The fact that husband and wife and children celebrate New Year’s Eve at the husband’s house, and then on the 2nd and 3rd day of the New Year, go to their wife’s house to wish Tet seems to have become a familiar thing. Even those who get married close to home in a hamlet or commune maintain this.
Ms. Doan Thi Hong Lien (from Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province) married a resident of the commune. The couple worked together and returned to their hometown during Tet. “Welcoming New Year’s Eve at the husband’s house seems to have become a natural thing; so if the couple were at the wife’s house during the transition of the new year to the old year, someone would surely wonder why” Ms. Lien said.
Married for 6 years now, every year, Lien welcomes New Year’s Eve at her husband’s house, then on the morning of the first day of the New Year, she goes up to wish New Year’s Eve with her parents-in-law.
“Once married, sometimes on New Year’s Eve, I crave the feeling of being alone, being with my parents to prepare a tray of rice to see off the old year, welcome the new year, and stay up late waiting for New Year’s Eve. Busy work, going to work all year to see how precious those moments are, “- Ms. Lien shared.
Many people are afraid that if they don’t welcome New Year’s Eve at their husband’s house but pick them up at their wife’s house, many people will “talk out, say in”.
Lunar New Year 2023, Mr. Nguyen Van Thang (middle) will celebrate New Year’s Eve at his wife’s house in Nghe An. Photo: NVCC
Talking regarding this issue, Mr. Nguyen Van Thang (working in Hanoi, hometown of Bac Giang) said that celebrating New Year’s Eve at his wife’s house is normal, just like celebrating New Year’s Eve at her husband’s house, it has the same meaning. the same during the transition from the old year to the new year. Every year, he and his wife celebrate New Year’s Eve at his parents’ house, but this year is different.
Thang’s wife and children have returned to his wife’s hometown in Nghe An, and he will return to his parents’ hometown on the followingnoon of the 27th Tet. After staying with his parents, on the 29th of Tet, he will take a car to Nghe An to celebrate New Year’s Eve with his wife, children and parents-in-law. This year, Mr. Thang’s younger brother returned from abroad to celebrate Tet with his parents, so he felt more secure when he was not with his parents on the 30th and 1st of the Lunar New Year. Before returning to his wife’s house, he wished a happy New Year to his brothers and relatives.
“Once married, both paternal and maternal grandparents are my home, and celebrating New Year’s Eve at any home will bring happiness to family members” – Mr. Thang expressed his opinion.
Unlike Mr. Thang, Ms. Ngo Thi Quyen (Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province) wants to spend New Year’s Eve at her parents’ house because her sister in Ho Chi Minh City comes back.
“To celebrate New Year’s Eve with my parents-in-law, husband and children is always a happy thing, but I want to once once more experience the feeling of waiting for the clock to strike 12 o’clock with my parents, sister and brother, entering a new day, a new year” – Ms. Quyen shared.
New Year’s Eve is a sacred time that everyone wants to spend with their loved ones. Welcoming New Year’s Eve at the husband’s or wife’s house is the choice of each young family in accordance with their circumstances, so that in the end, each person will have happiness and joy when entering the new year.