EP. 4 - Why Do Vietnamese eat Vegetarian food during Tết? [WHY DO VIETNAMESE...? VSAR Podcast]

🧧 Lunar New Year (Tết Nguyên Đán) is here! This episode touches on our experiences growing up with the festival both overseas and in Asia. “Why Do Vietnamese eat Vegetarian food during Tết?” In this episode, we talk about the origin of vegetarian diets in Vietnam and how it connects to Tết. We discuss similarities and differences between Lunar New Year in Vietnam and China. Lunar New Year has many different traditions in the various celebrating regions however, for all, it is a time of gathering and celebrating new beginnings.    🏮Thanks for listening to our podcast “Why Do Vietnamese....?” This project means a lot to us as we want to share our thoughts and opinions on uncommon topics and questions related to Vietnamese culture. We hope to answer the questions you didn't even know you had. If you love Vietnam, are curious to learn about both traditional and modern Vietnamese traditions, or are simply interested in keeping with the current trends, this is the podcast for you!!   🎉Stay curious and ask "Why Do Vietnamese...?"   🌸 Special Thanks to Ryerson University Chinese Student’s Association @ryersoncsa   Credits:  Brian Vương - Host (@brianvuong50)  Audrey Yip - Guest (@yippyyu)  Michelle Dương - Graphics (@michduong)   🧧Music: TẾT LÀ ĐÂY CHỨ ĐÂU – ORANGE X SEACHAINS   🎀 Stay connected with TMVSA:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/TorontoMetVSA  Instagram: www.instagram.com/torontometvsa/  Website: torontometvsa.wixsite.com/tmvsa  Anchor: anchor.fm/torontometvsa  Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2qf51R7a8ixIw00CPLwkup  iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/why-do-vietnamese-cultural-podcast-with-vsaryerson/id1555085123  Email: tmvsa@torontomu.ca