Cleaning the house to welcome Tet is an indispensable traditional beauty in every Vietnamese family.
Cleaning the house not only helps the house to be clean and tidy but also brings positive energy, welcoming a lucky new year.
For many families, cleaning the house to welcome Tet 2025 is also an opportunity for the family to "renovate" their home together, put aside the worries of the old year and prepare to welcome good things in the new year.
Clean the floor to welcome the new year
The proverb "A clean house is cool, clean bowls make rice taste better" is deeply ingrained in the subconscious of Vietnamese people. To welcome Tet, cleaning the floor is always a top priority.
For tiled floors, a little tip is to use coarse salt combined with vinegar to remove stubborn yellow stains.
As for wooden floors, homeowners only need a little diluted baby shampoo to make the floor shiny and fragrant.
Clean the family altar
The ancestral altar is a sacred place, showing the respect of each family to their ancestors. The ancestral altar is also known as a sacred bridge between the present life and the sacred realm of heaven and earth.
The homeowner needs to prepare clean towels and cleaning tools specifically for the altar. Prepare white wine diluted with water and ginger to clean the altar.
Clean the glass door
Tet 2025, homeowners do not forget to clean the glass doors of their homes. If the glass doors are clean, the room will be brighter and receive more light.
Simple way to clean glass doors, homeowners just need to use vinegar to clean glass cabinets, glass doors are shiny like new.
In addition, homeowners can remove stains caused by paper stuck on the glass surface with nail polish remover.
Treating stains on walls
One of the ways to clean the house to welcome Tet is to remove stains on the walls.
Homeowners can use dishwashing liquid, hand soap or baking soda to clean the walls of the house, welcoming a clean New Year.
If you have children or use pencils or crayons to draw, use a hair dryer at high temperature to blow on the stain until the crayons melt, then use a towel to wipe clean.
Eliminate refrigerator odors
During Tet, the refrigerator will have to be used continuously to store food, leftovers... Therefore, in addition to cleaning the house to welcome the new year, homeowners should not forget to clean and deodorize the refrigerator.
Before you start cleaning, make sure the power is unplugged and all the furniture is moved outside.
If your refrigerator has many stains and dirt on the glass surface, mix a little baking soda with warm water to clean it. To avoid scratches and loss of coating, you should use a soft scrubber or toothbrush to clean the refrigerator.
As for the inside surface of the cabinet, the best way is to use warm soapy water mixed with a little alcohol or vinegar to prevent mold and clean the cabinet.
A simple tip to keep your refrigerator smelling fresh and odor-free during Tet is to use tea bags or fresh orange, tangerine, pineapple, or lemon peels.
At the same time, homeowners should cover leftover food to prevent bacteria from entering.
