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According to the Nguyen feudal dynasty’s etiquette, the “Thuong tieu” (neu pole erection) ceremony should be organised on the 23rd day of the 12th month of the lunar year, heralding the passing of the old year and the approach of the Tet festival.

A ceremony to plant Neu (a tall bamboo pole with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during the lunar New Year) was reenacted at the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Hue City on January 28.