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Vietnamese to enjoy one-week Tet holiday in 2024

The Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will last seven days from February 8 to 14, 2024, per an official document approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnamese to enjoy one-week Tet holiday in 2024 ảnh 1People go to Vinh Nghiem pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday willlast seven days from February 8 to 14, 2024, per an official document approvedby Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The decision was made at the proposal of the Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Lunar New Year festival or Tet is the largest Vietnamese traditionalcelebration and has been since ancient times. It is not only a spiritual eventthat marks the change from one year to the next, but it also embodies thenational culture of the country by reflecting the values and beliefs of Vietnamesepeople.

Vietnamese people believe that Tet marks the beginning of a new year, a day ofhope and belief in new and good things and a farewell to the old./.

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