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Chinese Lunar New Year - Year Of The Snake
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<blockquote data-quote="jack" data-source="post: 1068668" data-attributes="member: 43"><p><h3>Tết is like 'a second Christmas'</h3><p><strong>Maura Fogarty</strong></p><p>BBC News, Singapore</p><p></p><p>For many in the Vietnamese diaspora, Tết is a time to reconnect with family and tradition - cheerful decorations, lots of food and family gatherings.</p><p></p><p>In my childhood home in Southern California, where there is a large Vietnamese-American population, there would be graceful arrangements of pussy willow, with their fluffy, white buds that felt silky to our touch.</p><p></p><p>They represented the arrival of prosperity. Hanging tantalisingly off these branches, were little red packets filled with money. </p><p>My siblings and I would try to guess how much money they contained and eagerly await our chance to get one.</p><p></p><p>Because Tết always fell within the first two months of the year, it felt like a second Christmas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jack, post: 1068668, member: 43"] [HEADING=2]Tết is like 'a second Christmas'[/HEADING] [B]Maura Fogarty[/B] BBC News, Singapore For many in the Vietnamese diaspora, Tết is a time to reconnect with family and tradition - cheerful decorations, lots of food and family gatherings. In my childhood home in Southern California, where there is a large Vietnamese-American population, there would be graceful arrangements of pussy willow, with their fluffy, white buds that felt silky to our touch. They represented the arrival of prosperity. Hanging tantalisingly off these branches, were little red packets filled with money. My siblings and I would try to guess how much money they contained and eagerly await our chance to get one. Because Tết always fell within the first two months of the year, it felt like a second Christmas. [/QUOTE]
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Chinese Lunar New Year - Year Of The Snake
