Year of the Tiger – Talk about “Tiger” Posted by Kandle Dart on Feb 7, 2022
In the Vietnamese lunar calendar, 2022 is called the Year of the Tiger or năm Nhầm Dần. Dần is positioned the third of the twelve Chinese/Vietnamese zodiac symbols, after the rat and the ox. In Vietnamese culture, the tiger is considered “chúa tể sơn lâm” (king of the jungle), a well-respected animal frequently mentioned in…
Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration) – Dos and Don’ts Posted by Kandle Dart on Jan 31, 2022
Tết nguyên đán, the 2022 Vietnamese new year will fall on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 of the Gregorian calendar. This will be năm Nhâm Dần (Year of the Tiger). Tết is the biggest and most important holiday of the year for the Vietnamese. Since the government lifted COVID restrictions in most areas of Vietnam, lots…
RIP, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Posted by Kandle Dart on Jan 25, 2022
The news about the passing of Buddhist monk, Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh this past weekend was all over the world, from the Vietnamese media, both in the country and overseas, to major international media outlets, such as CNN, BBC, etc. Thích Nhất Hạnh was known to Western countries as the “Father of Mindfulness” and…
Vietnamese Mansions Posted by Kandle Dart on Jan 18, 2022
Since Vietnam reformed its economic policy and direction in the 1990s, its economic has growth and has been described as a miracle. The economic boom has created many money-making business opportunities for a lot of enterprising people. As a result, a whole new “red bourgeois” class was born over the past twenty years with a…
Winter Vocabulary Posted by Kandle Dart on Jan 10, 2022
Brrr…it’s cold. Duh, if it’s not cold then it’s not winter. Well, Vietnam is different, you only feel like winter if you live in the north. The south has no winter whatsoever. Let’s go over a list of vocabulary on the winter subject. I’m sure you will encounter or use them in your conversation in…
Fashion Color Trends for Spring/Summer 2022 Posted by Kandle Dart on Jan 3, 2022
I don’t follow xu hướng thời trang (fashion trends) but I do follow the color trends each year out of curiosity. According to what I found from surfing the internet today, màu sắc thời trang (color fashion) for mùa xuân và mùa hè (spring and summer) this year is all the beautiful colors that I…
Christmas Decorations – Trang Trí Giáng Sinh Posted by Kandle Dart on Dec 29, 2021
I love December for its festive Christmas decorations. You see all sorts of decorations inside houses and across yards, from airports to stores, from large boulevards to little alleys. Whether big or small, simple or elaborate, you can spot decorations around the world, including Vietnam. ĐỒ TRANG TRÍ – DECORATION ITEMS Each place may decorate…