Tết Nguyên Đán, more commonly known by its shortened name Tết, is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year derived from the Chinese New Year based on the Lunar calendar, a lunisolar calendar. The name Tết Nguyên Đán is Sino-Vietnamese for Feast of the First Morning.Many Vietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. There are a lot of customs practiced during Tết, like visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year (xông nhà), ancestral worshipping, wishing New Year’s greetings, giving lucky money to children (li xi) and elderly people. During Tết, Vietnamese visit their relatives and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. They consider Tết to be the first day of spring and the festival is often called Hội Xuân (spring festival).
This year, University of Iowa Vietnamese Student Association is proud to present “Hội Xuân 2010″ at University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Tet will be hosted at IMU 2nd Ballroom in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, February 19, 2010.
There will be live performances by University students, Vietnamese communities, and friends.
* Traditional Dragon Dance
* Cultural Performance
* Hip/Hop Dance
* Singing
* Games
* Numerous Prizes through out the night.
* Free Buffet Dinner
* Also, VSA is greatly honored to have Paris By Night singer BAO HAN to perform live on stage along with our VSA members and guest performers.
Come and enjoy a cultural and fun night for kids, parents, students, and everyone else.
This is a FREE event. Donations are greatly appreciated.
Please send donations to:
UI-VSA
223 Lucon Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
If you need any accommodations or questions please feel free to contact:
VSA President: Ngoc Trinh Nguyen
trinh-t-nguyen@uiowa.edu
515.402.0782
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