TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS OF CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN THANG LONG - KE CHO IN THE 17TH CENTURY THROUGH THE WRITINGS OF THE AUTHOR SAMUEL BARON

The Hanoi Museum has promoted the collection of additional artefacts and documents added to the permanent display established in 2018. The source material of author Samuel Baron, stored at the National Libraries of France and the Netherlands, has been contacted by the Hanoi Museum and exploited the copyright for display. These materials and documents are a valuable source of information which describes the truth about all aspects of the lives of the people of Thang Long-Ke Cho (late 17th century).

SOME FEATURES REMIND THE OLD HANOI LUNAR NEW YEAR

Tet Holiday, also known as Lunar New Year, is traditionally the most solemn holiday of the year for Vietnamese people. It marks the end of the old year at the time of the Pig on Lunar December 30th  (or the 29th for missing months) and welcomes the beginning of the new year, the year of the Rat,  on Lunar January 1st. During Lunar New Year, there are many ceremonies taking place including the Kitchen God's offering (Lunar December 23rd), Bamboo tree erection (from Lunar December 23rd to 30th),  Lunar New Year's Eve, the Earth God offering and spring lucky shoot picking.