Celebrate Tt In Traditional Vietnamese Style

Têt, or Lunar New Year, is a time for celebration in Vietnam. Family and friends gather together, often travelling from across the world to be with their loved ones. Bright colours, flowers and fireworks can be seen throughout cities as the celebrations get into full swing. While there’s plenty of time for revelry, Têt is also a time for worship and reflection.

This photo journal will guide you through the rituals of Têt through the eyes of the Phan family, a three-generation Buddhist household in the imperial city of Hue, Vietnam, as they decorate and prepare for the Lunar New Year.

Offerings are laid out in preparation for Têt

Family members and relatives eat together at the Têt reunion lunch

Family members and relatives gather for the Têt reunion lunch

Offerings are prepared the night before, as the family prepares for the celebrations to begin

The altar is prepared for the Têt celebration

Food offerings are made to the ancestors

Thần Tài (the God of Luck) is one of the deities that families make offerings to

Offerings are made to the Gods via burning rituals

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