam, China ... the new and old traditions they practice to ensure a lucky year ...

Lucky money in Vietnam is also red and called “lì xì,” while Korean culture prefers their “bokjumeoni” envelopes in white, as they are associated with purity and temperance. It is not unusual to see a ...

Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.