Inside Out & Back Again Tradition Quotes

Tet is a tradition that is filled with lots of smaller ones. Here we see the tradition of smiling, and while it might seem forced, it's done with the belief that people are setting themselves up for the new year. In other words, you'd best smile if you want it to be a happy one.

This seems to be Mother's personal tradition that she's worked into Tet. It's fine and dandy to smile through Tet, but Mother likes to get a sense of what the coming year holds anyway.

This is a new tradition for Hà, one that is super important to her, if only so her brothers don't notice everything about her tree before she does.