Tomorrow I am starting a new job, today I am resting. I made wonton and cabbage soup, so I can have a full purse and lots of money this year to help my boyfriend feel like he doesn’t have to be working such long days.
I'm Persian and it's really interesting how similar our new year's cultures are like buying new piece of clothing, having packed beauty salons, cleaning the house from top to bottom, visiting each other back and forth, giving money to children, eating nuts including what you mentioned. Food is also important for our new year day and fish is a common one.
In The South in the US, we clean right before New Year's Day, because we believe that if you sweep on New Year's Day you are sweeping the good luck out of the door. We eat black-eyed peas, collard greens, and corn bread because the collard greens represent paper money (green backs), the black-eyed peas represent wishes (one wish for every pea consumed), and the yellow corn bread represents gold.
I mean, doesn't everyone clean their house, cook tons of food, wash up, and put on new pretty/new clothes before the New Year? I thought that's universal. 😅 We do the exact same things (I'm from Ukraine living in Bulgaria, so we celebrate in a post USSR style). I can't imagine people not cleaning their house and cooking for 100 people. 😃 I think the only difference for us is that we buy presents because giving money is considered as not caring for the other enough because you 1) didn't pay attention to what the receiver would like to get, and 2) you didn't go out of your way to find it and wrap it up nicely. So overall, giving money is for the lazy bums who are not your real friends/family. New Years is THE biggest family holiday for us (most post Soviet countries), not Christmas. 👨👩👧👦 However, we also exchange presents with friends, not only family. I wouldn't mind receiving money now that I'm older, but in Vietnam, I guess I'd be the one giving 😂
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@@uyenninhNew Years for the Anglosphere (US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, NZ) is very subdued. You drink, watch the ball drop, drink some more, and have the day off of work to nurse your hangover for January 1. You also have to kiss someone at exactly midnight. Then you make a New Year’s resolution that you will inevitably give up on in February.
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
your mom might not show it but she is overjoyed you are with her there to share preparing for the new year festivities! she is amazing! and shows so much love for her family by her hard work. thanks mom! i am a mom and grandma so i know😊😉
Your Parents house is gorgeous ! The furniture is soooo beautiful, but just that garden and patio, incredible. Seriously a dream home! Happy New Year, to all of your family !
I can’t believe how much similarity there was between Persian /iranian new year and Vietnamese , cleaning the house, buying new cloth, giving money to children , having sunflower seeds. Persians also read poetry ,visit relatives and get visited back, while at each others home snack on nuts and also sunflower seeds with sweets and tea . Loved it !
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40, cleaning houses, get new clothes, etc. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
That's because everyone in the whole world does this. The difference is the types of decorations, food, clothing and gifts. Everyone in the comments is saying the same thing, because everyone does the same thing.
Those are exquisitely wrapped. I love seeing people take pride in their work like this. Kudos to your mom. Also, I'm surprised how much they cost. 30 EU for the fan in Europe or the states makes sense, I would have expected it to be much cheaper in Vietnam. Learn something new every day. Vietnam isn't as cheap as I thought.
Maybe Uyen did not haggle. Apparently, there is no marked prices at markets, they can charge what they want, it's up to you to bring the price down. I agree with you, 30 Euros is a lot of money for the locals, I would not expect to pay that much, even in Europe.
@@ChrissieSM Uyen is Vietnamese, of course she haggled. But now that Uyen is able to financial contribute, I think she likes to spoil her family and by the best handmade decorations she can. I think 30 euro is good for such beautiful decorations that I am sure Uyen takes great pride in them.
I am German and as you probably know, celebrating New Year is slightly more connected to friends, while Christmas is more with family, parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins and nieces and nephews. When I was young, fireworks were a major part of the party, which we by the way often call with the name of the Christian Saint Silvester (it's a Silvester-Party). However, there's some discussion recently about the fireworks, since blowing up some 300 million Euro just for fireworks in one night (that's what Germans spend for it annually) is considered no longer adequate, at least by some of us. Please explain this lucky money to us. So children get it from their relatives? But what can you do with it? Can you actually "spend" it somewhere, somehow? How is the luck " cashed out"? I remember something about burning it?! My second question is about the Lunar New Year/Tet: Is that related to the Chinese New Year? I work with a lot Chinese partners, and most of them are not available during Mid January for about two weeks. Do they celebrate the same thing?
@@linuxtag2009 I am Vietnamese-Chinese-Canadian, and I will like to answer your questions. The lucky money is usually given by married people to children or young(er) adults. Parents and/or grandparents also give them to their children/grandchildren, regardless of age. It is for the recipients to do as they wish (spend, or save). The "burning" of the money she mentioned is fake money people burn for their dead ancestors during a ritual. In this ritual, various food are offered, as well as fake money, paper clothing, and other blings are burned for them. The dead ancestors ALWAYS gets to eat first, and once the ritual is done, family then consumed them. However, bowels of fruits and snacks are kept at the shrine until after the new year. The burning items are to make sure the ancestors have enough to spend and wear in the underworld, and, in return, they will bless the living with wealth, health and prosperity, etc. Yes, Tet is the same as Chinese New Year. Different languages, hence different names, but same same.
I've been watching your content for years now, I'm french and multicultural as well, and I truly wish you all the best for this new year, you really deserve it ! it just feels like you're a friend ❤
I am also from France and same I love your content and this one was extremely well put together and very explicitly done. Hope your new year was fun and meaningful as always. Great that you were able to be with your family for this wonderful event. ❤️ thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Happy Snake Year … Your mom is really great .. cleaning such big house and make that cake (24 hours) … can’t believe … Good health and good wealth to you and your family ..and good film in snake year .
I left my country when I was little but watching your videos makes me miss the memories I did have of our new year before I left. I miss how everyone start preparing dishes so the air around our town changed to a sweet smell. I miss getting and giving new cloths every one. I miss the very long and labouring meals every the neighborhood moms would get together to make while us kids played late into the night. I miss being part of a community that all celebrated together.
I was laughing when I watched the part where you noticed that your dad hung the fan upside down :D I'm glad your mom got to get pampered for the New Year
Happy New Year, Sweetie! I am celebrating lunar new year here in Denmark as a half Inuit from Greenland! I made my mother's grave really pretty with a candle, flowers, a wreath, and pheasant feathers. K think it looks really beautiful and elegant! We had a kind of burger with paddies made out of red beans, and there was pink sauerkraut (I added some red cabbage, and when it's done fermenting, it's pink! Very pretty! I made cinnamon rolls for dessert; in Danish, they are called cinnamon snails ,but today they are cinnamon snakes! 😆 I have been wearing red all day, including my mother's coral necklace. I don't have any rubies, so corals it was! I hang up the red paper star in the window that we also use for Christmas, so it's a nice warm light. The flowers are blue hyacinths, they smell really nice, and some big green branches fro. the garden. I don't know what they are called, not even in Danish, but they are big and look lush. I made a paper snake to hang in the window facing the street. It's west, and having green in the west was auspicious. It would call luck and ward off unluck. I have a big , red lacquer plate near the flowers, a collection of polished gemstones in different colours. Red for me (carnelian, my favourite) Green jade for my (twin) brothers, purple amethyst for my father, and I put a red ,banded agate on my mother's grave too. There are lit candles and lots of snacks. I will remember pumpkin and sunflower seeds in their shells next year! I will also see if there are any round chrysanthemums, but here in Denmark, we kinda only have them in the autumn. I will take some plum tree branches and see if I can make them bloom next year! I think we should adopt much more Vietnamese style Lunar New Year here in Denmark too! I'm kinda Protestant and my mother was a very kind, openhearted, and openminded Christian lady, so she embraced lunar new year the year we had an exchange student from Hong Kong - and I still celebrate it 27 years after! Happy New Year for you and your Vietnamese and for your German family with lots of love from Denmark ❤
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@3quevndog873 Well, as a Dane, I can tell you that our Christmas is very much based on German Christmas, but nevertheless, there's a distinct set of traditions that are very Danish. And comparing how Uyen and her family go about the celebration, I can tell you that it is distinctly different from how it is celebrated not only in Hong Kong ,but also the hugely varied ways it's celebrated in what is now known as Mainland China. Traditions change, I am a great fan of that. We can pick and choose, so of course it is a matter of fashions. What I like about this version is how fried it seems from the endless layers of superstitions based on the myriad of oddities surrounding the Chinese writing system. It seems much more free and about having a good time! I do like that! And the new year's trees are absolutely wonderful! I am very happy to take my clues from Vietnam and Japan, who, of course, fall within the cultural region known as the sinosphere, but seen from abroad look rather distinct from how it is celebrated in Beijing 🤷♂️ lots of love from Denmark 💚
This reminds me of our New year celebration in April. In South Asia we celebrate solar new year just like the lunar new year. Our New Year begins when the sun transitions from the house of Pisces to the house of Aries. Cleaning every inch of our houses, preparing traditional sweets, going to temples, worshipping our elders, having meals with our relatives and friends. So much alike. We are having nearly a week for this new year celebration. Lots of love from Sri Lanka. ❤
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@3quevndog873 So nice. I saw similarities between lunar and solar new year celebrations. In this busy world, having these kinds of traditions are like a healing therapy and a glue to maintain family bonds.
@@umeshabandara3711 don't listen to that person's nonsense. Even thou China colonized Vietnam more than a thousand year in the past, there are some influence that we adapt, Vietnamese already celebrate Tet (or Lunar New Year) way before Chinese invaded us
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
Dear Uyen ❤, today in news I read that it is Lunar new year and I immediately thought of you 🫶🏽 I “loved” your last video on Lunar new year and I an very happy that you have posted another one this year as well. I want to prepare tea for myself, sit down and start watching your video now. Thank you very much and happy new year 💛
I really enjoy when you talk about cultural things, Uyen. I grew up in a university community where we had people from all over the world and I think it’s fascinating to learn about how other people do things.
14:34 In america those potted flowers are called mums! They are insanely popular during fall time. They aren't really sold outside of that (and I've never tried so idk if you can find them)
Happy New Year. Thank you for sharing your traditions. Everything was lovely, especially the coi fish. They look very fancy. I love the idea of blossoming trees to celebrate the New Year. We use blossoming branches to decorate for Easter every Spring. When I was growing up, we looked forward to Easter because we would get our only new dress to wear on Easter Sunday. That is also when we got new shoes. It was often a struggle because we might grow too much before then and our feet would hurt in too small shoes until Easter came. Or the shoes would wear out and we’d put cardboard inside to cover the holes. With clothes it was easier. They came loose, with deep hems and seams to let out as you grew. Easter was also a time to make a lot of food that takes a lot of time to make. And we did a major Spring Cleaning so the house was perfect. People dressed in their nicest clothes and looked their best. So, although we do not celebrate New Year quite like the Vietnamese, we do practice some similar traditions at Easter. I love all your videos. Happy New Year again to you, your family, and German boyfriend
This reminds me a lot of how people used to celebrate Easter in rural Austria. Cleaning the house, lot's of blooming flowers and trees, treats for tge children, colourful decorations and people come together to feast after lent.
My mothers family originated in Andalucia Spain. As a little girl of 4 years old i helped my grandmother and mother with the Christmas preparations. The cleaning, decoration clothes for the feast and preparing food....a lot of food! I still love to cook and decorate clothes that i find in second hand stores. Mostly with my daughter, she has been raised by me in the same tradition. We are a dutch family living in Rotterdam with a dash of Spanish culture. Maybe you could visit Rotterdam some day. At the base of our appartment we have a surf pool with very high waves in the middle of the city. From my balcony i can see the surfers!
I really love these videos!!! Honestly anything you make about your culture or the cultures of the places you visit are always so interesting! I hope to see even more!
It's amazing how special everyone finds it, the closest thing I've been is Hogmanay in Edinburgh and that felt like a big thing - but that's nothing compared to how much of an occasion you guys make of a new year. I'm in awe and kind of sad that England doesn't do anything as good. We just get drunk in a pub and try not to get in a fight that night.
Chúc mừng năm mới from New Zealand!!! Thanks for posting about Vietnamese culture, Uyen. Seeing your content makes my heart full for you, and for Vietnam❤
Wishing you all the best this year but usually you should be careful if it’s the same year as your. It’s consider to a rough year. Eating healthy carefully of your health, don’t travel too far and avoid doing anything dangerous. Those are the norm. I’m cow year so snake year is a bless for me and usually when the year is rough for you, we go burn some paper old clothes, clipping nails, hair and throw some egg to lessen the unfortunate.
@@chocochan2537 Thank you very much for the message and the kind wishes! I will take your well-intentioned advice to heart. Happy New Year to you too, dear ox/cow! 🙂
@ But the Year of the Snake only began yesterday. Until January 28th we still had the Year of the Dragon. Damn car! Trump doesn't really affect me that much. Over here, it's more the new FPÖ government under Kickl that occupies me. As for your cancer diagnosis, I'm very sorry. I wish you all the best and that you will receive good treatment. Lots of strength, and don't hang your head! 🫶🫶🫶
Your tenderness with your mom brings tears to my eyes. And your joy in your traditions, and in sharing them, is endearing. Thank you for sharing with us, happy new year, and I hope you get to enjoy many wonderful new years to come.
The energy, love and joy put in to a celebration out of tradition is so beautiful. I am Canadian with British Ancestry. I feel that we have lost so many of our traditions. I find that sad. watching Uyen, her family and all the people in Vietnam celebrate with such dedication and joy for tradition is heart warming. Thank you for sharing!! Happy New Year!!
New clothes we looked excited for at Easter and Christmas we got new pajamas and possibly a new winter coat. Winter coats were very expensive so that would be my only gift if I chose that.🎉
Oooh the fish is soooo pretty. 🥰 Thank you for sharing your traditions. I think a great part of being an auntie is cooking for THEM, but totally agree with them doing the dishes. Lol.😂
I remember last Tet when you showed us how she prepares the leaves! That was such a long process and then to continue by making the filling starting at 4am! What a labor intensive dish-but the wonderful thing Uyen, is that work is all done by your mom with the deepest love for her family! Spring rolls are my favorite any time of the year!
Thank you for sharing your culture 🙂 I love how beautifully wrapped the new years cakes were! I'm from the Netherlands and our new years food is 'oliebollen'. Fried dough balls with raisins and powdered sugar :)
Loved everything about this video! Thank you so much for sharing your traditions with us. I love learning about family and cultural traditions in other countries. Happy Tet! ❤
Em tự hào về chị vô cùng❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Một người con đất Việt dù cho ở bất cứ nơi đâu vẫn luôn hướng về quê hương nguồn cội❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Năm hết tết đến, em chúc chị và gia đình năm mới phát tài phát lộc, mạnh khoẻ, hạnh phúc và bình an ạ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your culture with us. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos, with your German boyfriend lol. The food looks delicious. Vietnamese is my favorite Asian food and I can’t get enough of it. Hope you have a wonderful new year. Your parents are lovely and have a beautiful home.
I had the blessing of tasting the Vietnamese New Year cake in my church. Some Vietnamese locals made them for the special occasion when we celebrated special mass for Lunar New Year. It was very delicious indeed.
I'm a quarter of Vietnamese and 3rd quarter Thai, and now living in Thailand, the meals that you prepare for the holiday make me miss my family so much, i didn't go this year but Happy New Year to you!
I love the tradition of making banh trung. I hope you learn that from your mom and keep it going for your children, Uyen. I miss the kumquat/calamansi trees and stuff your mom bought last year. I absolutely love those. Chrysanthemums are probably my least favorite flowers and they're used as fall decor in the US. I prefer the peach trees/blossoms over those. Cannot believe the price for the decor there now. Crazy!
Happy New Year. I much prefer celebrating Tết. There is a lot to do but it's all so much fun (unless you have to cram it all into 3 days!). I love the decorations. That market was wonderful, I would love to shop there.
Thank you and your family for showing us the traditions of Lunar New Year celebration in your home. It's very pretty and welcoming. Now I want some spring rolls today. I love them, too.😊 To celebrate with you, I'm going to find some today at a restaurant. Happy Lunar New Year!
Thank you for sharing your family's preparations for Tet and for explaining some of the customs. Very informative and interesting, and always delivered with a smile. 😊
🌳🍊🌻 Love how many fruits you all grow yourself in your parents’ beautiful garden that the patio overlooks! 💚 And the rooster is excited for New Year too haha 🎶🐔🎶
Thanks for sharing! It's nice to learn about other cultures. I have colleagues who celebrate the New Year so it's great for me to share their holiday in a way.
Lovely to see that your new year centres around family and friends. Something I feel we have lost here in Ireland. I remember my mother making Christmas pudding in September and the cake in September. Then before December the whole house got a good cleaning. We had visitors almost every evening, now no one calls to see anyone without an appointment it’s sad.
How are you celebrating New Year? Thank you for all the kind wishes!!
I’m going to the temple. I went to my grandma’s house for food like Banh Chung for lunar new year ave. Back to her house later for more Banh Chung.
About d same way but not so fancy. I've tons of food though because of offering to ancestors 🎉 happy new year uyen
Wishing you a joyous new year, Uyen and family!!! I’m celebrating by hoping to make some tteok mandu guk for dinner later ❤
New years happened so wdym by that
Tomorrow I am starting a new job, today I am resting. I made wonton and cabbage soup, so I can have a full purse and lots of money this year to help my boyfriend feel like he doesn’t have to be working such long days.
I'm Persian and it's really interesting how similar our new year's cultures are like buying new piece of clothing, having packed beauty salons, cleaning the house from top to bottom, visiting each other back and forth, giving money to children, eating nuts including what you mentioned. Food is also important for our new year day and fish is a common one.
That is indeed super interesting. I didn't know that, thank you for sharing it with us!
My husband is Persian and I noticed many similarities although the food is pretty different. ❤❤
In The South in the US, we clean right before New Year's Day, because we believe that if you sweep on New Year's Day you are sweeping the good luck out of the door. We eat black-eyed peas, collard greens, and corn bread because the collard greens represent paper money (green backs), the black-eyed peas represent wishes (one wish for every pea consumed), and the yellow corn bread represents gold.
Thats cool!!!
I mean, doesn't everyone clean their house, cook tons of food, wash up, and put on new pretty/new clothes before the New Year? I thought that's universal. 😅 We do the exact same things (I'm from Ukraine living in Bulgaria, so we celebrate in a post USSR style). I can't imagine people not cleaning their house and cooking for 100 people. 😃 I think the only difference for us is that we buy presents because giving money is considered as not caring for the other enough because you 1) didn't pay attention to what the receiver would like to get, and 2) you didn't go out of your way to find it and wrap it up nicely. So overall, giving money is for the lazy bums who are not your real friends/family. New Years is THE biggest family holiday for us (most post Soviet countries), not Christmas. 👨👩👧👦 However, we also exchange presents with friends, not only family. I wouldn't mind receiving money now that I'm older, but in Vietnam, I guess I'd be the one giving 😂
I love how respectful you continue to be of your family's privacy. Strange to say, but seeing those blurred faces warms my heart every time.
This! I also love to hear them speak Vietnamese
I LOVE those paper fish! So beautiful! I wish we Americans celebrated the New Year in such a fun and beautiful way.
My jaw dropped when she showed the fish!!! Soooo cool and pretty!!! 🐠
Nothing is stopping you from doing it.
@@653j521 Sure there is... about a thousand online Americans that will cry CULTURAL APPROPRIATIONNNNNNN
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
That was fascinating! Completely alien to an Irish person but very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to share it!
How do you celebrate New Year in your culture?
@@uyenninh Fireworks, go out to the pub and have drinks.
@@dianacfleming To be fair, going out to the pub is how we celebrate (almost) everything. 😅
@@uyenninhNew Years for the Anglosphere (US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, NZ) is very subdued. You drink, watch the ball drop, drink some more, and have the day off of work to nurse your hangover for January 1. You also have to kiss someone at exactly midnight. Then you make a New Year’s resolution that you will inevitably give up on in February.
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
Thank you for sharing your family activities for the lunar New Year.
your mom might not show it but she is overjoyed you are with her there to share preparing for the new year festivities! she is amazing! and shows so much love for her family by her hard work. thanks mom! i am a mom and grandma so i know😊😉
Yup. This mama knows we appreciate when our kids are there and involved. It's hard enough not seeing each other often so this is awesome!
Your Parents house is gorgeous ! The furniture is soooo beautiful, but just that garden and patio, incredible. Seriously a dream home! Happy New Year, to all of your family !
It is a beautiful home. I love all the greenery from the garden.
I can’t believe how much similarity there was between Persian /iranian new year and Vietnamese , cleaning the house, buying new cloth, giving money to children , having sunflower seeds. Persians also read poetry ,visit relatives and get visited back, while at each others home snack on nuts and also sunflower seeds with sweets and tea . Loved it !
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40, cleaning houses, get new clothes, etc. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@@3quevndog873 1/10 rage bait
That's because everyone in the whole world does this. The difference is the types of decorations, food, clothing and gifts. Everyone in the comments is saying the same thing, because everyone does the same thing.
@@3quevndog873 What are you saying bro? If you don't even know your root, then don't call yourself Vietnamese.
Those are exquisitely wrapped. I love seeing people take pride in their work like this. Kudos to your mom. Also, I'm surprised how much they cost. 30 EU for the fan in Europe or the states makes sense, I would have expected it to be much cheaper in Vietnam. Learn something new every day. Vietnam isn't as cheap as I thought.
Maybe Uyen did not haggle. Apparently, there is no marked prices at markets, they can charge what they want, it's up to you to bring the price down. I agree with you, 30 Euros is a lot of money for the locals, I would not expect to pay that much, even in Europe.
@@ChrissieSM Uyen is Vietnamese, of course she haggled. But now that Uyen is able to financial contribute, I think she likes to spoil her family and by the best handmade decorations she can. I think 30 euro is good for such beautiful decorations that I am sure Uyen takes great pride in them.
I am German and as you probably know, celebrating New Year is slightly more connected to friends, while Christmas is more with family, parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins and nieces and nephews. When I was young, fireworks were a major part of the party, which we by the way often call with the name of the Christian Saint Silvester (it's a Silvester-Party). However, there's some discussion recently about the fireworks, since blowing up some 300 million Euro just for fireworks in one night (that's what Germans spend for it annually) is considered no longer adequate, at least by some of us.
Please explain this lucky money to us. So children get it from their relatives? But what can you do with it? Can you actually "spend" it somewhere, somehow? How is the luck " cashed out"? I remember something about burning it?!
My second question is about the Lunar New Year/Tet: Is that related to the Chinese New Year? I work with a lot Chinese partners, and most of them are not available during Mid January for about two weeks. Do they celebrate the same thing?
@@linuxtag2009 I am Vietnamese-Chinese-Canadian, and I will like to answer your questions. The lucky money is usually given by married people to children or young(er) adults. Parents and/or grandparents also give them to their children/grandchildren, regardless of age. It is for the recipients to do as they wish (spend, or save).
The "burning" of the money she mentioned is fake money people burn for their dead ancestors during a ritual. In this ritual, various food are offered, as well as fake money, paper clothing, and other blings are burned for them. The dead ancestors ALWAYS gets to eat first, and once the ritual is done, family then consumed them. However, bowels of fruits and snacks are kept at the shrine until after the new year. The burning items are to make sure the ancestors have enough to spend and wear in the underworld, and, in return, they will bless the living with wealth, health and prosperity, etc.
Yes, Tet is the same as Chinese New Year. Different languages, hence different names, but same same.
I've been watching your content for years now, I'm french and multicultural as well, and I truly wish you all the best for this new year, you really deserve it ! it just feels like you're a friend ❤
Thank you for the friendly comment
I am also from France and same I love your content and this one was extremely well put together and very explicitly done. Hope your new year was fun and meaningful as always. Great that you were able to be with your family for this wonderful event. ❤️ thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Happy Snake Year …
Your mom is really great .. cleaning such big house and make that cake (24 hours) … can’t believe …
Good health and good wealth to you and your family ..and good film in snake year .
I left my country when I was little but watching your videos makes me miss the memories I did have of our new year before I left. I miss how everyone start preparing dishes so the air around our town changed to a sweet smell. I miss getting and giving new cloths every one. I miss the very long and labouring meals every the neighborhood moms would get together to make while us kids played late into the night. I miss being part of a community that all celebrated together.
I was laughing when I watched the part where you noticed that your dad hung the fan upside down :D I'm glad your mom got to get pampered for the New Year
Happy New Year, Sweetie!
I am celebrating lunar new year here in Denmark as a half Inuit from Greenland! I made my mother's grave really pretty with a candle, flowers, a wreath, and pheasant feathers. K think it looks really beautiful and elegant!
We had a kind of burger with paddies made out of red beans, and there was pink sauerkraut (I added some red cabbage, and when it's done fermenting, it's pink! Very pretty! I made cinnamon rolls for dessert; in Danish, they are called cinnamon snails ,but today they are cinnamon snakes! 😆
I have been wearing red all day, including my mother's coral necklace. I don't have any rubies, so corals it was!
I hang up the red paper star in the window that we also use for Christmas, so it's a nice warm light. The flowers are blue hyacinths, they smell really nice, and some big green branches fro. the garden. I don't know what they are called, not even in Danish, but they are big and look lush.
I made a paper snake to hang in the window facing the street. It's west, and having green in the west was auspicious. It would call luck and ward off unluck.
I have a big , red lacquer plate near the flowers, a collection of polished gemstones in different colours. Red for me (carnelian, my favourite) Green jade for my (twin) brothers, purple amethyst for my father, and I put a red ,banded agate on my mother's grave too.
There are lit candles and lots of snacks. I will remember pumpkin and sunflower seeds in their shells next year! I will also see if there are any round chrysanthemums, but here in Denmark, we kinda only have them in the autumn.
I will take some plum tree branches and see if I can make them bloom next year! I think we should adopt much more Vietnamese style Lunar New Year here in Denmark too!
I'm kinda Protestant and my mother was a very kind, openhearted, and openminded Christian lady, so she embraced lunar new year the year we had an exchange student from Hong Kong - and I still celebrate it 27 years after!
Happy New Year for you and your Vietnamese and for your German family with lots of love from Denmark ❤
That all sounds lovely! Happy new year from Austria.
Happy New Year 🎉
You’re half Asian and half Greenlandic? Damn, you’re Mr. Worldwide.
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@3quevndog873 Well, as a Dane, I can tell you that our Christmas is very much based on German Christmas, but nevertheless, there's a distinct set of traditions that are very Danish. And comparing how Uyen and her family go about the celebration, I can tell you that it is distinctly different from how it is celebrated not only in Hong Kong ,but also the hugely varied ways it's celebrated in what is now known as Mainland China.
Traditions change, I am a great fan of that. We can pick and choose, so of course it is a matter of fashions. What I like about this version is how fried it seems from the endless layers of superstitions based on the myriad of oddities surrounding the Chinese writing system. It seems much more free and about having a good time! I do like that! And the new year's trees are absolutely wonderful!
I am very happy to take my clues from Vietnam and Japan, who, of course, fall within the cultural region known as the sinosphere, but seen from abroad look rather distinct from how it is celebrated in Beijing 🤷♂️ lots of love from Denmark 💚
This reminds me of our New year celebration in April. In South Asia we celebrate solar new year just like the lunar new year. Our New Year begins when the sun transitions from the house of Pisces to the house of Aries.
Cleaning every inch of our houses, preparing traditional sweets, going to temples, worshipping our elders, having meals with our relatives and friends. So much alike. We are having nearly a week for this new year celebration. Lots of love from Sri Lanka. ❤
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
@3quevndog873 So nice. I saw similarities between lunar and solar new year celebrations. In this busy world, having these kinds of traditions are like a healing therapy and a glue to maintain family bonds.
@@umeshabandara3711 don't listen to that person's nonsense. Even thou China colonized Vietnam more than a thousand year in the past, there are some influence that we adapt, Vietnamese already celebrate Tet (or Lunar New Year) way before Chinese invaded us
@@umeshabandara3711they are speading false information, please don't listen to them. Our Tết is not based on the Chinese.
This is such a beautiful way to honor your ancestors. The shrine is gorgeous. Happy New Year to you and yours.
As a Vietnamese, let me tell you. Our new year culture is mostly based on Chinese New Year culture like what you see those red decorations at 5:35 and 6:40. We Vietnamese didn't have that kind of things in the past, but since we have watched a lot of Chinese movies, exposed to Chinese culture, and have more contacts with a lot of Chinese people especially in the last 40 years, we have gradually followed the Chinese way of celebrating Chinese culture because we really love Chinese culture. That is why many people see so much similarity between our vietnamese culture and Chinese culture.
Uyen glows differently when she's back Home. ❤
As a Vietnamese American, I'm so proud that you represent our culture so well and with such positivity. Thank you. Chúc mừng năm mới!
It's nice that your new year's trees aren't cut but still have their roots! 😊
Dear Uyen ❤, today in news I read that it is Lunar new year and I immediately thought of you 🫶🏽 I “loved” your last video on Lunar new year and I an very happy that you have posted another one this year as well. I want to prepare tea for myself, sit down and start watching your video now. Thank you very much and happy new year 💛
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the new video!
I really enjoy when you talk about cultural things, Uyen. I grew up in a university community where we had people from all over the world and I think it’s fascinating to learn about how other people do things.
14:34 In america those potted flowers are called mums! They are insanely popular during fall time. They aren't really sold outside of that (and I've never tried so idk if you can find them)
Right. There are bunch of these flowers in Costco every time fall arrives. Sometimes Costco sells these in small pots before the Lunar New Year too.
Mums is short for chrysanthemums.
In my country we buy them for All Saint's Day to decorate graves.
Happy New Year. Thank you for sharing your traditions. Everything was lovely, especially the coi fish. They look very fancy. I love the idea of blossoming trees to celebrate the New Year. We use blossoming branches to decorate for Easter every Spring. When I was growing up, we looked forward to Easter because we would get our only new dress to wear on Easter Sunday. That is also when we got new shoes. It was often a struggle because we might grow too much before then and our feet would hurt in too small shoes until Easter came. Or the shoes would wear out and we’d put cardboard inside to cover the holes. With clothes it was easier. They came loose, with deep hems and seams to let out as you grew. Easter was also a time to make a lot of food that takes a lot of time to make. And we did a major Spring Cleaning so the house was perfect. People dressed in their nicest clothes and looked their best. So, although we do not celebrate New Year quite like the Vietnamese, we do practice some similar traditions at Easter. I love all your videos. Happy New Year again to you, your family, and German boyfriend
I like how for the new years everyone buys a tree! 🌳
CHÚC MỪNG NĂM MỚI 🎉
i’m living in Vietnam too
love seeing everyone celebrate 😊
Thank you for sharing with us! Vietnamese spring rolls have become one of my top 3 favorite foods 🤩
This is so beautiful. TY I always learn so much. Ty to your family as well. Dads are the same everywhere LOL looks good to me 😃
As a Vietnamese, I look forward to this video every year now.
It feels so good to see that you're so rooted to your tradition ♥️✨
I enjoy learning about your culture!! Thank you!!
This reminds me a lot of how people used to celebrate Easter in rural Austria. Cleaning the house, lot's of blooming flowers and trees, treats for tge children, colourful decorations and people come together to feast after lent.
I hope you and your family have a lovely Lunar New Year!!!
My mothers family originated in Andalucia Spain. As a little girl of 4 years old i helped my grandmother and mother with the Christmas preparations. The cleaning, decoration clothes for the feast and preparing food....a lot of food!
I still love to cook and decorate clothes that i find in second hand stores. Mostly with my daughter, she has been raised by me in the same tradition. We are a dutch family living in Rotterdam with a dash of Spanish culture.
Maybe you could visit Rotterdam some day. At the base of our appartment we have a surf pool with very high waves in the middle of the city. From my balcony i can see the surfers!
I really love these videos!!! Honestly anything you make about your culture or the cultures of the places you visit are always so interesting! I hope to see even more!
It's amazing how special everyone finds it, the closest thing I've been is Hogmanay in Edinburgh and that felt like a big thing - but that's nothing compared to how much of an occasion you guys make of a new year. I'm in awe and kind of sad that England doesn't do anything as good. We just get drunk in a pub and try not to get in a fight that night.
Chúc mừng năm mới from New Zealand!!! Thanks for posting about Vietnamese culture, Uyen. Seeing your content makes my heart full for you, and for Vietnam❤
I am a Snake (born 1977). This is gonna be my lucky year. At least I hope so. Happy New Year from Austria! 🤗
Wishing you all the best this year but usually you should be careful if it’s the same year as your. It’s consider to a rough year. Eating healthy carefully of your health, don’t travel too far and avoid doing anything dangerous. Those are the norm. I’m cow year so snake year is a bless for me and usually when the year is rough for you, we go burn some paper old clothes, clipping nails, hair and throw some egg to lessen the unfortunate.
I’m a snake too but this year so far has been awful. First Trump, then cancer, and then my car broke down.
@@chocochan2537 Thank you very much for the message and the kind wishes! I will take your well-intentioned advice to heart. Happy New Year to you too, dear ox/cow! 🙂
@ But the Year of the Snake only began yesterday. Until January 28th we still had the Year of the Dragon. Damn car! Trump doesn't really affect me that much. Over here, it's more the new FPÖ government under Kickl that occupies me. As for your cancer diagnosis, I'm very sorry. I wish you all the best and that you will receive good treatment. Lots of strength, and don't hang your head! 🫶🫶🫶
Your tenderness with your mom brings tears to my eyes. And your joy in your traditions, and in sharing them, is endearing. Thank you for sharing with us, happy new year, and I hope you get to enjoy many wonderful new years to come.
I love the paper fish… beautiful
Makes me miss new year in vietnam on my mom’s side :,)
Have the best new year, thank you for all the videos u make queen 🫶
The energy, love and joy put in to a celebration out of tradition is so beautiful. I am Canadian with British Ancestry. I feel that we have lost so many of our traditions. I find that sad. watching Uyen, her family and all the people in Vietnam celebrate with such dedication and joy for tradition is heart warming. Thank you for sharing!! Happy New Year!!
New clothes we looked excited for at Easter and Christmas we got new pajamas and possibly a new winter coat. Winter coats were very expensive so that would be my only gift if I chose that.🎉
We used to get new sandals at Easter to go with a new dress and we would wear them to Church xx
Oooh the fish is soooo pretty. 🥰 Thank you for sharing your traditions. I think a great part of being an auntie is cooking for THEM, but totally agree with them doing the dishes. Lol.😂
Thank you and always enjoy learning about Vietnamese culture ❤
I remember last Tet when you showed us how she prepares the leaves! That was such a long process and then to continue by making the filling starting at 4am! What a labor intensive dish-but the wonderful thing Uyen, is that work is all done by your mom with the deepest love for her family! Spring rolls are my favorite any time of the year!
love the tradition of blooming trees, so delicate, so beautiful and full of new life.
The decorations were surprisingly expensive! But very pretty!
That all looks so pretty. Even the money is crisp and new! Thank you for sharing.
Like your culture. Your parents have a beautifull house.
Your parents house is so gorgeous! Those wood ornaments look sooo stunning!
Thank you for sharing your culture 🙂 I love how beautifully wrapped the new years cakes were! I'm from the Netherlands and our new years food is 'oliebollen'. Fried dough balls with raisins and powdered sugar :)
Chúc mừng năm mới!! 🎉🧧🧧
Loved everything about this video! Thank you so much for sharing your traditions with us. I love learning about family and cultural traditions in other countries. Happy Tet! ❤
I like the thumbnail photo, happy new year❤
Thank you 🎀
Em tự hào về chị vô cùng❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Một người con đất Việt dù cho ở bất cứ nơi đâu vẫn luôn hướng về quê hương nguồn cội❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Năm hết tết đến, em chúc chị và gia đình năm mới phát tài phát lộc, mạnh khoẻ, hạnh phúc và bình an ạ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your culture with us. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos, with your German boyfriend lol. The food looks delicious. Vietnamese is my favorite Asian food and I can’t get enough of it. Hope you have a wonderful new year. Your parents are lovely and have a beautiful home.
I had the blessing of tasting the Vietnamese New Year cake in my church. Some Vietnamese locals made them for the special occasion when we celebrated special mass for Lunar New Year. It was very delicious indeed.
Thank you so much for sharing your culture with us I find it so so interesting and beautiful
I'm a quarter of Vietnamese and 3rd quarter Thai, and now living in Thailand, the meals that you prepare for the holiday make me miss my family so much, i didn't go this year but Happy New Year to you!
You are so right about losing the thrill of new clothes on a holiday. Even in good fortune, there can be loss.
This was so interesting. Thank you for sharing!!
That was a a wonderful taste of Vietnamese culture. Thanks so much for sharing!❤
Happy Lunar new year! I've never seen the celebrations in depth before, so this is really cool!
I love the tradition of making banh trung. I hope you learn that from your mom and keep it going for your children, Uyen. I miss the kumquat/calamansi trees and stuff your mom bought last year. I absolutely love those. Chrysanthemums are probably my least favorite flowers and they're used as fall decor in the US. I prefer the peach trees/blossoms over those. Cannot believe the price for the decor there now. Crazy!
Fascinating!! Thank you for sharing your culture with us!
From Australia have a blessed lunar new year!
Happy New Year. I much prefer celebrating Tết. There is a lot to do but it's all so much fun (unless you have to cram it all into 3 days!). I love the decorations. That market was wonderful, I would love to shop there.
Happy and peaceful lunar new year Uyen 🌸
Hello Uyen Ninh and Uyen's Mom,
both of you look well, that makes me smile.
Happy holliday.
Greetings
Juy Juka
Thank you and your family for showing us the traditions of Lunar New Year celebration in your home. It's very pretty and welcoming. Now I want some spring rolls today. I love them, too.😊 To celebrate with you, I'm going to find some today at a restaurant. Happy Lunar New Year!
Loved this video. Loved seeing your family and learning about your traditions.
You are such a joyful happy person, your videos make me smile and happy, Thank You!
Thank you so much for these wonderful and refreshing videos, I feel like I learned so much!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing your cultural background & traditions for Lunar New Year.
Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing and respecting your family's privacy
Yes loved the video. We want to see more.😊
Thank you for sharing the culture and customs of Lunar New Year celebrations in your home country. I found it very entertaining and informative.
Happy lunar new year from South Korea! Always a pleasure to watch your videos ❤
Thank you 😊
So sweet. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you🎈🎊. I love your videos⛩️🏮🪭. I love the fan decoration and the beautiful trees and flowers🎀🌸
Very interesting, thank you so much for teaching us!
Your Mom's outfit is so cute!! I love her style ❤
Your outfit is very cute too!!
新年快樂！恭喜發財！ Happy New Year, yo!
I learned so much about lunar new year celebrating! Thank you for sharing, enjoy the festivities!
Happy New Year from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thank you for explaining the New Year to us.
Fascinating, cheers
This is one of my favorite videos of yours. Thank you for sharing your family and culture with us ❤️
Love this! Happy New Year!!
Love love love the decorations. And the food!
I love that house!!! It would be so easy to entertain there. ❤
omg at 6:14 the filipino variety show laugh track jump scared me hahaha
happy lunar new year uyen!
It’s so much work to put New Year on, I love it
Thank you for sharing your family's preparations for Tet and for explaining some of the customs. Very informative and interesting, and always delivered with a smile. 😊
Chúc mừng năm mới chị Uyên ❤🎉!!!
I love watching your Lunar New Year videos, I learn a lot.
🌳🍊🌻 Love how many fruits you all grow yourself in your parents’ beautiful garden that the patio overlooks! 💚
And the rooster is excited for New Year too haha
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Thanks for sharing! It's nice to learn about other cultures. I have colleagues who celebrate the New Year so it's great for me to share their holiday in a way.
I enjoyed learning about your Vietnamese New Year culture. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely to see that your new year centres around family and friends. Something I feel we have lost here in Ireland. I remember my mother making Christmas pudding in September and the cake in September. Then before December the whole house got a good cleaning. We had visitors almost every evening, now no one calls to see anyone without an appointment it’s sad.
I really love these videos of yours, I find them so fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing!