February 6-7, 2010
Seattle Center House, Fisher Pavilion

Xin chào                                        

Tết Nguyên Ðán festival offers a time to celebrate and share in Vietnamese culture and traditions, to come together to reflect on the past and celebrate the renewal of life. This annual Lunar New Year celebration welcomes the return of spring and chases out evil spirits with the traditional roaring lion dance and the crackle of firecrackers. In 2010 the Festival showcases Vietnam's rich and colorful heritage with the special theme "Splendor of Regions in Vietnam." Presented by Tết in Seattle.

Did you know?

Colors of the Vietnamese culture: Gold and Red both for royalty and the color of skin and blood.  Most popular foods:  Applying the principle of yin and yang throughout - Pho noodle soup, spring/shrimp rolls, rice cakes, Vietnamese shrimp pancakes.  Greatest source of cultural pride:  The four thousand year history of the Vietnamese culture.  Livelihood:  Throughout a thousand years of hardships and war, the Vietnamese culture embodied compassion and a desire for new learning and community spirit. Today, the livelihood is made through food processing, garments, machine building, mining, glass, tires, oil, coal, steel and paper.

Thanks to our Tết Festival - Vietnamese Lunar New Year sponsors