In addition to cultural activities, festivals, cuisine, decoration, the traditional Tet holidays of the Vietnamese people is also associated with many interesting folk games. Let's find out with Royal School!

In the traditional culture of Vietnamese New Year, folk games are indispensable for children. Depending on the culture and custom of each locality and region, there will be different folk games. For example, in the Northern Vietnam, children often participate in folk games such as swinging, throwing cotton ball game, human chess, etc. while wrestling, mandarin square capturing, dragon-snake game, lion dance, etc. are popular in the Southern Vietnam.

Many folk games on Tet holidays are still interesting for children

These folk games on Tet holidays are often associated with folk songs, Tet songs, couplets, rhymes, etc., along with wishes for a peaceful, happy and prosperous new year.

Folk games are often associated with nursery rhymes

These folk games are not only fun on Tet holidays, but they are also activities to help children practice ingenuity, quick wits as well as solidarity and strategy in competitions.

Folk games are integrated into a series of Tet activities

Although with modernity in today's life, the image of children participating in folk games is no longer common, these folklore beauties have always been preserved and circulated through activities, festivals, sports competitions on Tet holidays, Spring Festivals, etc., contributing to the diversity and uniqueness of the nation's traditional Lunar New Year.

By Thanh Tien
Admissions Department