Hanoi to launch firework displays in 30 locations

Fireworks will light up the skies over 30 locations in all 30 districts and town of Hanoi during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Vietnam’s largest national holiday, the municipal People’s Committee announced on January 6.
Hanoi to launch firework displays in 30 locations ảnh 1Fireworks to light up the skies over 30 Hanoi locations (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Fireworks will light up the skies over 30 locations in all30 districts and town of Hanoi during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Vietnam’s largest national holiday, the municipal People’s Committee announcedon January 6.

The 15-minute firework shows, to be funded by businesses andorganisations, will start from 0:00 on January 22 (Lunar New Year’s Eve).

Prior to COVID-19, firework displays were also held acrossall 30 districts and town on the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

However, last year, the city decided to cancel fireworks andcountdown events, in an attempt to control the pandemic outbreak./.
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