Having opened two weeks before Tet, the market is decorated with mai (ochna) and dao (peach blossom) trees set up along Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets and inside the Youth Cultural House.

A visitor buys calligraphy works to wish for luck, happiness and prosperity in Tet.

More than 50 'ong do' (calligraphers), including men and women of varying ages, from calligraphy clubs in the city and neighbouring provinces are joining the event.

The artists, dressed in ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), sit on mats arranged in an oval shape symbolising peace, similar to calligraphy markets in the past.

They are selling calligraphy works and lucky money envelopes in black and yellow ink on red paper, priced from 10,000 VND to 200,000 VND (0.4-8.6 USD), depending on the craftsmanship, size and materials. Larger works cost 500,000 VND (21.5 USD) or more.

People traditionally hang the lucky money envelopes and small calligraphy works mai trees to wish for luck, happiness and prosperity.

The market will remain open until January 23 (one day before Lunar New Year’s Eve).

Provincial Chairman Duong Van Thai extends Tet greetings to Chinese Embassy in Vietnam

(BGO)- Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province Duong Van Thai and leader of the Department of Foreign Affairs visited to extend Tet greetings to Xiong Bo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Vietnam and staff of Chinese Embassy ahead Lunar New Year 2020. 

HCM City: Disadvantaged workers gifted tickets to return home for Tet

The Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation has presented more than 12,000 bus and train tickets worth nearly 9 billion VND (USD) to disadvantaged workers at local industrial and processing zones, helping them to return home for Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Bac Giang: 80 volunteers readily donate blood on Tet occasion

(BGO) – The Steering Committee for voluntary blood donation (VBD) campaign in Bac Giang province has established the Provisory Blood Donation Team (PBDT) to implement the VBD campaign on Tet occasion and Red Spring Festival in 2020 as well as recover the blood shortage situation.  

Traditional customs for Tet in Hanoi Old Quarter

Traditional cultural activities will be hosted by the Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group and the Hanoi Old Quarter management board on January 18 in downtown Hanoi.

Bac Ninh’s provincial leaders extend Tet greetings, present support fund for the poor in Bac Giang

(BGO)- On the occasion of the New Year of the Rat 2020, delegation of the provincial Party Committee (PPC) of Bac Ninh province headed by Nguyen Quoc Chung, PPC Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council visited Bac Giang province and presented support fund for the poor in the province.

Source: VNA