Traditionally, the lunar new year is marked by loud noises to scare off evil spirit from ruining the new year. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh City, families and friends will gather around rivers and parks to watch firework displays, as fireworks and … [Read more...]

As the most important holiday in Vietnam, friends, families, and co-workers come bearing gifts to one another to wish the lunar new year in with great happiness. The lunar new year in Vietnamese is called Tết (shortened a bit). Store shelves are … [Read more...]

Vietnamese folklore says, today, the kitchen god returns to heaven riding on a carp fish to report to the Jade Emperor about the family of each home. This day Vietnamese will make offerings to their home altar, buy and release a carp into a nearby … [Read more...]

Decorating the house is an important tradition for the lunar new year (February 12) with the most common decoration that of blossoming fruit trees. It's an old tradition that represents fertility, prosperity, and a bountiful year ahead. When the … [Read more...]

Many years ago, legend tells of a Vietnamese king who needed guidance, and a white horse suddenly appeared to make the way clear. In temples today, a white horse readies to be a guide to those who are lost and in need of help. It is made of wood or … [Read more...]

New roads, new pipes and new businesses are in process as the new year begins, that means, ease of transportation, electrical and water lines services, and an economy that can build-up again are in the future for 2021. Yet with all these positive … [Read more...]

A new harvest of coconuts comes in from the Delta to the city.  Coconut boats will meander the inland and coastal waterways finding the best path possible to get their produce to the larger population of Saigon.  In this new year, ask God … [Read more...]

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1. From day one on this earth, God was a creator God. He creates. He is the ultimate creative Being. He is always in the business of making us new and giving us new … [Read more...]

Tran buffs out wheel caps along a side street from a busy intersection. His right leg is no more because of a childhood disease. He does not lose heart because he is wasting away because he has an inner peace that makes him stronger each day. Pray … [Read more...]

Is it a new resource or project that has come your way? What seemed like a dry season, now hope for the new year and day is here. Make every opportunity to hang on to Jesus as you start. Pray for Vietnamese ready for the new year, to move on and find … [Read more...]