cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

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Secular holiday : Hung Kings founded the first state of Vietnam named Van Lang

Secular holiday : Marks the event when North Vietnamese and Việt Cộng forces captured Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on 30 April 1975. This signalled the end of the Vietnam War. It was the start of the transition period toward reunification, which occurred in the national election for national reunification on 2 July 1976, when the Republic of South Vietnam and North Vietnam merged, forming the modern-day Vietnam. [Wikipedia]

Secular holiday : Quoc Tế Lao Dong

Secular holiday : Commemorates the fall of Saigon in 1975 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Commemorates the fall of Saigon in 1975 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Culture : Dien Bien Phu Victory Day

cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

Culture : President Ho Chi Minh's Birthday

School holidays : One week later in Hanoi

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Culture : Celebration of martyrs and wounded soldiers

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Culture : On August 19, 1945, the Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh began rebellion against French colonial rule in Vietnam. [Wikipedia]

Culture : Hungry Ghost Festival (中元節 / 中元节) falls in the middle of the Ghost Month, supposed to be a bad time for business. Spirits being in high gear, thet are treated with a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family.

Secular holiday : President Ho Chi Minh declared freedom for Vietnam (initially referring to the surrender of Japan in 1945) paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : President Ho Chi Minh declared freedom for Vietnam (initially referring to the surrender of Japan in 1945) paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : President Ho Chi Minh declared freedom for Vietnam (initially referring to the surrender of Japan in 1945) paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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