Vietnamese Tet Festival kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City
Updated: 15:52, 25/01/2024
The Ho Chi Minh City Cultural House for Youth on January 24 kicked of the 17th Vietnamese Tet Festival which aims to promote traditional cultural values of Vietnam.
The event, which runs until February 14 or the fifth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon, features common activities during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival in Vietnam.
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People in Ho Chi Minh City enjoy activities to celebrate Lunar New Year 2024. |
More than 50 calligraphy artists will offer festival goers opportunities to witness and experience the art of calligraphy.
In addition to musical and fashion shows, festival goers can enjoy shopping and cuisine spaces.
They can also receive books and trees as lucky gifts with the best wishes for a new year.
An event that helps people know more waste classification will be held at the festival.
HCMC floating flower fair to celebrate Tet
The annual floating flower fair, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most-visited attractions in Tet (Lunar New Year), will open at Binh Dong Wharf in District 8 from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9.
Vietnamese Tet culture promoted in France
The Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Culture (APCV) in France held a programme in Paris on January 20 to introduce the culture of Vietnam as an activity to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Foreign tourists experience Tet traditions at HCMC festival
A Lunar New Year event called Vietnamese Tet Festival 2024 opened on Thursday evening at Le Van Tam Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and has interested foreign visitors.
PM directs measures to improve citizens' lives during Tet holiday
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive outlining measures to enhance the quality of life and ensure social security for citizens and labourers during the upcoming seven-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), lasting from February 8 to 14.
Affordable goods, sufficient supply ensured for Tet
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has ordered local firms to ensure sufficient supply of goods of affordable prices for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, as demand on this occasion is forecast to increase 10% from the same time last year.
Source: VNA
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