Xin chao!

ThanhNienNews.com - The seventh lunar month, which this year began on August 14, is believed to be the time when ghosts and spirits come out from the lower realm and visit the living. Offerings to hungry ghosts in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. File photo Through the month, which ends September 12, Vietnamese offer food, fruits and votive papers to hungry ghosts, who are supposed to wander around the streets and drop into any house they feel like.

ThanhNienNews - To say “Chuc mung nam moi” in Vietnamese is no sweat. But, to  li xi , or to give red envelopes containing lucky money, to the right people with the right amount, can be a real big headache not only to foreigners, but Vietnamese as well. In fact, in the weeks before  Tet , one of the most talked about topics in local media is the perplexing custom.