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This year, the lunar new year is at the end of January.
World famous as Chinese New Year, in Vietnam it is called Tet Nguyen Dan.
Lunar New Year is celebrated as the first day of spring. It is Vietnam’s most important holiday.
This family make incense sticks. They live in a small village near Hanoi. It’s a very busy time for them. Incense is very important in Vietnam. The incense stick smoke carries your prayers. It takes them to the gods.
There is a tradition for burning incense. You can only burn an odd number of sticks: 3, 5, 7 or 9 sticks. Each number has a special meaning. So, this family of incense makers are happy. They will do good business for a long time.
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