Your English-speaking friend has asked for your help with a college project he/she is doing about celebrating New Year in Different countries. •Write a letter to your friend. In your letter •Say how important New Year is to people in your country •Describe how new Year is celebrated in your country •Explain what you like about the New Year celebration in your country.

Dear Mike, I hope that you enjoy studying at Seneca College. I’ve received your email asking for information about the New Year’s celebration tradition, and I am happy to help.

This

holiday is considered the most important festival in my country. It is the occasion for the reunion of all family members. It is

also

the event to countdown for a promising and prosperous coming year. There are some traditional ways that we celebrate

this

event.

Firstly

, adults would give “lucky money” to children. It means we put a small amount of money in a red envelope and give it to the kids.

Secondly

, we would visit relatives and friends to make a toast and give them best wishes.

Finally

, we often come to pagodas as we believe that praying to the gods may bring good luck to the people around us. What I like most about New Year’s celebration in Vietnam is that it’s a family-oriented event. It is because we are all busy and hardly have time to sit together.

This

holiday is when we gather under one roof and go down memory lane. It reminds us how precious the family’s relationship is. I hope that you find all the information above is helpful. If you need any more details, please don’t hesitate to ask me. Your best friend, Amber