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Tet is the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. It's an important celebration of welcoming in the New Year, welcoming ancestral spirits back into the home, preparing for good fortune for the upcoming year, and celebrating "birthdays" as everyone in Vietnam becomes a year older at this time.

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