VOV.VN - Tet, the first festival in a lunar year, is of great importance to the Vietnamese and people in some other Asian countries. 

VOV.VN -The Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) is a golden opportunity for foreigners living, working and touring this time of year to gain a better understanding of the country’s customs, traditions, and people.

Passing down through generations and continued with equal enthusiasm today, “Xong dat” (first footing), a Tet tradition in Vietnam, has always been associated with hopes for a fruitful year ahead. 

 "Banh Chung" (square glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people in Tet holidays.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have devised a series of measures to preserve and promote cultural identities of ethnic minority groups, which account for over 45 percent of the locality’s population

Eighty-three-year-old Meritorious Artist Nguyen Thi Ban has devoted her life to preserving “Quan ho” (love duet singing). 

VOV.VN - The evening has set, and Tran Huu Phuoc sits in front of his house to sing bai choi, a traditional music genre, after a hard day's work.

With over 1,000 years of history, Hanoi has been Vietnam’s centre of Buddhism for centuries. The city has more than 600 temples and pagodas, many of which are not only religious relics but also popular tourist sites.

VOV.VN - In the tiny village of Thanh Tien on the outskirts of Hue, a tradition of paper flowers craftsmanship has been handed down from one generation to another for more than three centuries. 

Ancestor worship, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots. 

Dancesport, which combines sport and dance, has become more popular in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam as it allows the dancers to improve physical fitness and mental well-being and is suitable for people of all ages, shapes, and sizes, reported The Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

Peach and apricot blossoms have been the traditional flowers for Tet (Lunar New Year) for a long time in Vietnam. For Hanoians, enjoying Thuy Tien (Narcissus) plants during Tet has also been an elegant hobby dating back a long time.

Over 300 documents, images and artifacts on the distinctive gong culture of Vietnam's Central Highlands are currently on display at an exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Dak Lak. 

A number of special art performances will be held at amusement parks in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016.

Dong Ho folk painting artisans in Song Ho village, Thuan Thanh district, northern Bac Ninh province have made the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival more colourful with the centuries-old art form they are pursuing.

VOV.VN - The annual spring festival featuring the cultural colours of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups as seen through their New Year celebrations is ready to open on February 12, according to the organizers.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on preserving and improving value of Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks (moc ban), a UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage item.

Stellar circus performances will be delivered by local and foreign artists during the second International Circus Festival scheduled for Ho Chi Minh City from February 8 to 21.

The book and flower streets in Ho Chi Minh City are to be open to tourists at 5 p.m. on February 5, according to a representative from Saigontourist Travel Agency. 

VOV.VN - A colour festival will take place in Ba Na Hills tourist area in central Danang City on February 8 - 14.

VOV.VN - The Hanami (Cherry Blossom) Festival will be held at Bao Son Paradise Park on the outskirts of Hanoi on February 11-13.

The People’s Committee of Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in central Quang Nam province has held a number of activities to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - On February 4, foreign students from Germany, France, Russia and the Republic of Korea attended the 2016 Tet Fair in Hanoi saying they felt fascinated by the artistry and novelty of the event.

VOV.VN - Watermelon carving is one of Vietnamese young people’s hobbies to be made as part of pre-Tet preparations.

A more than 100- year old banyan tree in the central province of Binh Dinh has been certificated as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment. 

The central city of Danang's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to open a book street to create a bigger space for avid readers.

VOV.VN - This year’s TET Lunar New Year, also called Spring Festival, at Vinschool has attracted more international students, some from as far away as New Zealand and Japan. 

Stories about individuals living in a village in the northern rural area during the doi moi (renewal) period since 1986 by writer Tran Thanh Canh has received an award from the Vietnam Writers' Association.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Prime Minister for permission to join the Republic of Korea in compiling a multinational dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - Winner of the sixth season of Vietnam Idol, Trong Hieu, joined dozens of famous artists celebrating the launch of AEC at the ASEAN Music Festival, January 29-31, at Benjasiri Park in Bangkok.