The Tet holiday is the most important and most anticipated of the year in Vietnam. A number of meaningful traditional customs are practiced at this time, with collecting calligraphy being among the most beautiful.
For a long time, the tradition of collecting letters has become part of Vietnamese culture on the first days of the Lunar New Year. The agile strokes of the brush contain therein good aspirations for a new year full of prosperity, luck and peace.
The second national kite festival has been held in northern Thai Binh province, aimed at honouring the custom of flying flute kites at Sao Temple in Song An commune, Vu Thu district.
Quang Phu Cau village in Ung Hoa district, Hanoi, 35 kilometres from the downtown area, is famous for its century-old craft of making incense. With Tet (Lunar New Year) just around the corner, the streets of Cau Bau, Phu Luong Thuong, and Dao Tu hamlets in the village are coloured with the pink and red of incense sticks.
