In planning for Tet, there are four items
which can be seen in and around every household:
cay Neu, hoa Mai (or hoa Dao), banh Chung and Trang Phao.
Cay Neu, the most representative object of Tet,
is a stake of bamboo placed in the ground,
in front of the house for 7 days. On the 7th
day of the first lunar month, this stake is
pulled down signaling the end of the holidays.