Write a short paragraph about your preparations for a holiday

Tet is traditional holiday in Vietnam. Everyone comebacks home to reunite their family. They buy gifts to give their family and their friends. Market has many types of cakes, fruits, food and flowers to serve for Tet. Special 30th December Lunar calendar, family is sitting around cooking fire to cook Banh Chung – a type has in Tet, and wait for and welcome new year. Start a lucky year, they gives lucky money together, its name’s Li Xi. Houses are decorated and painted and people buy news clothes to visit near relation. Tet is occasion to visit graves and meet old classmate. Tet has many festival; for example, flower, fireworks… and has many games; for example, Bai Choi, Dap Nieu Dat… In conclusion, tet is the time for people to understand and occasion to relax after they are assiduously working and make close relation.

Tet is a national and family festival. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, every is tidied, special food is cooked,offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the family altar with burning joss- sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the lucky visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelope. Tet is also a time for peace and love. During Tet, children often behave well and friends, relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.