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“Post-Tet Buying: 3 Must-Have Items for a Luckier, Wealthier, and More Successful New Year”

The ancient wisdom suggests that purchasing these items at the beginning of the new year can bring luck, wealth, and prosperity for the entire year.

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10 February, 2024

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According to ancient beliefs, the actions taken at the beginning of the new year are omens for the whole year. Therefore, at the start of the new year, people would choose their direction of travel, the first thing to do in the year, in order to bring good luck and prosperity throughout the year.

After the stroke of midnight, the elders would advise their descendants to buy the following items for good luck and fortune throughout the year:

Buy Salt

Buying salt at the beginning of the year is a Vietnamese tradition. Salt symbolizes abundance and good fortune, so buying salt brings prosperity and luck to the family, and fosters harmonious relationships. Salt is also a Feng Shui item that helps ward off bad luck and evil spirits. Therefore, buying salt at the beginning of the year brings wealth to the family and keeps away unwanted disturbances.

Buying salt is done to seek peace and prosperity for the family, successful business ventures, a fortunate and abundant life, and the support of influential people. Therefore, buying salt has become a New Year’s tradition for many people. After the clock strikes midnight, many people go out to buy salt. The chant of salt sellers can be heard in street corners. Alternatively, you can buy salt at religious establishments or wait for the earliest market day in the local area to buy salt.

Buy Fire

Fire is a symbol of development and life. Fire drives away evil spirits. Lighting a fire brings wealth, happiness, and prosperity. Buying fire at the start of the year is very important. In folk culture, the fire must be kept burning throughout the year without being extinguished to bring good luck to the family. Fire brings warmth, happiness, and creates life. Lack of fire is extremely dangerous as it brings poverty and decline. Therefore, buying fire at the beginning of the year is important in folk beliefs.

You can buy matches or lighters. But you should remember not to drop or lend these items to others.

Buy Sugarcane

Sweet items like sugarcane, sweet fruit… are symbols of a sweet and successful new year. Everyone hopes for a sweet life, lucky and happy family, and successful achievements. Therefore, buying sugarcane at the beginning of the year has become a familiar tradition for many people. Sugarcane is sold at temple gates during the moment of transition into the new year. Therefore, many people buy sugarcane at the beginning of the year to bring sweetness and luck.

With these simple and inexpensive actions, you need to be careful to avoid taboos such as giving away or borrowing the items you have just bought, as it will cause the loss of your own fortune.