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Indonesia will impose the public mobility restriction or PPKM Level 3 for all regions during the 2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year holidays, an official has said.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

Locals and visitors flocked to churches, entertainment areas across the country on December 24 evening to celebrate Christmas 2020 and pray for a peaceful year ahead.

Another Christmas season has come. This year Christmas is special due to impacts of COVID-19. However, Vietnam has been praised for its efforts in controlling the epidemic outbreak, helping bring a safe and happy Christmas to everyone in the country.

A new Christmas festive season has swept through provinces and cities across the country on December 24 despite the cold weather.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended Christmas greetings to the Diocese of Phat Diem in Kim Son district in northern Ninh Binh province on December 24.

The joyous Christmas vibes have reached every corner across Vietnam. At churches and dioceses, all the preparations have been completed to celebrate a merry and cosy holiday.

Neighbouring Thuan Nghia parish in Quynh Lam commune, Quynh Luu district, in Nghe An province, the Quynh Lam B Elementary School’s 700 students are all from nearby catholic families. Students, teachers, and parents have joined hands at this time of year to prepare for a warm and loving Christmas.

Both timeless and modern Christmas hits will be performed by foreign and Vietnamese artists in a music programme that will be held in August Revolution Square in front of Hanoi Opera House on Christmas Eve, running from 8pm until midnight.

Cities and provinces across Vietnam were transformed into stunning localities with music, colourful lights and decorations as Christmas atmosphere is bustling in every corner of the country.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party’s Committee Vuong Dinh Hue spoke highly of constructive contributions of the Hanoi Archdiocese and Catholics in the capital this year during his visit to extend Christmas greetings to the archdiocese on December 22.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan offered Christmas and New Year greetings to Catholic dignitaries, priests, and followers while visiting the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue province on December 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and extended Christmas greetings to the Da Lat Diocese and the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 22.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 22 visited the Thua Thien-Hue Archdiocese to extend her Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers ahead of the holiday.

A winter tourism festival is underway in Sapa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. Tourists to the town during this time can experience a Christmas atmosphere with a Japanese-style snow village and well-decorated pine trees.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has visited and extended his Christmas and New Year greetings to the city diocese.

Christmas atmosphere is overwhelming every corner of the capital city of Hanoi with shimmering pine trees being the most attracting thing to visitors, especially young people.

A high-ranking delegation led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended Christmas greetings to the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) on December 20.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) and its President, Pastor Thai Phuoc Truong, in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on December 18 extended his Christmas greetings to Catholics and Protestants across the country.