Lucky money envelopes

people, particularly children, are given envelopes with money in. Apparently it's the giving of the money that is lucky, not how much they get. So it's acceptable to give 500 dong (about 1/2 pence). I'm not sure how happy the kids would be though. Our students keep telling us we need to give them lucky money. If you calculate the total number of students we teach, even at 500 dong a student this could bankrupt us! We just tell them it's not our culture!!

Chuc Mung Nam Moi

January 23rd 2009
Tet - Lunar New Year in Vietnam Tet is basically the same celebration as Chinese New Year, but as this is not China, it has a different name. The time of year varies depending on the moon, and this year it fell at the end of January. The week or so running up to New Year seemed really hectic, everyone was cleaning their houses and tying up loose ends. They start decorating their ... read more

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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

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