Tet Festival Around the World
Jan 30-Feb 01, 2009
A huge celebration throughout the country, the annual Tet Festival celebrates the Chinese New Year and is the biggest event of the year. Traditionally a time for friends, families and loved ones to come together, it is also a time to pay respects to deceased ancestors. Many people celebrate the occasion with a lavish family meal before heading to one of the many public parades and fireworks displays which take place in most major towns and cities. Firecrackers are also common as it is believed the loud bangs scare off evil forces from the coming year. Most shops and businesses close for at least one day over the holiday period.
Little Saigon, Orange County – California
The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations (UVSA) is proud to host the 27th Annual Tet Festival of Southern California.
Date: Jan 30- Feb 1, 2009 – UVSA Tet Festival 2009 “Spring of Hope”
Fri, January 30 (2pm – 10pm) | Sat, January 31 (10am – 10pm) | Sun, February 1 (10am – 9pm)
Location: Garden Grove Park,9301 Westminster Ave – Garden Grove, CA (map) -http://www.tetfestival.org
Tet Parade in Little Saigon
Lunar New Year is a widely celebrated international holiday. Two-Thousand-Eight (2009) marks the Year of the RAT on the Celestial Calendar, as well as the Annual TET Parade (TET means Lunar New Year in Vietnamese). This year the community is very enthusiastic about the TET parade, because it has not been continued for the last three years. Based on the previous years, this year TET Parade expects a participation of 6 counties (Orange, Los Angeles, Pomona, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego); featuring over 100 organizations which will participate in the parade. Southern California remains home of the largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. In past year, over 50,000 spectators observed the parade.
San Diego, California
VAYA San Diego Annual Lunar New Year Tet Festival 2008 at Balboa Park
http://www.sdtet.com & http://www.tetfest.org
Los Angeles, California
LA TET FESTIVAL 2009
Date: January 25 – Feb 07 & 08, 2009
Whittier Narrows Park
(Rosemead Blvd. & Freeway 60, South El Monte) – http://www.latetfest.net/la_test_festival.htm
Seattle, Washington
Tet Festival is a free celebration event held annually at the Seattle Center and is part of Seattle Center’s Festal world cultural events program.
DATE: January 24-25
TIME: 10:00AM
LOCATION: Anh Kiet’s place (12713 19th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125) – http://www.tetinseattle.org/
When: January 27 , 10:00 a.m – 06:00p.m. - http://www.hoitetfairgrounds.org/2009/hoitetsanjose.html Oakland, California Houston, Texas Springvale VIC, Australia
St. Paul, MN
Tet New Year Festival (H?i Ch? T?t)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
10:00A.M. – 5:00P.M.
Kennedy High School
9701 Nicollet Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55420
FREE ADMISSION!
Vô C?a & ??u Xe Mi?n Phí
http://www.vietnam-minnesota.org/eng/new/intro_page.html
San Jose, California
Hoi Tet MAU TY – Tet Festival 2009
An annual cultural event of the Bay Area Vietnamese American community celebrating the Lunar New Year (Year of the Rat). The Oakland Tet Festival 2008 promises to be the most joyful cultural festival of the East Bay. Featuring colorful dragon/Unicorn dance, firecrackers, ancestral ritual ceremony, children games and talents contests, and martial arts demonstrations.
Clinton Square Park
http://www.vaced.org/
Vietnamese Ethnic Festival
Adults – $10 Children 10 & under are FREE Parking: Fee per vehicle is $8 – Reliant Arena – One Reliant Park, Houston Texas 77054
http://www.texastetfest.com/
Held this year in early February, the Tet Festival celebrates Vietnamese New Year with an exciting array of stalls, cuisine, and entertainment.
Where: Sandown Racecourse
When: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February 2009
Opening Times: Saturday 12noon – 12am & Sunday 10am – 11pm http://www.sandown.net.au/festivals/vietnamese_festival/
