Quick answerWhat is the đạp đất custom in Hue?
Đạp đất is what people in Hue call the xông đất (the first visitor of the lunar new year) custom. According to the article "Người Huế chơi Tết", people hope that the person who comes to đạp đất at their home on the morning of the first day of Tết will be someone of high rank, well educated, or a person with a light vía (spirit), so that fortune and luck will follow them to the family throughout the year that follows.
From the article “Tet in Hue: How Do Hue Locals Prepare for and Celebrate Tet?”
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