{"id":600,"date":"2021-12-20T16:53:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=600"},"modified":"2021-12-20T16:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:53:51","slug":"christmas-celebration-mung-le-giang-sinh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/christmas-celebration-mung-le-giang-sinh\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Celebration \u2013 M\u1eebng L\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_602\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-image-602 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8891.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Author<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s the holidays! And there\u2019s Christmas music everywhere. The majority of Vietnamese do celebrate Christmas, although the Christian population is quite small. So, you can hear Vietnamese Christmas music playing all over Vietnam, as well as throughout the overseas communities.<\/p>\n<p>The equivalent term for \u201cChristmas\u201d in Vietnamese is \u201c<em>Ch\u00faa<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em>\u201d, which literally means \u201cChrist is come to be born\u201d. However, the shortened term \u201c<em>Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em> is more commonly used. Also, the word \u201c<em>N\u00f4<\/em><em>-en<\/em>\u201d, derived from the French word <em>\u201cNoel<\/em>\u201d is also commonly used, especially among the French educated of the older generation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WORDS FOR CHRISTMAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of Christmas terms you might hear during this season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>L\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> &#8211; Christmas<\/li>\n<li><em>M\u00f9a Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> \u2013 Christmas season<\/li>\n<li><em>Ng\u00e0y Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> \u2013 Christmas day<\/li>\n<li><em>\u0110\u00eam Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> \u2013 Christmas\u2019 Eve<\/li>\n<li><em>Thi\u1ec7p Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> \u2013 Christmas card<\/li>\n<li><em>Qu\u00e0<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> &#8211; Christmas gift<\/li>\n<li><em>C\u00e2y<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh\/C\u00e2y N\u00f4-en<\/em> \u2013 Christmas tree<\/li>\n<li><em>\u00d4ng gi\u00e0 N\u00f4-en<\/em> \u2013 Santa Claus<\/li>\n<li><em>Nh\u1ea1c<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> &#8211; Christmas music\/song<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NH\u1ea0C<\/strong> <strong>GI\u00c1NG<\/strong><strong> SINH<\/strong> <strong>VI\u1ec6T<\/strong><strong> NAM<\/strong><strong> (Vietnamese<\/strong> <strong>Christmas Music)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> songs written in the South prior to the Vietnam war are still very popular and widely performed by the new generation. I don\u2019t think there were any <em>Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> songs published in the North during this period.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting fact about the pre-1975 Vietnamese Christmas music is that they are mostly sad, solemn songs, in contrast with Western Christmas happy tunes. That was understandable because during the war, due to the draft, every household would have at least one person away at a military post during Christmas. Therefore, it was a bittersweet season for families, couples, and lovers, who were longing and praying for each other during <em>M\u00f9a<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are links to a YouTube video that have some old, classic <em>Nh\u1ea1c<\/em><em> Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> that are still popular today. If you look closely, notice that none of the singers are smiling and that they perform with a sad expression instead. That is because of the overtone sad lyrics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4ji_1UJ-2U\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/e4ji_1UJ-2U<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NH\u1ea0C<\/strong><strong> GI\u00c1NG SINH NGO\u1ea0I QU\u1ed0C L\u1edcI VI\u1ec6T <\/strong><strong>(Western Christmas Music with Vietnamese lyrics)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In parallel with Vietnamese Christmas music, you might also hear a lot of popular Western Christmas carols with Vietnamese lyrics. I\u2019m sure you know all of these carols in this below YouTube video.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZH9Te_Xr3_E<\/p>\n<p>The younger generations, however, probably prefer to sing and listen to more upbeat English Christmas songs, such as in this below YouTube video. You can sing along, too!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nh\u1ea1c gi\u00e1ng sinh s\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng hay nh\u1ea5t 2023 - Li\u00ean kh\u00fac Noel h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t h\u1ee7 | \u0110\u00eam Noel Asia 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Q6ybJJ-IM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>CHRISTMAS LIGHTS &amp; REVEILLON MEAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Catholics in Vietnam often live in enclaves within a Catholic parish. They celebrate <em>L\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh<\/em> in a big, and elaborate fashion. A variety of large nativity displays are placed both inside and outside the church building. Catholic neighborhoods collaborate together and hang lots of lights in their alleys. The most popular light shape is <em>ng\u00f4i<\/em><em> sao<\/em> (star). Young Catholics attend late-night mass and then return home to celebrate together with a late-night meal called <em>\u00e2n<\/em> <em>R\u00e9veillon<\/em> (Christmas midnight meal). In the past, my mother would often made a pot of chicken curry and we ate it with <em>b\u00e1nh m\u00ec <\/em>(French bread).<\/p>\n<p>A very common traditional dessert that you see at any Vietnamese Christmas party is <em>b\u00e1nh<\/em><em> kh\u00fac c\u00e2y<\/em> \u201c<em>Buche de Noel<\/em>\u201d (Christmas log cake). This is one Christmas icon from the French colonial period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>MERRY CHRISTMAS!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>CH\u00daC M\u1eeaNG GI\u00c1NG SINH!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-604\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/12\/IMG_8483.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>It\u2019s the holidays! And there\u2019s Christmas music everywhere. The majority of Vietnamese do celebrate Christmas, although the Christian population is quite small. So, you can hear Vietnamese Christmas music playing all over Vietnam, as well as throughout the overseas communities. The equivalent term for \u201cChristmas\u201d in Vietnamese is \u201cCh\u00faa Gi\u00e1ng Sinh\u201d, which literally means \u201cChrist&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/christmas-celebration-mung-le-giang-sinh\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,2111,13],"tags":[551064,551065,551066,551067],"class_list":["post-600","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-events","category-vocabulary","tag-christmas","tag-holiday","tag-noel","tag-reveillon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions\/606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}