The custom of visiting first person of the year_ The beauty of Vietnamese culture

According to Vietnamese beliefs, after New Year's Eve, the first guest to come to the family is the first person to "enter the house" in the year for the homeowner. This is a long-standing custom, and in modern life, this custom has also had many new features that are more suitable but still retain the cultural beauty of the traditional New Year!

Handshakes and New Year gifts show respect and wishes for peace to the homeowner.

The first day of Tet is the beginning of a new year, the first person to come to the family is the "xong dat" or also known as "xong nha" or "dap dat". Our ancestors believed that the "xong dat" will have an important influence on the luck, happiness, career, and fortune of the family in the new year.

Handshakes and New Year gifts show respect and wishes for peace to the homeowner.

Every year, on the morning of the first day of Tet, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hoang, Dai Nai Ward, Ha Tinh City, he prepares his neat clothes to go and wish his close and familiar families a happy new year. Mr. Hoang, like many people in Block 2, Dai Nai Ward, Ha Tinh City, believes that wishing a happy new year and being the first to enter the house at the beginning of the year creates a joyful and cheerful atmosphere in the block, wishing everyone a prosperous and healthy new year.

Giving lucky money at the beginning of the year - wishes for health and wealth to the elderly in the family.

As for Mr. Nguyen Ky Phi's family in Cam Binh commune, Ha Tinh city, his parents both lived long lives and three generations lived together in the same house. According to the customs of the people here, families with elderly people will be given priority to visit and wish them a happy new year first.

Warm moments of reunion, laughter spreads throughout the house on Tet holiday

The custom of visiting first on New Year's Day is a beautiful cultural feature, so both the homeowner and the visitor wish everyone to be in a comfortable spirit, full of joy and together look forward to good things in the new year.

Many localities and families have abandoned old concepts and instead have collective activities such as saluting the flag at the beginning of the new year, then everyone will go to wish a happy new year, and visit each house in the village, block, etc. In many localities, the custom of visiting each house at the beginning of the year is often associated with the unique culture of the singing teams...

Bright red envelopes – wishes for a peaceful and prosperous new year for future generations.

At the moment of the transition between heaven and earth, and between people's hearts, the chants of the spells resound from the people of the spell singing team with the mission of "entering the house" to help the homeowner have a prosperous business, good health, filial children, good study habits, and increasingly close family, neighbor, and neighbor relationships.

Fireworks lit up the sky of Ha Tinh, welcoming a new year full of hope.

Each New Year greeting from the first guest to enter each house will carry many meaningful messages, wishing every family and every person a peaceful and prosperous new year... just like the eternal beauty of the traditional customs of the nation that have been preserved and passed down through many generations.

By Sy Tam - Huong Ly - Anh Ha/HTTV

Source: https://hatinhtv.vn/tin-bai/van-hoa---xa-hoi/tuc-xong-dat-dau-nam--net-dep-van-hoa-nguoi-viet