The New Year Festival in Vietnam and in America

`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually, in the months of November and December, in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech, I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year, such as the culture of the food, tradition clothes, and the activities that are involved.

Like many ancient traditions, the origins of Chinese New Year are rooted in legend. The ancient legend of this holiday says that thousands of years ago, an evil monster named Nian, roughly translated as "year", would come and kill villagers, their children, and destroy the village (Chinese New Year). One year an old man came to the town and he set up red papers and firecrackers in an attempt to get revenge on the Nian, his actions scared the Nian away and spared the town from destruction. From this encounter, the Chinese learned that the Nian was afraid of the color red and loud noises (Chinese New Year). This ancient legend became the foundation of Chinese New Year as people began to hang red lanterns, wear red clothes, and light

Thanksgiving, most Americans celebrate Thanksgiving but not everyone celebrates it the same way as you. Grandma’s house, that’s where i always go for thanksgiving. But that doesn’t mean that everyone else who celebrate thanksgiving goes to their grandma’s house, some people don’t even leave their home. Every person has a unique way to spend their thanksgiving

There is also a tradition called “Noj Pebcaug”. This is where the “Hmong” celebrate the New Year and ask our fore fathers for good luck in the upcoming New Year. The Hmong are not the only ones that have certain traditions that are important. The Jewish culture also has a tradition

Why waste money on things that are unnecessary? Finally, the holiday saves money for humans. It keeps the little they have in their

First, Chinese Americans preserve their ethnic identities through holidays. One of the biggest holidays is the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is different from the regular New Years in that it relies on the moon cycles instead of the western calendar, so it falls on different days each year. There is a lot of preparation that goes into the Chinese New Year. People start cleaning their houses and decorating them with spring couplets on the twentieth day of the twelfth moon. Spring couplets are short poems written on red scrolls of paper in black. A popular New Years tradition in the United States is the exchanging of red envelopes containing money, which are called hong-bao. Most families spend this holiday celebrating together because this holiday, above others, emphasizes family and family ties.

To do the latter, we must investigate the meanings the custom has for those who practice it and the functions it may fulfill in their society. (Section 1.4, “Cultural Differences: Cultural Relativism,” para. 3).

In what concerns cultural practices, Yang, Kou studied the 30th annual Hmong New Year event celebrated in the United States, defined as a unique Hmong festival, which turns to be the occasion of displaying the Hmong culture. However, the researcher noted that this New Year event was also dominated by other activities and concepts, largely influenced by the American culture. Therefore, the research aimed at presented the Hmong New Year in the USA as a festival that combines two cultures. However, the paper missed to present the influence of said Festival on the Hmong international community.

Census Bureau in 2013, most Vietnamese residents immigrated to California (40 percent), and Texas (12 percent). They regularly live in the community where predominantly Asian residents reside. These areas include Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Francisco. These three cities have the most Vietnamese immigrants compared to the rest of California. The Asian immigrants often live near markets, schools, and small businesses. I have lived in Garden Grove in Los Angeles, home to the largest Vietnamese immigrants in California, as well as throughout the United States. There are frequently interesting fairs at Phuoc Loc Tho mall on Bolsa Avenue. I can buy any kind of Vietnamese food in there. One interesting Vietnamese holiday is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is organized in the middle of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. While children go around the streets with their lanterns, adults will prepare moon cakes for their kids. There was also a big parade along Bolsa Avenue during the Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival. Lively atmosphere likes spring flowers are assembled to decorate Nguyen Hue Flower Street to emulate the festivals in

My family culture has been a big part of my life even through the changes my life has taken. Every year, my family celebrates Thanksgiving and Christmas. The locations and the faces may change, but the ritual of spending the holidays together remain a highlight of the year. Since living in Indiana, I have spent Thanksgiving with my father’s family in Spencer and have traveled back home to Delaware to be with my immediate family during Christmas. This has been a routine of mine for the past several years and it has allowed me to grow closer with family members I used to never see.

There are many important traditions that were kept until this day. From generations to generations, the Lunar New Year was kept the same and we did not change anything about it or how we celebrate it. But the Lunar New Year, it is not only celebrated in the Vietnamese culture. It is also celebrated in many other Asian cultures, such as Korea and China. Korea celebrates their New Year on the same day as the American New Year is celebrated. I can tell that the most well known and popular holidays in the Viet culture is the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese culture called Lunar New Year as Têt. “In the Vietnamese old cultural beliefs, families believe that their activities during Têt must involve happiness, joy, and good luck.” Many families would have to prepare themselves ahead of time. Others would tell their children to behave on the day or week to avoid bad luck for the whole entire year. Vietnamese family take this old beliefs very seriously because it helped and motivated us that we have good lucks by our side throughout the year. That is why even before the beginning of Têt, families must prepare by cleaning and even painting their home in anticipation of spring, settle old debts and disputes, and pledge to behave nicely and work hard in the New Year. People also traditionally buy new clothes to usher in the New Year. Family goes visit our ancestors, like going to temple to pray or grave. The night before the New Year, families perform a ritual where incense sticks are burned, inviting the spirits of their ancestors to join them in celebration. “This is also a time to bid farewell to the family's Kitchen God (Ong Tao), who then returns to heaven to report on the family's behavior in the past year to the Jade Emperor.” This old belief will continues to spread throughout the country to new generations and will never be forgotten. During a Korean New Year, family comes together to celebrate. Family does

Asia is such a large continent that being Asian already means you are part of a culturally diverse community. As an Asian American, you are mix of two cultures. We celebrate the lunar new year with huge family gatherings, gift exchanging, and food. Lots of food. Whether it be dumplings, kimchi, mattar paneer, mee goreng, or pho, our native cuisine will always make it to the dinner table. During the lunar new year, my family always prepares a huge hot pot, stuffed with shiitake and enokitake mushrooms, vegan fish balls, tofu, carrots, cabbage, ramen, bean sprouts, beancurd, and many other delicious foods. My grandparents hand us red envelopes and we bow to them to show our respect.

The first holiday I will discuss is La Nocheviaje/El Año Nuevo, known in the United States as New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day. This holiday is celebrated in all Spanish-speaking countries on December 31st and January 1st. It is based on the transition from one year to another. The new year is typically welcomed, while the past year is reflected upon, and in some cases, ridiculed. There are many traditions that accompany this holiday that differ by country. To pass the old year, the people of a few countries wear masks. Some countries create figures that are then adorned with sayings, poetry, and other things the builders wish to decorate it with. Later, they are stuffed with flammable materials and are set to explode once midnight occurs. To

From the information given, New Year in each country has a unique celebration; especially there is a big

Looking back at ancient civilization, fireworks, elaborate performances, or decorations had not been invented or developed. These rituals that are associated with the tradition today were added throughout the years. It was because of time that people started incorporating ideas that were added on along with the festival. Therefore you were lucky and fortunate to spend Chinese New Year with