How similar is Chinese New Year and Vietnamese New Year?

They are the same thing. Any Vietnamese who tries to tell you that they're different is just too stubborn to accept the truth. No matter whether we like it or not, we must give credit where credit is due. The ancient Chinese perfected their calend... read more

Every 23 years, Vietnamese New Year (NY) is earlier than Chinese NY 23 hours once and later 1 hour twenty two times. On average it’s about 2 hours different. Now, Chinese NY and Western NY ( Gregorian calendar) difference is around one month. If we take Eastern-Western NY difference as unity, than Vietnamese-Chinese difference is ~0.3%. read more

The second largest celebration of Chinese New Year actually takes place in the original Chinatown in San Francisco, California. Here there are parades and traditions just like that of China. However, for those who are not fortunate enough to enjoy these festivities, there are little of the same celebrations. read more

Known in Vietnam as Tet Nguyen Dan, or simply Tet, the Lunar New Year is a celebration of spring and the upcoming year. The Tet holiday starts on the beginning of a new year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. On the Gregorian calendar, the Lunar New Year falls between the end of January and the middle of February. read more