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Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral
25 December every year
Traditional festival
2026: no official dates yet; by custom it falls on 25 December 2026
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Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites

Christmas in Vietnam: the Christmas Eve vigil on December 24 and the main Mass on December 25, the nativity grotto, the Christmas tree, and why Noel has become a shared occasion for non-Catholics too

Christmas in Vietnam centers on the December 24 vigil and the December 25 main Mass, with the nativity grotto and tree, now shared by non-Catholics too.

Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief

Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs

The First-Foot Custom at Lunar New Year: Origins, How Old Vietnamese Chose the First Visitor, and How the Custom Is Changing

First-footing is an old Vietnamese Tet custom: the first person to enter a home after midnight is believed to carry the year's fortune.

Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief

Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs

New Year gift-giving among the Tày and Nùng and lì xì among the Hoa: what is distinctive?

New Year gift-giving among the Tày and Nùng of Cao Bằng and Hà Giang and lì xì in a Hoa family in Chợ Lớn: who gives to whom, with what, and when.

Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief

Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs

Vietnamese Lunar New Year Customs and the Meaning Behind Each Ritual

Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs: the Kitchen Gods send-off, New Year's Eve rites, first-footing, and lucky money, with the meaning behind each.

Updated 5 Jul 2026Culture and belief

Knowledge › Western › Psychology

Why We Avoid the Belongings of the Dead and Seek New Year's Luck: Contagious Magic in the Modern Mind

Contagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.

Updated 27 Sept 2026

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