Tết – The Most Important and Longest Festival in Vietnam
Tết signifies a new beginning and focuses on family reunions and ancestral reverence. Family is foremost important to the people of Vietnam. So similar to the teachings of Christ, we are to honour and respect our parents and be a filial child, fulfilling our duties to take care of our family.
The most important and longest festival celebrated in Vietnam is Tết (Tết Nguyên Đán), the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival. This year it will be on 17th February 2026.
Tết signifies a new beginning and focuses on family reunions and ancestral reverence. Family is foremost important to the people of Vietnam. So similar to the teachings of Christ, we are to honour and respect our parents and be a filial child, fulfilling our duties to take care of our family.
We get together with our family members and relatives during this time to celebrate with gratefulness for our family ties and anticipation of a new fresh start (adorning new clothes; cleaning of the house; etc.) and prosperity (giving and receiving of Lì Xì, the monetary gifts in red envelopes). As Christians, we too gather together as a family at the Lord's Table (Holy Communion) to commemorate with grateful hearts and to celebrate victoriously what Christ had done for us on the Cross. We honour our Heavenly Father by righteous living; in other words, we live in readiness with a heart of high anticipation of the second coming of Christ.
As Titus 2:13 (ESV) points out: "waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ".
Family, on that New Day we too will be rewarded with great rewards when we meet up with our Heavenly Father.
Meanwhile, on this side of the world, due to the long holiday in Vietnam, we will not be having any Sunday Service on 15th and 22nd February 2026. We will resume our Sunday service on the 1st March 2026 at 11 AM.
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