Happy Lunar New Year from Nom Nom Cat!

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Chúc mừng năm mới, everyone! We’re taking a quick break from our One Week, Three Cities series to wish you all a very happy Lunar New Year. It’s the year of the dragon (my zodiac year!) and we are looking forward to a fantastic 2012! Lunar New Year is also known as Chinese New Year, which is a bit of a misnomer since many Asian cultures celebrate this time of year with their own festivals, traditions, and customs. This past weekend, we visited my parents for an early celebration of Tết, the Vietnamese word for Lunar New Year.

Source: chinesenewyearcards.blogspot.com

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Tet Trung Thu Dot Den Di Choi~!

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Moon cakes and chrysanthemum tea… now THAT’S autumn. The mere sight of that combination immediately has me humming the children’s song for the season (although honestly I only know one line: “tết trung thu đot đèn đi chơi” – It’s the Moon Festival, let’s light paper lanterns and go play).

Doraemon and Doremi Lanterns from Vietnam (I bought these in Vietnam a few summers ago)

This year, the Moon Festival (called Tet Trung Thu in Vietnamese) falls on September 12th.

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