A ceremony marking the 1976th anniversary of an uprising led by Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) against foreign invaders was held in Me Linh district, Hanoi, on February 13. 

It is often said that the first month of the lunar calendar in Vietnam is the month of celebrations. There is a myriad of cultural, historical and religious events to be held after the Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

A lantern festival is organized at An Hoi Statue Garden in the ancient town on February 2-22 to celebrate the Tet Lunar New Year. 

The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

VOV.VN - Annually thrillseekers from throughout the region head for Gia Vien in the Phong Dien district during the Lunar New Year (Tet) to find out who can fly the highest at the swing festival.   

With less than ten days to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Vietnam on February 17, Danang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off to a global audience. 

The 2016 Mountain Ba Spring Festival opened at the Ba Den Mountain Historical and Cultural Relic Site in southern Tay Ninh province on February 11 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year).

 The northern province of Bac Ninh received a certificate recognising tug of war festival of Huu Chap village as a national intangible cultural heritage during a ceremony on February 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the opening of the Dong Da festival in Hanoi on February 12 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year), marking the 227th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory over the Chinese Qing invaders.

The Bul Rice Festival (Celebration of New Rice) is a long-standing festival held by the Jrai ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai each spring.

Various activities were held in localities across the country on February 11 (the fourth day of the first Lunar month) to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2016, reported Nhan dan newspaper.

Poem recital and artistic activities will be performed at the Vietnam Poetry Day 2016, to be held in Hanoi on February 22 or the 15th day of the first lunar month.

VOV.VN - As Tet approaches, Vietnamese from all parts of the country return home for family reunions. These days, family clan worshiping houses are being decorated to welcome family members who are returning for Tet.

Imperial maids in the royal capital city of Hue during the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1905) had charming beauty with fair and smooth complexions. Their beauty secret was the nu (bud) powder.

As Vietnam's economy shifts further toward a market economy, art and entertainment establishments, which used to be under the sponsorship of the state now have to sink or swim on their own merits.

Spring is considered the season of festivals for ethnic minority people, and each ethnic group has their own festivals reflecting their customs, beliefs and farming practice. However, all of them share the wish for prosperity and happiness in the new year.

VOV.VN - An old Tet fair in the northern region is being reproduced at Ecopark, one of the largest green urban areas in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Thousands of domestic and international pilgrims and tourists are visiting Huong (Perfume) Pagoda at the beginning of the Year of the Monkey, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity.

The values of the Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the ethnic Muong who live in the northern province of Hoa Binh, was the main theme of a recent workshop held in the province.

VOV.VN - Foreign ambassadors have extended happy lunar New Year wishes to Vietnamese friends by singing songs, reciting poems and writing calligraphy.

VOV.VN - The traditional Boat Racing Festival in BinhThuan province is held annually on the second day of the Lunar New Year on Ca Ty river. 

Like most other nations in Asia, the Vietnamese welcome the New Year according to the lunar calendar, and Tet Nguyen Dan (the lunar New Year Day) has long become the biggest festival of the nation.

Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.

Long Tong (going to the field) is the most typical agricultural festival of the Tay, a big ethnic minority group living in the northern mountain region with a population of over 1.6 million.

Two sons continue their father's tradition of creating quality handmade guitars, each with their own personality, despite the long-standing presence of cheaper imported instruments.

The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) on the first dragon day in December, which fell on December 11, 2015.

 With over 1,000 years of history, Hanoi has been Vietnam’s centre of Buddhism for centuries.

Visitors to Ong Do (Confucian teacher) road along the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House are familiar with the image of an elderly man in traditional long dress writing calligraphy sentences surrounded by young colleagues.

The first visitor of the New Year is very important to Vietnamese because they he or she is believed to decide the luck of the host for the entire year. Traditionally, the visitor is a member of the family or a good friend.

More than 400 children are learning about traditional Vietnamese paintings and raising money for charity.