VIETNAM Imagine sharing your birthday with the whole country! That's exactly what happens dancing. every year in Vietnam. The Vietnamese don't celebrate on first the day they were born. Instead everyone gets one year older on the same day Vietnamese New Year's day or"Tet. People don't give birthday presents, but children receive red envelopes with money inside. Children greet older people with the phrase, Long life of 100 years Tet is the biggest celebration of the year in Vietnam and it can last for a week. Everyone takes to the streets to make as much noise as they can and there are fireworks and lion dances.