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Celebrate Tet
Imagine that every member of your family celebrates his or her birthday on the same day. Now think about the way your family celebrates Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas or Hanukkah, Easter or Passover, and New Year's Day. Add all the parties together and what do you get? Tet. Tet is a time for family, goodwill, and renewal, and it has great significance in the Vietnamese culture. Readers will learn about this holiday and how it is celebrated in the United States.
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Celebrate Holidays series. Captioned photographs, maps, drawings, and sidebars combine with an accessible text to present a thorough discussion of the Vietnamese New Year celebration. Jeffrey discusses the holiday's legendary origins and ancient traditions along with people's modern-day observances. This book is a solid resource for classroom or library holiday-books collections. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Spring 2008
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