When a watermelon is cut they believe that the redder the watermelon the more luck for the family. Several different desserts and dishes are made with coconut. On the third day another feast of virgin chicken is served to say farewell to ancestors returning to their ethereal abodes. In the United States large populations of Vietnamese celebrate Tet. In Orange County, California, Vietnamese children do not attend school that day.
Ladies wear red and yellow, the colors of the Vietnamese flag, and the men wear all black.
They go to church, eat earth cake, and have games, carnival rides, food booths and contests that are set up at a local college. In the evening red firecrackers explode and dragon dances begin. Students will identify the similarities and differences between traditions in the Vietnamese New Year, TET, with the traditions of several holidays celebrated in America. Students will name the symbol of the lunar year they were born in and compare the description of that year with how they perceive themselves. Students will use knowledge of similes to create a wish in a greeting card to hang on the tac tree.