Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri district on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for making Chung cake, a typical sticky rice square-shaped cake for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in Vietnam.
The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2016 Spring Festival will officially open in the northern province of Hai Duong on February 23 (the 16th day of the first lunar month).
The northern mountainous province of Phu Tho aims to mobilise resources for conserving and promoting the Hung Kings’ worship-related culture, documents and facilities.
President Truong Tan Sang has signed a decision presenting gifts to people who made significant contributions to the national revolutionary cause, on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year.
More than 400 tonnes of Tet gifts, fresh food and foodstuff and other necessities have been carried to Truong Sa island district of central Khanh Hoa province to serve officers and people there.
Representatives from the High Command of Naval Zone 5 on January 10 started visiting and presenting gifts to military officers and people on southwestern islands on the threshold of Tet holiday.
More than 50,000 people visited the Con Son – Kiep Bac relic site in
northern Hai Duong province during its spring festival from the 14th to
17th day of the first lunar month (March 4-7).
Chef of Hanoi’s Fortuna Hotel, Kenji Tam, who has been recently awarded
first prize at ‘The Best Taste’ contest, presented a set of three
dishes, inspired by the atmosphere of Tet in Vietnam.
Foreign tourists who are staying at The Cliff Resort and Residences in
Mui Ne beach, central Binh Thuan province were offered a chance to make
Chung cake, a type of traditional rice cake for New Year celebration of
Vietnam, by themselves on February 13.
A variety of activities have been organised to warm the hearts of
underprivileged people across the country on the occasion of the
quickly-approaching traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest
holiday in Vietnam.
The Foreign Ministry and 30 foreign embassies in Hanoi hosted a food
festival on January 24 in a bid to promote cultural exchange among
nations and raise funds for orphans and the disabled.
A Dong Nai-based maker of Banh Chung – a type of traditional rice
cake for New Year celebration of Vietnam – has shipped abroad 40 tonnes
of the cake to serve the Overseas Vietnamese community during the
upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).
A traditional Chung cake and Giay cake contest was held in the northern
province of Phu Tho on April 6 to celebrate the annual Hung Kings’
Temple Festival.
The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2013 Spring Festival opened at Con Son pagoda in
the northern province of Hai Duong on February 25 (the 16 th day of the
first lunar month).
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