Watermelon and sunflower seeds were the first sign that Tet was approaching. Vietnamese munch seeds all year around, but as Tet nears they begin to consume with a fervor, as if the crack-crack-crack of seeds on teeth would prepare the very air around them for the louder bangs of explosives. But seeds have an importance that goes beyond sound. Seeds demand conviviality. No one sits alone in a room, cracking sunflower seeds. No one eats seeds for dinner. Sunflower and watermelon seeds are sitting-around-with-friends food.

The Flower Street is on the Square of the City

The Eve Night in HoChiMinh City