customs of vietnam
- It is disrespectful to touch another person's head. Only an elder can touch a child's head.
- Insulting Vietnamese elders or ancestors is a very serious thing to do, and it can often lead to severed social ties.
- Traditionally, children live with their parents until they are married, at which point they move into the husband's father's house.
- Important Festivals- Tet Trung Thu, which takes place in mid-Autumn; Tet Tao Quan, which is the Kitchen God's Celestial Journey festival; Tet Nguyen Dan, which is the lunar new year festival, and by far the most favored of the Vietnamese. All Vietnamese festivals and celebrations are held after the harvest.
- The Vietnamese people chew a mixture of betel leaves, areca nuts, and lime, which freshens breath, helps with digestion, and helps to calm you down.
- Many dishes involve meat and fish, although much of the Vietnamese diet is largely vegetarian.