
Allerdings fängt es schon nicht besonders gut an. Aus persönlichen Gründen kann ich schon nicht an den Tet-Feiern teilnehmen, und ohne Kamera auch keine Bilder schicken. Gestern mittag haben mich zwar meine beiden Nachbarn, links und rechts, bereits mit Alkohol abgefüllt, aber das Feuerwerk habe ich dann nachts nicht mehr sehen können. Auch heute müssen die obligatorischen Besuche ausfallen.
Ist es nicht wirklich schön hier? Ich kann insgesamt viermal Neujahr feiern: Sylvester im europäischen Kalender, dann Tết Nguyên đán im Januar/Februar, gefolgt vom Sour Sdey Chnam Tmey, dem Neujahr der Khmer-Minderheit im April und schließlich das Kate-Fest der Cham im Oktober.

Nun, trotz allem wünsche ich allen Lesern ein frohes neues Jahr des Drachen! Gesundheit und Glück. Möge das Geld fließen wie Wasser und alle Dinge, die du dir wünschst, zu dir kommen!
Chúc mừng năm Nhâm Thìn mới! An khang thịnh vượng, sức khoẻ dồi dào. Tiền vô như nước và vạn sự như ý !
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However, Tết Nguyên đán does not start luckily for me. Due to personal reasons I am not able to celebrate, and without camera I also cannot take pictures. Yesterday my two neighbours took me for drinking, but the fireworks in the night I already missed. And also the visits today are cancelled.
But I am happy in Vietnam. I can attend altogether four new years here: the European sylvester, the Tết Nguyên đán of Vietnam in January/February, followed by Sour Sdey Chnam Tmey, the New Year of the Khmer living in this part of Vietnam celebrated in April and last the Kate-Festival of the Cham in October.
Tet was really quiet here. I wrote already, all barbarians here! We are far from the birth of Vietnamese and Vietnamese culture. The Mekongdelta became Vietnamese offically in 1832 and the parts of the Lower Mekong are still be claimed by Cambodia (at least by the right political wing). And due to this different peoples are living here together
I wish all my readers a happy new Year of the Dragon! Health and luck! May the money flow like water and you get all things you wish!
Chúc mừng năm Nhâm Thìn mới! An khang thịnh vượng, sức khoẻ dồi dào. Tiền vô như nước và vạn sự như ý !