{"id":513,"date":"2021-10-25T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=513"},"modified":"2021-10-25T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T20:36:36","slug":"does-vietnam-celebrate-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/does-vietnam-celebrate-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Vietnam Celebrate Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image by Pexels from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

Influenced by <\/span>v\u0103n h\u00f3a T\u00e2y ph\u01b0\u01a1ng<\/span><\/i> (Western culture), the Vietnamese are starting to get more familiar with major western \u201ccommercial\u201d holidays, including Halloween. Thus, in recent years, the <\/span>l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i<\/span><\/i> (festival) Halloween has become more popular in major metropolitan and tourist areas, especially among young people. People pour onto certain designated streets or entertainment venues in Halloween make-up and costumes to have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may wonder what is \u201cHalloween\u201d called in Vietnamese? \u201cHalloween\u201d, or <\/span>l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i h\u00f3a trang<\/span><\/i> (masquerade festival) or <\/span>l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i ma qu\u1ef7<\/span><\/i> (ghost festival), is a cognate and the same word has the same meaning in Vietnamese. Below are terms that are commonly used in Halloween.<\/span><\/p>\n

COMMONLY USED TERMS<\/b><\/p>\n

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ENGLISH<\/b><\/td>\nVIETNAMESE<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jack-o-Lantern<\/span><\/td>\n\u0110\u00e8n b\u00ed ng\u00f4<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pumpkin<\/span><\/td>\nB\u00ed ng\u00f4<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skeleton<\/span><\/td>\nX\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skull<\/span><\/td>\n\u0110\u1ea7u l\u00e2u<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haystack<\/span><\/td>\nB\u00f3 c\u1ecf kh\u00f4<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haunted House<\/span><\/td>\nNh\u00e0 ma \u00e1m<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Owl<\/span><\/td>\nCon chim c\u00fa<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bat<\/span><\/td>\nCon d\u01a1i<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black cat<\/span><\/td>\nCon m\u00e8o \u0111en<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costumes<\/span><\/td>\nTrang ph\u1ee5c h\u00f3a trang<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scarecrow<\/span><\/td>\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed9m<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spiderweb<\/span><\/td>\nM\u1ea1ng nh\u1ec7n<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mask<\/span><\/td>\nM\u1eb7t n\u1ea1<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zombie<\/span><\/td>\nTh\u00e2y ma<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Witch<\/span><\/td>\nPh\u00f9 Th\u1ee7y<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monster<\/span><\/td>\nQu\u00e1i v\u1eadt<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Devil<\/span><\/td>\n\u00c1c qu\u1ef7<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mummy<\/span><\/td>\nX\u00e1c \u01b0\u1edbp<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vampire<\/span><\/td>\nMa-c\u00e0-r\u1ed3ng<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coffin<\/span><\/td>\nQuan t\u00e0i<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tombstone<\/span><\/td>\nBia m\u1ed9<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candy<\/span><\/td>\nK\u1eb9o<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Broom<\/span><\/td>\nC\u00e2y ch\u1ed5i<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

HALLOWEEN VENUES<\/b><\/p>\n

Want to observe some spirits during Halloween eve in Vietnam? Try these venues but beware, they are packed with people!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are in Saigon:<\/span><\/p>\n