Tet 2024 Trivia

Tet celebrates the end of winter and longer and lighter days.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The holiday celebrates the arrival of spring.

A Tet custom is to remember family members from past generations.

• True

• False

Children have to give money to adults during the New Year.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lì xì!

Over 680 flower markets opened in Ho Chi Minh City.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In Ho Chi Minh City up 68 flower markets opened on February 3 to start selling different kinds of blooms and decorative trees.

Flowers are brought to Ho Chi Minh by thousands of boats.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Thousands of boats bring flowers from all over the country down the Mekong River to Ho Chi Minh's floating markets.

People in one province are making pork rolls 24 hours a day.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Villagers in Dong Thap province are working day and night to make sure they have enough pork rolls to sell – these are in big demand during the festival.

There will be over 40% more foreign tourists in Vietnam this year.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Vietnamese travel agents say domestic bookings are 15 per cent higher than last year, and the number of foreign tourists will rise by 46 per cent.