Vietnamese Community Celebrates Lunar New Year At Tet Festival In Southern California

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: (COMPILATION) People take part in the second round of a pho eating contest at the 40th Annual UVSA Tet Festival on February 5, 2022 in Costa Mesa, California. The UVSA Tet Festival is the biggest Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival in the United States and includes numerous cultural performances along with many food offerings and a firecracker show. The 2022 Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Tiger. (Footage by Kaelin Mendez/Getty Images)