Traditional Tet re-enacted at Thang Long Royal Citadel
Traditional rituals during Tet (Lunar New Year), along with a range of art performances and folk games, were re-enacted at Hanoi-based Thang Long Royal Citadel on February 7.
An incence-offering ceremony during the Tet holiday. (Source: VNA)
An incence-offering ceremony during Tet holiday. (Source: VNA)
An incence-offering ceremony during the Tet holiday. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performamnces. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
The programme features traditional art performances. (Source: VNA)
Neu tree is often planted during Tet to ward off bad feelings from the old year and pray for peace and happiness. (Source: VNA)
The event attracts the participation of many foreigners. (Source: VNA)
The event attracts the participation of many foreigners. (Source: VNA)
As people rush around getting ready for Tet, many teachers in the northwestern mountains try to bring the festivities to poor ethnic students in remote areas - for two reasons.
Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 held a get-together to celebrate the upcoming traditional New Year (Tet) festival for about 600 Overseas Vietnamese returning home from 25 countries and territories.
The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) has arrived early for soldiers and islanders on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago as ships are crossing rough seas to carry Tet gifts and supplies from all parts of the country to the islands.
For most Vietnamese, Tet (Lunar New Year) festival has actually begun with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on February 8 this year.