The three-day Lunar New Year Tet Festival kicked off in San Jose.
Carnival rides, games and food vendors were set up outside the Eastridge Mall.
Jody Ngo, with
, organized the three-day San Jose Lunar New Year Tet Festival.
“I think the Vietnamese or Korean or Chinese — there’s no language for entertainment,” Ngo said.
Rain is expected this weekend but organizers are ready.
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“We already set up some big tents where people can sit down and wait for the rain to go. And if it’s cold, we have some heaters to stay warm and dry in the tent as well,” Ngo said.
Tet Lunar New Year is the longest holiday of the year in Vietnam.
Even a small festival like this reminds many of home.
San Francisco resident Hanh Vu is from Vietnam but studying in the Bay Area.
“I try to find a sense of belonging, you know. Like, because that’s what we used to do in Vietnam. We have lots of fair festivals like this in Vietnam,” Vu said.