in my country, we call the New year Tet. first, on the night the New Year begins, we go to the temple. we pray to Buddha, give thanks for the past year, and pray that the new year will be happy. Then we return home. Next, just before midnight, my father bows before an altar we have for our dead relatives. he offers food to the relatives and invites them to join the family. at midnight, we have firecrackers, and children make a lot of noise. it is Tet. the New year is here. Finally, we sit down and have a big and delicious dinner. we celebrate all night.