Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) is the most important holiday for Vietnamese people. People go to shop for flowers on New Year's Eve, redecorate their altars and make sure their house is clean to be ready for the new year. Vietnamese people follow a lot of customs and traditions when it comes to the first day of Tet, such as choosing the first footer, setting up the five fruit tray, avoiding sweeping or breaking anything, etc.

The five fruit tray is an indispensable item on the ancestral altar during Tet holiday. Five different kinds of fruits represent 5 natural elements: metal, wood, water, fire and soil. The five fruit tray also symbolizes the wishes of the homeowner for a good life. Traditional fruits include banana symbolizes family gathering, finger citrons symbolize Buddha's hands protecting the whole family, grapefruits symbolize peace, red dragon fruits symbolize fortune, and papayas symbolize prosperity. In each region, people choose different types of fruits based on its climate, specialities and family’s perception. And the fruits on the tray can be more than five.

The last meal of the year is called "Ăn tất niên". What goes on the table really depends on the family and where you live. For my family, we have xoi gac which is red sweet sticky rice, boiled chicken, chicken glass noodles, bamboo shoots with ribs soup, nem ran or cha gio which is vietnamese fried rolls, jellied meat, traditional square and round sticky rice cakes, banh chung and banh tet.

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