I was once in India during Diwali, the biggest festival in a land of
festivals, and asked a local friend where I should go to see and take
part in the festivities.
On Sunday, Maison de Tet Decor will host its Market Day featuring a
variety of high quality art, craft and fashion as well as organic
products from organic farms in Ha Giang, Yen Bai, Son La, and Da Lat.
On the Lunar New Year''s Eve morning, local people gathered at HCM City''s Tomb of Marshal Le Van Duyet for a bamboo pole-erecting ceremony and a unicorn dance performance.
The Rong Bridge will celebrate Tet by spitting fire every night from
February 17-22. Thousands of LED lights illuminate the six-lane bridge,
which crosses the Han River to connect the city''s main road to the
airport and My Khe Beach.
Tet has yet to come, but the smell of it lingers in alleys throughout the country.For Vietnamese people, no holiday is as significant as
Tet. It''s an occasion for family res, for worshipping the
ancestors, for taking a once-a-year rest – and...
Many travel agencies have said their domestic and
international tours for the upcoming Lunar New Year Holiday are nearly
fully booked. Bookings were up at least 10 per cent over last Tet.
It is a Vietnamese tradition for people to buy peach flowers to decorate houses for Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) celebrations. Viet Nam News photographer Nguyen Viet Thanh shows images of the market
on a spring morning, a week ahead of...
Viet Nam News reporter Phuoc Buu captures scenes of the Tet pole-raising
ceremony being re-enacted in the former Royal Palace in Hue today
(February 11).
