Christmas in Vietnam

It is a flag of Vietnam.

Vietnam Christmas symbols.

Every year dates change. So, for example, 2015 Vietnamese will meet on February 19, and 2016 — on February 9. So if you want to see own eyes as celebrate New year in this country, it is worth learning dates in advance. The gap can be quite big — from January 20 to February 20.

One dish will always stand on a New Year's table. It banchyung — cold rice pork pie.
One more festive dish — traditional Vietnamese sausage, for example ча Loit — the Vietnamese ham.

Some weeks prior to approach the Theta (Tết) the Vietnamese hostesses begin clear-out of the apartments, bringing an order to each corner and, especially, in kitchen where all ware is polished till glitters.
Rooms are decorated with the blossoming branches of peaches and apricots urged to drive away evil ghosts.