Lunar New Year's Celebration: Korea vs. China vs. Vietnam

[@alohaxtara2582]

Who's excited for Lunar New Year? (For me it's Tết!)

[@yoshinguyen3731]

🙌🏻

[@danielespinosa664]

aholax tara my mom is Japanese and my dad is Spanish and I never knew Japanese people celebrated lunar year before

[@alohaxtara2582]

*Daniel Espinosa* I didn't know Japanese people celebrated Lunar New Year either!

[@akiradarveau6278]

I am!

[@GraveyardMaiden]

aholax tara i don't celebrate(( my culure is diferent)), but i hope you have a happy lunar new year. ps. if it's cool with you if i ask you some questions about what your family does to celebrate?

[@qwikclack195]

Yup, that's how I get my money. XD I'm Vietnamese 🇻🇳

[@qwikclack195]

Red envelopes:D

[@emeyeenaych]

QwikClack I'm also Viet, and the best thing about Lunar New Year are the red envelopes And watermelons. Yes. Watermelons. Pretty sure you know that feeling fam

[@cadysu1187]

QwikClack samee XD My dad brings a lot home from work from his patients :)) Also it starts this saturday !!!!! :))

[@katherinenguyen4482]

Best part is lì xì

[@emeyeenaych]

Katherine Nguyen oh so thats how u spell it

[@YummYakitori]

I believe eating dumplings during the Lunar New Year is a Northern Chinese kind of thing, we Southern Chinese don't usually do that

[@schandler4530]

I do

[@teohjohnny]

Southern Chinese do eat dumpling...

[@hanggeng7269]

All Chinese eats dumplings on CNY...southern also eats Niao GAO or sticky rice cakes

[@fridayyy.2102]

I'm korean and im aching to live in southeastern china one day

[@user-bodyfulness]

Korea made 만두 also

[@haylz27]

Those red lanterns are beautiful 🏮🏮🏮🏮

[@IceBloodKing]

Happy Lunar New Year to all Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese. May our shared culture lead to peace and prosperity for all.

[@janishy.4392]

sinosphere 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇻🇳🇰🇷 💪

[@stevest8675]

Thank you. Peace and love for all my Asian brothers and sisters.

[@fridayyy.2102]

Thank you, I want to move to China one day so I celebrate the Lunar New Year

[@کاربرگوگل]

پثصص

[@johanmanroe8818]

Sinosphere Happy Lunar New 🙏🙏🙏 Love U Full 🙏💖💖💖🙏

[@bobtran2007]

Well put together Chen! Happy Lunar New Year. Gong Hi Fat Cai Chuc Mung Nam Moi

[@tiffanyfelkner8995]

Happy Lunar New Year (CNY) Mike! Hope you are able to celebrate with family and friends. My parents lived in Shanghai for 3 years about 10 years ago and now have adopted celebrating CNY every year. They really liked the customs and meaning behind and had wonderful experiences with friends while in China so they have continued to have it be a part of their traditions even though we aren't Asian. It probably seems odd, but the Gregorian New Year to us is just a date change like daylight savings time. It doesn't have huge meaning like CNY does.

[@ToanPhan-rs8mp]

I was eating banh chung while watching this video

[@lyralestrange1957]

You make me hungry...

[@samlatin8933]

@@lyralestrange1957 ha lol

[@samlatin8933]

@@lyralestrange1957 I'm not even Vietnamese

[@kaziko6254]

yahxsamuelmakesphotos it’s food u uncultured swine... yes I’m Vietnamese

[@HaiNguyen-tx2nx]

Actually it’s Vietnamese’s New year. When Chinese rule Vietnam for almost a thousand years. They’re adopted and called Chinese’s New year.

[@RuneCl4w]

Korean new year, Vietnamese new year, Chinese New Year. In general, it is Lunar new year. Doesn’t just belong to one

[@ucmclegend1799]

Today is Chinese and Vietnamese New Year guys. It's across Vietnam, China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and including Asian America side having lunar new year and Australia guys. Happy CNY and VNY Mike Chen teehee bro man dab. 😎😀😇☝✌🤘👌👍

[@南島民國超級大桶領]

Japan excluded

[@jimmyhaotran123]

@@南島民國超級大桶領 I know some Japanese is actually celebrating it even though it is not like an official festival.

[@teohjohnny]

Malaysia too

[@Molr026]

some Indonesians too

[@arbs3ry]

Yesterday I read this Japanese guy on twitter said so sad that across East Asia Japan is the only country where people still needs to go to work during the lunar new year period XDD

[@isyoubaba5484]

Happy Lunar New year

[@DudeGameOver]

Really nice video Mike! I like these "differences" type of videos. Makes it easier for me. As I've spent 4 years in China, everyone wanna know what it's like, and everyone has presumtions, because to them Asia is one big country. "Oh! You've been to China? Konichiwa!" xD So, informative videos like this helps me educate my friends and family. :) Thank you!

[@nihazdamba]

Even though i dont calebrate it, but we malaysian got 2 days national holidays for this festival. This is the time we got abundance of mandarin oranges from our chinese neighbours and friends.

[@adan2099]

Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival, Lunar New Year, Spring Festival paper brush, ink, screen, oil paper umbrella, wood, shoes, etc. All originated in China Mooncake, Dragon Boat Festival, Lantern Festival, paper lights, etc.

[@DungPhan-2002]

Trung Quốc fake và nhận vơ mọi thứ :)))

[@高姐高姐]

谢谢😭

[@lachue4932]

Just 1 day left. I am so excited to Tet holiday. The way people treat to each other make me feel warm from inside.. there are much differences among Asian countries, but we share a common thing in Lunar New Year: family is the most important thing in Asian people's life ..

[@Cloud-db6zb]

Yes

[@yellowRose806]

The korean board game is actually called 윷놀이 (yoon-no-ri ). The pronunciation was so close and the rice cake soup. I'm impressed with your research and video content.

[@kongking5048]

Happy Chinese New Year.

[@bkcalvine]

Mike. Not even kidding, this is probably your best (and most informative) video yet. Pays to know what you're talking about.

[@troyreeves26]

I freaking love this guy. I mean he's just great. Happy Lunar New Year, Mikey Chen.

[@sexiliciouslyhott]

You forgot the Kitchen god! It's a big part of Tet haha

[@Alex-iw8tz]

moonlight same as china. I am from Sichuan四川

[@teohjohnny]

Yes...sending off kitchen god a week before Chinese New year is Chinese custome as well as kitchen god is Chinese god called Chao Jun.

[@shierrinflae]

Thank you for this! I have a Vietnamese neighbour and we're going to her place on Lunar New Year to habe an Asian food night as well as celebrate the New Year!

[@魏振雄]

happy chinese new year to all 😁😂😂😂 39hour left count down

[@oannamphuong6373]

It lunar new year not Chinese new year

[@megaericproductions8360]

Just opinion but I feel like Vietnamese Têt is the most colorful and lively out of all the other countries. Much more flowers, fruits, partying than a typical Lunar New Year. May be biased though as I'm Viet myself ;)

[@thesixtywalrus]

Wrong, China is the most colourful and lively. The celebrations and decorations are massive. Vietnamese pales in comparison. After all, it is a Chinese festival that originates in China, not Vietnam. You should probably stop celebrating it tbh.

[@mr.timetraveler5566]

Timber You're not the ruler of the world. Let us celebrate what we want. Ao dais are also very colorful and come in MANY designs, just for a fact that it's not pale.

[@mr.timetraveler5566]

Timber Also, you do realized many Vietnamese people are technically Chinese too as the Chinese people started in Vietnam, so....

[@mr.timetraveler5566]

Timber Basically you're telling yourself to not celebrate Chinese New Year because the fact is the Vietnamese are mostly made up of Chinese and French

[@thesixtywalrus]

No. Vietnamese people are Vietnamese. French people are French. Chinese people are Chinese. Please do not try to claim things that are not native to Vietnam. Genetic tests show Vietnamese are distinct from Han Chinese. And you can celerate what you want but relabelling something Chinese as "Vietnamese" or "Lunar" is extremely insulting to MY ancestors who created this festival. You need to acknowledge and respect the fact it comes from CHINESE people.

[@OsakaJoe01]

Old Japanese New Year still survives as “Setsubun.” (節分) It’s not officially recognized, but people still do fun stuff like chase each other around with beans and eat special sushi rolls. Check it out! www.osakajoe.com/2017/01/setsubun-japans-old-new-year.html

[@VickyCooksalot]

My son was actually born the day after Chinese New Year. He is a golden dragon. 😁

[@idktotoro]

Yay Vietnam

[@petraleong]

I'm wearing red today to prepare for CNY. Going back to my dad's hometown tomorrow for reunion dinner. =D Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

[@indirapoitier338]

That is really cool, thank you for sharing that with us. I hope you get to go home to your family and enjoy the New Year with them. I also want to mention that the one thing I find common for many cultures is cleaning out junk for the New year. Everyone wants to greet the new year in a fresh way, and feel bad when they don't :-] HEY!!! a short comment ;-P

[@mukunkumarliongong4000]

🦁 song

[@joniweingarten4283]

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[@Sharon_Clawson]

Well, I celebrate the lunar new year too. Mine is the Korean New Year Celebration. We do pay homage to our ancestors with food offering and visit their grave to clean it. And the elder do give money to the younger children and stuff. And we all eat the Deok Guk (rice cake soup) and also Mandu (Korean Dumpling) too. And we wear hanbok and also visit family.

[@蛋蛋-s6w]

happy Chinese new Year

[@LANA_AAA]

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR🥰

[@ivorytan1413]

新年快乐 mike...happy chinese new year~~ love from malaysia

[@adelaidedupont9017]

Lunar New Year is terrific.

[@jiaxinlee5962]

what about Singapore?? it'd cny now!!Happy New year!!

[@thatsvickiIRL]

Nicely done - I wish I was a kid again - the envelopes have gotten less hehehe

[@annainspain5176]

Prosperity is all good...unless you choke on the coin someone stuck in your dumpling!

[@brcha]

or breaks his teeth. we do the same thing in serbia (for serbian xmas). or similar. we make a large circular bread and everybody breaks a piece from it. the one that finds the coin wins (well, happiness and other superstitions, unless death or broken teeth).

[@danielladejoseph-stutzbach1181]

Wishing you a very happy,healthly,and prosperous New Year filled with lots of hot oil! Thank you for sharing this with us :)

[@sarahhush2201]

Thanks MIke this was really educational

[@itzzzsss]

finding similarities in Asian countries. Big Kudos

[@marybethchmielewski3051]

Happy Lunar New Year!

[@suzettefamespinosapina5604]

Mike , you have some awesome videos and a kick ass bod.

[@sunnie1638]

Yay!! Family time!! Red envelopes!! Watching tv!!! Wishing I was in China so I can actually see the New Years Celebration!!!

[@munchingmozzarella587]

I remember when i went to China, i ate homemade dumpling. We stuffed coins in some of the fillings in the dumplings. :)

[@历史756]

日本动漫就是日本动漫，韩国kpop就是韩国kpop，中国新年就是中国新年，自己的文化已经很不错了，没必要拿别人的

[@veryincognito1238]

Best part is getting that red envelope from relatives👌🏼👌🏼

[@cuocsongao9388]

Happy new year asia from Việt Nam!

[@aindriasofloinn6138]

Ha! I'm eating fortune cookies right now. I got " Concentrate on important things and you'll be okay.

[@AstarionWifey]

Aindrias O'Floinn uh fortune cookies aren't from china 😅

[@kabayin]

Happy lunar new year!! ^^

[@Freshie55]

Age is determined by the lunar New year in Taiwan too, not just in Korea. Thought it would be the same in China. I guess not.

[@REIDAE]

Freshie55 no, it's that way in China too.

[@conho4898]

that's called East Asian Reckoning Age, and exists in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

[@jerrylee7866]

Tim Tran Mainly spread from China. Maybe trying to accept this will be better

[@conho4898]

+hsihau lee I already know that. Doesn't matter what its name is. The fact is its used in the Sinosphere.

[@teohjohnny]

Chinese always add 1 year ahead of their actual age.

[@imexhausted4906]

We celebrate New year on 14-15 april

[@ctheo2020]

Thank you!

[@pallama2255]

Thanks for feeding my brain with knowledge! Keep up the great work!

[@Yumelilyyy]

I wish I was still in Vietnam to celebrate tet ;-; it's not as festive and exciting to celebrate the lunar new year here in America but maybe it's just me. I am half viet and half Chinese but my family celebrate it more toward the Vietnamese way

[@dereklambert9551]

Happy Chinese New Year

[@paulelexander4456]

LUNAR NEW YEAR PLEASE

[@jenniferw5272]

@@paulelexander4456 which is actually Chinese Calendar discovered by CHINESE.

[@sonnydo95]

Andrea Ke and? Respect other countries who celebrate the same new year!

[@christinem4266]

@@sonnydo95 Saying that while Vietnamese ppl like to promote “Vietnamese New Year”... but you don’t allow Chinese ppl to call it Chinese New Year. Wtf!??

[@sonnydo95]

@@christinem4266 You get the wrong point! Read my comment again! Even in Chinese, they don’t call it Chinese New Year or even in Vietnam, they do not call it Vietnamese new year. So the Egyptians discovered the solar calendar. Do you hear people say happy Egyptians new year? Also, China does not own the moon!!!

[@dericsoh3182]

Happy lunar new year of the Rooster this Saturday, Mike.

[@nimaiiikun]

in Okinawa, Japan they still celebrate the Lunar New year

[@fridayyy.2102]

I just celebrate the Lunar New Year, I don't want my birthday to change tho, want to live in China soon

[@khaipu5140]

5 days to the lunar new year 🇻🇳🇨🇳🇰🇷

[@quangly4482]

For the Banh Chung, they're warpped in Banana leaves not bamboo

[@chanyeolswife5235]

the coin ritual is similar to the Greek vasilopita. is a cake eaten in 1st January. inside is hidden a coin and who get is suppose to get good fortune and good luck(i got it this year :) Here in the island of Corfu the kumquat( In spanish they are called Quinotos how are they called in chinese and korean?) is the island fruit and there are some in bloom I think I gonna go get me some. ^^(even tho I don't really like them cause they are quite bitter) My birthday is Tomorrow Jan 29 so this year it falls in lunar new year too. I hope that means I will get a better year, cause I been having very crappy ones lately. I love all your videos.

[@Brooklynec2]

love this. brooklyn ec jan 8,2023

[@hanggeng7269]

You also missed Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

[@v.velazquez]

What a wonderful topic ! Great video as always .

[@ian-nator2685]

恭喜发财～

[@Lion-fj3wp]

Happy Chinese New Year ,and to all the Asian Countries around the world.

[@FurchtbaresGaming]

Ohhhh i saw this Banh Chung in a market near my place, but it was quite expensive, so i could not get one. Now that i know what its about, i am even more sad :(

[@yuliavolkonskaya]

FINALLY SOMEONE INTRODUCED ME TO THESE DIFFERENCES, thank you!!!

[@paul935ctc]

The dates of celebration clearly shows Japanese custom is isolated in East Asia, but some of the concrete customs indicate the different point. TV programs during the lunar new year period in Chinese-speaking countries are quite similar to those of Japanese TV stations during the gregorian new year period. On the day's Eve, the long-hours special programs, especially music shows or comedy shows are aired. On the New year day, the decorations of TV studios are colorfully changed and many special programs are broadcasted. But in South Korea few such special programs or studio decorations are seen in the Chinese new year days.

[@tracyoh6215]

Me me me! We called the red packet ang pow, and I got many of them

[@wang5164]

Chinese new year which is also called Lunar new year and Spring Festival,is belonging to China ,not other country.

maybe if china didnt conquer and assimilate other regions of the world, other countries wouldn't be celebrating it then :/

[@grassland96]

:)) Solar new year is from Roman and now it has been spread other countries. But the Romanian never say it only belongs to them. If u guys do not respect others’ New Year so stop invading other countries. I’m from Vietnam and those culture that you guys try to assimilate us become a different meanings. We develop our own culture. Chinese ppl always want everything good belonging to them. If you guys admit Covid is from China, we will admit those you mentioned belong to you😊

[@TheMandom88]

Well, quite informative but missed out 1 important part on the reason why New Year was celebrated. The origin (年的传说) story of Chinese New Years. Long ago in the mountains, there lived a horrible demon creature named Nian. Every year, on the first day of the year, the creature would awaken and descend upon the village. He would eat all the grain and livestock. And if there were any unfortunately children stuck outside, they would disappear. The villagers lived in fear of this beast and boarded up their houses on this night to protect their families. One year, right before this event was to occur, an old man visited the village. He turned to the villagers and asked, "Why do you fear this creature such? You are many and he is but one. Surely he could not swallow all of you." But the villagers remained skeptical and locked themselves up anyway. That night, Nian did not come. The old man had ridden him until dawn and the creature went back to its cave hungry. This went on for several nights until the old man revealed, "I cannot protect you forever." He turned out to be a god and had to return to his duties elsewhere. The villagers were terrified that once the old man left, they would once again see Nian return. So the old man informed them, "The beast is easily scared. He does not like the color red. He fears loud noises and strange creatures. So tonight, spread red across the village. Hang red signs on every door. Make loud noises with drums, music, and fireworks. And to protect your children, give them face masks and lanterns to protect them." The villagers did as the old man instructed and Nian never returned again. In Chinese, the word for New Years is Guo Nian. Literally translated it means to "pass over Nian" or "overcome Nian". That is exactly what the villagers did. It has become a tradition that part of New Years celebration is to hang lots of red decoration in your house. Streets are filled with music, loud drums, and fireworks all day long. And special paper lanterns are made in a variety of shapes and sizes, paraded through the streets to scare off any demons that might come.

[@jimmyknoxville4709]

Hey Mikey. You should do a video on the year of the rabbit/cat, ox/water buffalo, goat/sheep etc. i.e. Different zodiacs across Asia.

[@nhithiellis9416]

Awesome video! Thanks so much

[@bloop548]

I've never been so early before!! :DDD Been looking forward to New Years so much since I finally get New Years off school this year xD

[@XxsoulrockaxX]

Happy new year Mike!!! Best wishes to you and your family!!!

[@rosielee7445]

In the Chinese lunar calendar, we do not use our actual living years as our ages as well, it is not Korean-special. For example, I am 25 years old, but because my birthday was a month before the Chinese New Year, so my parents always call me 26 years old. Because the Chinese new year will add a year for the newborn baby. In some places, they even count the 10-month pregnancy as a year old too.

[@ossiannguyen7333]

I legit ate banh Chung today and it was good after a long day of school

[@Lucky-qd6nh]

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!FYI Lunar New Year should be called as Chinese New Year because it's based on the Chinese calendar. CNY always happens in winter. Technically, Lunar New Year is the wrong term to say because the real Lunar New Year actually happens in summer. For those of you who say Chinese New Year is not inclusive and Lunar New Year is better, you really should respect culture origin. I assume British wouldn't want people to call English as "International language" and Koreans wouldn't want people to call Kpop as "Asian Pop", right?

[@Lucky-qd6nh]

@@user-bt5xh9nq7n all I am trying to say is respecting culture origin. If you don't even understand this, I am sorry.

[@TheChiramu]

It's nice hearing about how it's celebrated. I don't know how big it is in Thailand but I've never done anything big like that before. We might've gone to eat on these days before, but because we never took time off for it I don't think I recognised what we were eating for :p.

[@emilylu3660]

*dumplings*;D

[@nekonguyen4822]

love tết so much.

[@kathiepham8140]

Does your town do lion dancing like if it does(vietnamese)

[@jenniferstudent5258]

Happy new lunar year!!! ;)

[@mullerthomas8430]

warm wishs from Germany, Happy Chinese New Year !!!

[@abermin]

I can't stop looking at your chest and arms. What a nice t-shirt!

[@ShahemaTafader]

Loved this video. Thank you for bringing it to us !

[@huwenkai440]

I feel odd that Japan was left out here.

[@dangductam946]

We just get hammered throughout Tet

[@emmap.u.7043]

I am excited for it !!!!

[@王錦涵-f6b]

謝謝你分享早安

[@PikaEast]

I miss lucky envelopes. XD One of the funnest New Years we had was when it happen to fall on my aunt's birthday. It was Year of the Dragon, too. Now to do the shopping in China Town!

[@KhalidAun1]

Love those lanterns!

[@Sasha-dr4or]

Mongolian lunar year is called White Moon. Celebrations are same but with own unique way

[@vision_curvy6212]

3, 2, 1! HAPPY NEW YEARS!

[@fireballme1153]

s t a r e

[@anhnhan4868]

I'm so thankful because you say that Lunar New Year, not Chinese New year. I know China is the representative for all asia but Vietnam and Korea are also independent countries and people should call Lunar New Year. It's exacter

[@aaronliu5159]

No matter China is the representative for all aisa or not. Chinese guys prefer to call Chinese new year just because they are the people who celebrate the lunar new year at the beginning and it last thousands years. Due to the history background and culture influence, some Asia countries like korea and Vietnam started to celebrate this festival as well. That is the point. No offence, but that's the basic reason why they prefer to use Chinese new year.

[@misoo4210]

@@aaronliu5159 totally agree!

[@sosmcs]

One of the things on my todo list, is to experience Chinese New Year.

[@orastellathefirst]

Lunar new year is still celebrated to some extent in Japan as Setsubun.

[@orastellathefirst]

Yes, Shogatsu took many of the customs once celebrated at Setsubun and moved them to the New Year as it is in the Western calender.

[@orastellathefirst]

I'm not sure exactly what all the difficulties would be. Though most all the industrialized world is on the same Gregorian calendar. Transitioning now would likely be difficult. Easier would be to simply move the celebrations of New Year from January 1st back to the Feb 2-4 range that Setsubun falls into. Keep in mind also that a strictly lunar calendar varies. That's why many Jewish and Muslim holidays happen on different dates every year.

[@bonnienash8585]

Happy new year hope it brings you lots of love joy happiness wealth success wisdom good health fortune luck and above all laughter and smiles 😊😘

[@jikaiyamaz5498]

In ryukyus we.celebrated it