'First guest luck' or 'xong dat' remains cherished Lunar New Year tradition in Vietnam


The first guest to enter the house after midnight on the Lunar New Year’s Eve is believed to have a bearing on the family’s fortune throughout the year. — toquoc.vn

HANOI: According to traditional belief, what starts well will end well, so the first guest to enter the house after midnight on the Lunar New Year’s Eve is believed to have a bearing on the family’s fortune throughout the year.

That is the meaning of the xong dat (first footing), a Tet tradition in Vietnam, which has been passed down through generations and continued with equal enthusiasm today.

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