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Vietnamese all over the world are preparing [for / from] their most important and popular day of the year – Tet, or the Lunar New Year. Tet is [celebrating / celebrated] on the same day as the Chinese New Year, but does not start at the same [time / timing] . There is a one-hour time [different / difference] between Hanoi and Beijing. The holiday celebrates the [arrives / arrival] of spring. There are a lot of [traditional / tradition] customs that people practise during Tet. These [include / included] remembering ancestors, sending people New Year's greetings, and [making / giving] lucky money to children. It is a time to forget the troubles of the [next / past] year and hope for better things in the coming year. It is also a good [excuse / excused] for people to have big family reunions.

People in villages across Vietnam are working [over time / overtime] to prepare food and crafts [in / on] time for the holiday. In Ho Chi Minh City, 68 flower markets opened on February 3 to start [sells / selling] different kinds of blooms and decorative trees. Thousands of boats [bring / brings] flowers from all over the country down the Mekong River to Ho Chi Minh's floating markets. Food is also [small / big] business during Tet. Villagers in Dong Thap province are [worked / working] day and night to make sure they have [enough / plenty] pork rolls to sell – these are in big [demand / command] during the festival. Tourism is also [booming / rooming] because of the holiday. Vietnamese travel agents say domestic bookings are 15 per cent higher than last year, and the number of foreign tourists will [raise / rise] by 46 per cent.