Children in
different countries are talking about their New Year. Read the passages.
I often go to Times
Square with my parents to welcome the New Year. When the clock strikes
midnight, colourfull fireworks light up the sky. Everybody around is cheering
and singing happily . I love that moment so much.
I
love the first day of the New Year most. After getting up we dress beautifully
and go to the main room. There my grandparents sit on a sofa. We bow and say
our wishes to them. They will give us lucky money in red envelopes. After that,
we go out and have a day full of fun, good food and laughter.
I
learnt some beliefs about Tet from my parents. At Tet people present rice to
wish for enough food, red fruits for happiness. Dogs lucky animals. Their
barking sounds like ‘gold’. But one shouldn’t present a cat because its cry
sounds like the Vietnamese word for poverty. Don’t eat shrimps. They move
backwards and you will not succeed in the New Year.
