Connecting places, constructing Tết: home, city and the making of the lunar new year in urban Vietnam

This paper presents an overview of the main features and nature of Tết, the Vietnamese lunar New Year festival, as it is currently experienced in Hồ Chí Minh City. It outlines a variety of social practices associated with Tết and suggests that it is through these that one can identify a ‘festive lan...

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Main Author: McAllister, Patrick A. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 111-132
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Vietnamese New Year
Further subjects:B Vietnam
B Cultural event
B Social behavior
B Holiday
B Celebration
B Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Celebration Holiday Kulturelle Veranstaltung Soziales Verhalten