The programme will begin with the “Ong Cong – Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony, which is followed by a wide range of traditional rituals such as pole-erecting ceremony and incense offering ceremony.

The atmosphere of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year will be recreated at the Vietnamese Tet Programme 2020 at the Thang Long imperial citadel in Hanoi.

Visitors to the event will have opportunities to experience traditional Tet through various activities like parallel sentence writing, to he toy making, water puppet performance, and chung cake making, among others.

Particularly, an exhibition at Kinh Thien Palace will give visitors a glimpse of the Ly, Tran, Le and Mac dynasties that reigned the nation throughout 1,300 years.

Meanwhile, at the Temple of Literature, 52 calligraphers will participate in the 2020 Spring Calligraphy Festival to honour the ancient art of writing.

The festival will also provide a space to introduce traditional handicrafts, ancient art forms like ca tru (ceremonial singing), chau van (ritual singing) and xam singing, and folk games.

Held by the Centre for Scientific and Cultural Activities of the Temple of Literature, the festival is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors during January 18 – February 5.

Hanoi welcomes 81,000 visitors on New Year’s Day

Hanoi capital city hosted more than 81,000 visitors on New Year's Day 2020, up 8.9% as compared to the same day in 2019, according to the city’s Tourism Department.

Ethnic groups celebrate New Year with various activities

Numerous cultural and arts activities are taking place at the Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism in Hanoi from January 1-31, helping visitors more understand traditional cultural features and celebrations of the new year of ethnic groups.

Thousands of visitors flock to Tay Yen Tu Spiritual – Ecotourism Complex and Rose Garden on first day of New Year

(BGO) – On the first day of New Year 2020, thousands of visitors flocked to Tay Yen Tu Spiritual – Ecotourism Complex (Son Dong district) and Rose Garden Photo Studio in Da Mai ward (Bac Giang city) to visit the landscapes, entertain and take photo.   

Vietnamese communities in Czech Republic, Angola celebrate New Year

Vietnamese communities in the Czech Republic and Angola recently held various ceremonies to mark the arrival of the New Year and turn their hearts to the homeland.

Vietnam’s top tourist destinations ready to ring in New Year

Vietnam will usher in 2020 with fireworks, music festivals and art programs at major tourist hotspots on New Year’s Eve. 

Source: VNA