
Text and illustrations by Mứt
Audio by ĐQHòa of Les Lampions, Mai-Khôi, Hạc, and Mứt
Two of the names in Noodle’s Book of Month Names, tháng giêng and tháng chạp, come from the Viet “lunar calendar”. This lunisolar calendar is used for celebrations like Tết Nguyên Đán (New Year), Trung Thu (mid-autumn festival), and in some households, cúng giỗ (death anniversaries). The first day of the new year occurs sometime between late January and mid-February. Trung Thu occurs between mid-September and early October.
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Tháng Giêng
It’s the first month of the year. Li’l Mouse is super excited to get ready for Tết!
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Tháng Ba
Come March, Mama Tiger scurries off to start the vegetable garden. And Papa Tiger? Papa Tiger is busy snoring L-O-U-D-L-Y.
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Tháng Sáu
In June, the snake s-s-s-s-snarls, “You can’t avoid the s-s-s-s-sun by running away from the s-s-s-s-sky.”
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Tháng Bảy
It’s a rainy day in July. The horse neighs to the moon, “Come down, I will lend you my stable.”
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Tháng Chín
In September, the three Aunties Monkey hang lanterns to greet autumn.
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Tháng Mười
In October, Grandpa Rooster dawdles, telling long tales that go on and on and on and on and on…
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Tháng Mười Một
In November, the puppy dog asks her bestest-of-best friend the tiger to sit and count stars with her.
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Tháng Chạp
It’s the last month of the year, the boar ambles along looking for ginger to make rice porridge.
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