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Various cultural activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism at Dong Mo on the outskirts of Hanoi throughout February.

The Tay Yen Tu (West Yen Tu) Spring Festival and the Culture - Tourism Week 2023 of northern Bac Giang province opened with a ceremony held at the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex on February 2.

The beauty of Yen Tu is the grandeur and tranquility of the mountains and forests mingled with the serenity and ancientness of the system of pagodas, towers and Zen realms.

The Long Tong (going to the field) Festival opened in Chiem Hoa district of the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on January 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Various cultural activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism at Dong Mo on the outskirts of Hanoi throughout January to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the nation’s biggest festival.

The wedding rituals followed by the Ba Na ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai were re-enacted recently at an annual Spring programme, which is taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the western outskirts of Hanoi from February 12 to the end of the month.

More than 8,600 units of blood have been collected nationwide during the 15th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival , 7,000 units higher than the set plan.

The Tam Chuc Pagoda Spring Festival in Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province, got underway on February 12. An important cultural and religious event held to mark the Lunar New Year and Spring, the festival introduces and promotes the cultural values and traditions of Vietnam and the unique features of the pagoda among domestic and foreign tourists.

Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam held a ceremony recently to introduce its unique Spring festival and promote the conservation of cultural values in the locality.

The annual “Spring Colours in Every Region of the Nation” program opened recently at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the western reaches of Hanoi, with the participation of more than 200 ethnic minority people nationwide.

Since 2010, the Red Spring Festival has been launched nationwide by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, becoming the highlight and unique feature of the blood donation movement in Vietnam.

The Red Spring Festival, the largest blood donation event in Vietnam that turns 15 this year, kicked off in Hanoi on February 12.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a spring festival of ethnic groups and launched the 2022 tree planting festival at the Culture - Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi on February 12.

The Yen Tu Spring Festival kicked off on February 10 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year with a ceremony to pray for peaceful nation and happy people at Hoa Yen Pagoda in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The 15th edition of the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) blood donation festival will take place from February 12 – 20, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has announced.

The Huong Pagoda and spiritual sites in the special national relic site - Huong Son complex in My Duc district, Hanoi, will officially welcome back visitors from the 16th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 16 this year.

The Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee opened Hang Luoc street traditional flower market and diverse activities at Phung Hung street mural space on January 19 in celebration of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The 14th Red Spring Festival, the largest blood donation drive in the country, collected more than 8,300 blood units during one week from March 1, announced the organising board on March 7.

The Red Spring Festival, a voluntary blood donation event, is taking place in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 5, with more than 300 people coming to register.

The 14th Red Spring Festival - the year's biggest blood donation event – kicked off at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28 with the theme “Safe blood donation – Don’t be afraid of COVID-19”.