SN151606

Saigon Santa

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December 25th 2009
Tet is the biggest celebration in the Vietnam calendar. This is Christmas, New Year and everything else all rolled into one. Tet is not until February though. More and more western holidays are starting to have their influence as well. It is not surprising with western movies, television and music being so popular, Vietnamese culture has integrated increasing amounts of western customs into their ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more