Tet Doan Ngo: Vietnam's Kill-the-Bugs Festival Explained
On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, Vietnamese households wake early to eat fermented rice and fruit — a ritual meant to purge parasites and disease from the body.
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On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, Vietnamese households wake early to eat fermented rice and fruit — a ritual meant to purge parasites and disease from the body.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Vietnamese families eat fermented sticky rice and sour fruit first thing in the morning — an old ritual meant to purge parasites from the body.
Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Tet Doan Ngo marks Vietnam's summer solstice festival. Learn the traditional foods, spiritual roots, and modern celebrations that make this mid-year festival unique.
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