New Year Festival features

18/02/2016

Vietnamese Tet at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

(VOVworld) - Folk games such as bamboo dance, tug of war, mud banger, and stilt walking, were recreated in a program called “Discovering Vietnamese Tet” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on January 30.

Vietnamese Tet at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
10/02/2016

Comprehensive, synchronous reforms to spur national growth

(VOVworld) – Under the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership, Vietnam has made important progress in national construction and defense over 30 years of renewal. Vietnam will continue with comprehensive, synchronous reforms to stimulate national growth in the coming years.

Comprehensive, synchronous reforms to spur national growth
08/02/2016

Tet customs in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – Tet, the first festival in a lunar year, is of great importance to the Vietnamese and people in some other Asian countries. Generally, the first day of Tet is for family reunions and worshipping ancestors but people in different places have different ways of celebrating Tet.

Tet customs in Vietnam
07/02/2016

Foreigners and Vietnam’s traditional Tet holiday

(VOVworld) – Spring is spreading across Vietnam. For foreigners living and working in the country, the traditional Lunar New Year is special because through the holiday they can see different aspects of Vietnam ranging from cuisine to behavior and characteristic national festivals. Each of them has a different way to welcome the Vietnamese Tet.

Foreigners and Vietnam’s traditional Tet holiday
07/02/2016

A warm Tet holiday in Truong Sa

(VOVworld) – Spring has come to every corner in Vietnam. Tet atmosphere has covered all the islands on Truong Sa archipelago. In Truong Sa town which is considered the capital of Truong Sa district in Khanh Hoa province, soldiers and islanders are participating in cultural and art programs to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year.

A warm Tet holiday in Truong Sa
03/03/2015

The Goat in paintings by Le Tri Dung

(VOVworld) - Originally following the topics of war and revolution, 20 years ago, painter Le Tri Dung turned his interest to drawing 12 zodiac animals. He has become successful with paintings of horses. For the lunar new year 2015, Dung continued to draw and he has produced more than 50 paintings of goats in different patterns and shapes as special gifts for Tet holidays.

The Goat in paintings by Le Tri Dung
20/02/2015

Tet welcoming in the north and south

(VOVworld) – Whenever Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday, comes, all happily welcome spring, a time of rebirth and renewal, with customs immemorial. Activities like shopping for Tet flowers, taking the first spring walk on New Year’s Eve, and sending Tet greetings has enriched the cultural life of the Vietnamese nation. Despite the changes of today’s society, the meaning of Tet remains the same. Today we’ll take a look at how people in Vietnam’s two main regions celebrate the Tet festival.

Tet welcoming in the north and south
19/02/2015

A new year of trust

(VOVworld) – Spring has arrived with a message of reform, development, and integration in the hope of new successes in the new year. Thu Hoa reports:

A new year of trust
18/02/2015

Meaning of New Year’s Eve in Vietnamese belief

(VOVworld) – Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, is the most important holiday in Vietnam. As people believe Tet refreshes everything in their lives, they treasure the tradition of seeing off the old year and welcoming the new year. To Tuan reports:

Meaning of New Year’s Eve in Vietnamese belief