Now that Halloween has passed, we all need something to look forward to in the coming months. Thankfully, the Vietnamese government has delivered.
According to Vietnam News, officials recently approved a nine-day Tet holiday this year for government employees.
Tet 2016 begins on Monday, February 8, however civil servants will be off work beginning Saturday, February 6 and ending on the following Sunday, February 14.
According to Vietnamese law, the rest of us non-government employees are also legally entitled to five days holiday during the Lunar New Year.
[Photo via Flickr user Binh Huynh]
