{"id":9418,"date":"2025-04-10T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T02:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/?p=9418"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:48:09","slug":"ordinary-customs-vietnamese-culture-surprises-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/ordinary-customs-vietnamese-culture-surprises-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordinary Customs in Vietnamese Culture That Surprises Foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vietnam is a country with thousands&nbsp;of years of civilization with a unique culture, beliefs, and customs that are very strange&nbsp;to tourists. Now let&#8217;s look at some of the Vietnamese customs that surprises foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><div><strong>Inside This Guide<\/strong><\/div><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-the-first-guest-in-the-new-year-brings-good-luck\">1. The first guest in the new year brings good luck<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-sweeping-the-house-is-a-way-to-get-rid-of-bad-luck\">2.\u00a0Sweeping the house is a way to get rid of bad luck\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-currency-for-the-underworld\">3. Currency for the underworld<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#4-no-haircut-before-any-exam\">4. No haircut before any exam<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#5-beliefs-in-feng-sui\">5. Beliefs in Feng Sui<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-the-first-guest-in-the-new-year-brings-good-luck\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">1. The first guest in the new year brings good luck<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8a1-e1553265110776.jpg\" alt=\"The first guest in the new year brings good luck\" class=\"wp-image-14186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8a1-e1553265110776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8a1-e1553265110776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8a1-e1553265110776-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To make sure the first guest comes to the house in accordance with the wishes of the homeowner, a member of the&nbsp;family will step out of the gate and when the clock reaches 12 pm, they will return to the house as the first guest of the family for the&nbsp;new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explore More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/taxis-and-on-demand-ride-services-in-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Deep Dive into Taxis and On-Demand Ride Services in Vietnam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-sweeping-the-house-is-a-way-to-get-rid-of-bad-luck\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>2.&nbsp;Sweeping the house is a way to get rid of bad luck&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quet1-nha-e1553265130750-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sweeping the house is a way to get rid of bad luck\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-14187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quet1-nha-e1553265130750-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quet1-nha-e1553265130750-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quet1-nha-e1553265130750-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Quet1-nha-e1553265130750.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another custom of Vietnam makes tourists always feel strange is the prohibition of sweeping&nbsp;the floor&nbsp;on the Lunar New Year. The reason for this weird custom comes from the belief that this activity will make the fortune and luck go away from the house. Normally, families will clean the house cleanly before Tet and the first 3 days of the new year, they will not sweep&nbsp;the floor just to have good luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-currency-for-the-underworld\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>3. Currency for the underworld<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/money_burning_05-e1553265149949.jpg\" alt=\"Currency for the underworld\" class=\"wp-image-14188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/money_burning_05-e1553265149949.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/money_burning_05-e1553265149949-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/money_burning_05-e1553265149949-768x654.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnamese people burn&nbsp;hell money because they believe this action helps send money to their ancestors and their loved ones who have passed away. Some people believe that this money will help the&nbsp;ancestors&nbsp;to give good things and look after the living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-no-haircut-before-any-exam\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>4. No haircut before any exam<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another interesting Vietnam customs is to avoid cutting hair before an exam because they believe that this makes memory worse. For students,&nbsp;having a haircut before taking an important exam is bad luck because they can forget what they have learned before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Another Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamteachingjobs.com\/blog\/buying-educational-supplies-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buying Educational Supplies in Vietnam<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-beliefs-in-feng-sui\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>5. Beliefs in Feng Sui<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vietnamese people are quite confident in feng shui. This is reflected in the meticulous arrangement of objects, furniture, and even the whole house to optimize the flow of energy, or energy, to facilitate the comedy living environment. peace. The most common belief in feng shui is the arrangement of mirrors in Vietnamese houses. 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