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Mom, why did you wake up so early? My daughter woke up so early. She watched the fireworks yesterday, so she's not sleepy today. You have to wake up early, mom. Today, can I go to my friend's house to hang out? You haven't eaten anything since you got up this morning. It's already 10 o'clock. Can I go to my friend's house to hang out first? No, you can't. They absolutely don't want you to live in their house. But whichever house I live in, that house is very lucky, mom. Can I go to my friend's house to call her? Then we can go hang out, mom. It's okay if it's a normal day. But on New Year's Day, you have to be careful. Yes, that's fine. But look at me. Today, both of us are wearing matching dresses, mom. Oh, why are you wearing this white dress? Now I just noticed. Go upstairs and change the red dress for me right away. Mom, on New Year's Day, people say wearing a white dress is very unlucky. Is that so, mom? Everything is complicated on New Year's Day, mom. Happy to see you again in the show Skills Live, which is broadcast weekly on VTV3 channel. Ladies and gentlemen, we are living in the fresh, lively atmosphere of New Year's Day. And clearly, in the minds of Vietnamese people, the New Year is the beginning of new things. And if on these first days of the year, we can meet good things, we will be lucky all year round and vice versa. It is also from these thoughts that our father has had a lot of practices and rituals during the New Year's Day that have been passed down. And what are those practices? How do young people today apply them? And how has it changed over time? We will talk about the ritual on New Year's Day with cultural researcher Nguyen Hung Vy. I would like to extend a warm welcome and thank you for participating in today's show. Hello. We have just come to a situation where mothers really value the ritual on New Year's Day. So, in your opinion, what is the meaning of these rituals? Why do we have to avoid those things on New Year's Day? Rituals reflect a way of thinking, a way of living, a special way of behaving of Vietnamese people towards humans, humans with nature, and humans with themselves. So, in all these rituals, they reflect a love for culture, which is different from other people. The contribution of the ritual to the culture creates a difference. It is a very complex phenomenon in life. We divide it into several categories. Some rituals are reasonable and explained reasonably. Some rituals are partially reasonable but the explanation is not reasonable. For example, in the beginning of the year, there is a ritual where people want the most for the New Year. But people explain that if it is the beginning of the year, then the whole year is the beginning of the year. That cannot be explained. The way to explain it is to explain it wrongly in a reasonable way. The third thing is that when there is no reason, then there is no reason to explain anything. For example, if a person cannot do everything because he is a monk, then there is no reason to explain anything. Explaining with words to explain everything is not right. That is not reasonable. No matter how you explain it, it is not reasonable. Can you share with us, apart from the rituals and the rituals in the previous case, what other rituals are there other than the ritual to avoid entering the house and to focus on the New Year. That is a special ritual. Even for Japanese women, they don't do it. For example? For example, Japanese women don't do it. In the New Year, they do it. For example, in the New Year, they do the ritual to avoid entering the house. Before the New Year, they do it. After the New Year, they do it to avoid entering the house. In the New Year, they do it. Therefore, in daily life, if you don't do it, you have to do it on the New Year. Is this a way to make us feel more secure? Does it bring us luck? If you are determined, it will bring you luck. But with the unreasonable things that people still believe in, it is like a burden of life. It is like a burden of life. It is like a pain reliever when people believe in it. They don't dare to believe in it more than they don't believe in anything. Where do Vietnamese people have such perseverance? From their life experience or scientific experience, they have created a belief. Perseverance is good. Secondly, everything will come to you. If you are determined, people will also persevere. We divide it into two types. The first type is the more determined you are, the more you persevere. People in the sea, people in poverty, people in the mountains, they are very determined. They take risks. When there are many risks in life, they persevere. That is the first thing. The second thing is the more people expect, the less clear the road to that expectation is. People persevere more and more. The third thing is in the space of heaven, perseverance is never different from the space of hell. The more cultural factors accumulate in time, perseverance also accumulates. The space of heaven is the place where we focus on the ancestors, on the gods, on the smoke, on the fire. That is the space of heaven. The more things, the more perseverance. That is why we call it the time of perseverance. Ladies and gentlemen, with Mr. Nguyễn Hùng Vĩ's sharing, I would like to ask you about what you should do or what you should keep in mind in this Tet holiday. I would like to invite Nguyễn Hùng Vĩ and the audience to join us in a short interview. My family, for example, at the beginning of the year, we usually don't throw away the trash. During the Tet holiday, I think it is very important that we don't throw away the trash because my parents often say that if you throw away the trash, all the trash will be thrown away. During the Tet holiday, my parents often tell me not to say bad things so that my family can have more luck. My parents tell me that if I don't do good things, I will have bad luck for the rest of my life. We have just heard many different opinions from parents and students about the bad things during the Tet holiday. Obviously, the traditions can change over time, especially in today's society. Are you sure that the young people will change their way of thinking about bad things? I am 12 years old, but I still don't know how to read newspapers. I have met many young people who study very hard. They play the guitar very well. They live a very happy life. But in general, young people are disappointed. But there are many young people who are disappointed not because of the reality, but because of the reality. Some of them are more passionate about their dreams. Some of them rely on their own ability to realize their dreams. In the future, they will have a very good life and they will be less persistent. Their life will be more rational and more economical. Can you share any persistent things that we should get rid of in this era? There are things that we should get rid of. For example, we should get rid of many things immediately. We should get rid of things that don't make sense. We should live with people who are more important. No matter how old I am, if I come to you, I will respect you. If I come to you because of my age, I will not respect you. Obviously, when we live happily and harmoniously, good things will come to us. Do you have any advice for parents to teach their children about persistence in the Tet holiday? Don't eat too much. If you eat too much, you will get fat. If you drink too much, you will get fat. The first thing is the relationship between people. What we get is that we need to persist. The more we persist in our actions, the better it will be. But we should persist to the extent that we remember that we come to visit and we get what we want. That will make our love not disappear. Perseverance is the best thing. We don't lose our love because of something. With Mr. Nguyen Hung Vy's sharing, we should keep our perseverance. With a beautiful and traditional ethnic group like Vietnam, people live to love each other. With the sharing, I hope you have what you should do and what you should persevere in the Tet holiday. I hope the sharing will help you and make you feel at ease. Thank you Mr. Nguyen Hung Vy for joining us today. I wish you and your family a happy Tet holiday. Thank you for watching and don't forget to visit our website. Goodbye and see you again.